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Magic Research 2
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“I feel bad that I never reviewed this before. Magic Research 2 is, without any doubt, one of the best clicker/idle games of all time. Absolutely sublime.”
— a player, Steam review · 312 hrs played“It's an idle game. It was fun. Did I beat it? No. Did I enjoy it while doing other stuff? Yeah. I liked the "flavor" of the world, and I definitely prefered this over the first game. I am unlikely to ever return to this game, but that does not change that it's one of the idle…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“Very good game that I played on my phone and still ended up buying it on steam when I felt like playing it again.”
— a player, Steam review · 89 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch Notes for 1.8.6
- Fix crash on startup when there is no save data (i.e. when playing the game for the first time). Sorry about this!
v1.8.5 Patch Notes
- Add toggle to skip title screen when you open the game - "Exit" button will now exit the game rather than exit to title - Remove "Erase Game" section from Options screen in lieu of the title screen
Magic Research 2 version 1.8.2 is out!
A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.8.2, is now out for everyone. This update introduces a title screen and the capability to have multiple save slots. It also introduces experimental modding
Patch notes for 1.6.4
- Fix UI bug in Inventory / Equipment screen when equipment slots are empty
Magic Research 2 version 1.6.3 is out!
A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.6.3, is now out for everyone. This is a medium-sized update with mostly a lot of UI changes and improvements, with the goal of trying to reduce friction wh
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Auto Battler · Idler · Text-Based · Magic · Automation · RPG · Fantasy · Management · Crafting · Clicker · Minimalist · Time Manipulation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Mouse Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · Save Anytime · Touch Only Option · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) or higher Processor: Intel Core i3 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: N/A Storage: 700 MB available space Sound Card: N/A