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Steam app 2864890 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:29 UTC

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.

Magic Research 2 Steam header artwork
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50playing now
6924-hour peak
1,532all-time peak
57average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.4Gain−2.42%% gain82Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

29 months, May 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

04148271k2kMay 2024Sep 2024Jan 2025May 2025Sep 2025Jan 2026May 2026Sep 2026May 20241,484 monthly peakJune 20241,532 monthly peakJuly 20241,106 monthly peakAugust 2024542 monthly peakSeptember 2024338 monthly peakOctober 2024228 monthly peakNovember 2024247 monthly peakDecember 2024321 monthly peakJanuary 2025357 monthly peakFebruary 2025396 monthly peakMarch 2025303 monthly peakApril 2025663 monthly peakMay 2025370 monthly peakJune 2025182 monthly peakJuly 2025222 monthly peakAugust 2025170 monthly peakSeptember 2025134 monthly peakOctober 2025186 monthly peakNovember 2025118 monthly peakDecember 2025175 monthly peakJanuary 2026207 monthly peakFebruary 2026129 monthly peakMarch 2026114 monthly peakApril 202694 monthly peakMay 202683 monthly peakJune 202697 monthly peakJuly 2026111 monthly peakAugust 202682 monthly peakSeptember 202677 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

02244668901 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202672 peakSunday 02 August 202670 peakMonday 03 August 202659 peakTuesday 04 August 202672 peakWednesday 05 August 202665 peakThursday 06 August 202667 peakFriday 07 August 202673 peakSaturday 08 August 202668 peakSunday 09 August 202664 peakMonday 10 August 202665 peakTuesday 11 August 202668 peakWednesday 12 August 202672 peakThursday 13 August 202675 peakFriday 14 August 202680 peakSaturday 15 August 202679 peakSunday 16 August 202675 peakMonday 17 August 202682 peakTuesday 18 August 202682 peakWednesday 19 August 202674 peakThursday 20 August 202671 peakFriday 21 August 202674 peakSaturday 22 August 202671 peakSunday 23 August 202670 peakMonday 24 August 202676 peakTuesday 25 August 202677 peakWednesday 26 August 202673 peakThursday 27 August 202671 peakFriday 28 August 202671 peakSaturday 29 August 202663 peakSunday 30 August 202664 peakMonday 31 August 202668 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

02142628301 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202660 peakWednesday 02 September 202664 peakThursday 03 September 202663 peakFriday 04 September 202670 peakSaturday 05 September 202660 peakSunday 06 September 202674 peakMonday 07 September 202677 peakTuesday 08 September 202664 peakWednesday 09 September 202669 peakThursday 10 September 202659 peakFriday 11 September 202669 peakSaturday 12 September 202661 peak

October 2026

Magic Research 2 was released on 21 May, 2024.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:29 UTC
App ID
2864890
Last updated
08 Aug 2024 build 15310512
Developer
Maticolotto
Publisher
Maticolotto
Release date
21 May, 2024
Platforms
Windows
Download size
175 MB
Install size
530 MB
Genres
Indie, RPG, Simulation
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
34

Features & support

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Accessibility

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Popular tags

Auto BattlerIdlerText-BasedAutomationRPGMagicFantasyManagementIncrementalCraftingMinimalistTime ManipulationSimulation2DPixel GraphicsCombatResource ManagementSingleplayerIndie
About this gameFull description from Steam
Experience the long-awaited sequel to Magic Research! In Magic Research 2, you are a rookie wizard with a single ambition: to find or create the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary magical item that is said to be able to cure any illness. As you do so, you will learn more than you ever imagined about Magic and about the world around you. What kinds of adventures await you? Features Use your arsenal of more than 120 distinct spells to make progress. Create resources, strengthen yourself, launch magical attacks against enemies, and much, much more. Study the Elements! Learn new ways to use Magic in your path to mastery. Each Element is distinct, from strengthening your attacks with Fire to improving your Mana regeneration with Water - and you will need them all! Transmute (magically craft) over 250 different items to help you on your journey. There are countless synergies - find the best set of equipment for your current build! Control a team of Wizards that will cast Spells for you. Automate almost your entire gameplay - your Wizards can even Transmute items for you! Enjoy a deep, semi-automated combat system as you make your way through dozens of areas to explore. Fight over 40 unique, challenging bosses, and strategize on how to defeat them. Discover tons of secrets, in the form of over 120 Storylines. Obtain permanent bonuses. Many of them will provide powerful bonuses, change the rules of the game, or unlock entirely new features that change the way you play the game. Can you find them all? Restart the game and make progress faster each time with retirement bonuses. Re-live the content you have already gone through - but in a fraction of the time it took you at first. And when you catch up, you'll be stronger and ready for the next challenge! Over 60 hours of addictive gameplay - with a clear ending! (Or perhaps more than one...?) You do not need to have played Magic Research in order to enjoy Magic Research 2!
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS10Violência
IGRS13Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

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

Recommended

Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

34 achievements in total.

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Ready for CombatAchievement
HeadmasterHidden achievement
Bane of the ZethHidden achievement
To Save a LifeHidden achievement
A Terrible MistakeHidden achievement
RedemptionHidden achievement
Transcend HumanityHidden achievement
Creator's Last WordHidden achievement
Zoom Through TrainingHidden achievement
Tic-Tac-ToeHidden achievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

21 developer announcements, May 2024 to Aug 2024 · times in UTC

August

  1. 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!

    Patch notes
  2. 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 controls - Introduce new button in…

    Patch notes
  3. 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 support (it is still a work in…

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July

  1. Patch notes for 1.6.4

    - Fix UI bug in Inventory / Equipment screen when equipment slots are empty

    Patch notes
  2. 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 while playing the game. Full patch notes…

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  3. Patch notes for v1.5.7

    - Fix bug where saving Wizard strategies sometimes did not correctly save assigned Wizard amounts to spells - Fix bug where specifically prioritized Perma-Cast spells (Wizard Focus, Enchant Mana Spouts, Enchant Mana Steamers) were not being…

    Patch notes
  4. Patch Notes for v1.5.6

    - Add feature to further detail auto-usage conditions for healing pouch items - Move "Quick Channeling" below favorite spells in larger screens - Make manually pressing "Use Time Pieces (Event)" no longer always show the triggered event…

    Patch notes
  5. Patch notes for v1.5.5

    - Fix crash on startup for players who update to v1.5.4 with a version older than v1.3.0

    Patch notes
  6. Magic Research 2 version 1.5.4 is out!

    A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.5.4, is now out for everyone. This is a medium-sized update, with a few quality of life tweaks and small features, some balance changes to the early and mid-game (such as getting rid of some of…

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June

  1. Magic Research 2 version 1.5.1 is out!

    A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.5.1, is now out for everyone. This version introduces a small bit of new content: a new enemy that lets you measure DPS, and a new Storyline to go with it. There are changes to some of the icons…

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  2. Magic Research 2 version 1.4.4 is out!

    A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.4.4, is now out for everyone. This version introduces a small bit of new content: a new Spell that is unlocked towards the early game, and one new Storyline that is unlocked late-game. It also…

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  3. Magic Research 2 version 1.3.7 is out!

    A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.3.7, is now out for everyone. The main changes in this version are quality of life changes, like some limited navigation within the Compendium, some improvements to the Transmute screen, and…

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  4. Patch notes for 1.3.4

    - When hiding low quality items, add an extra info tooltip button where it says "Total amount (any quality)" trying to make clearer that the items are hidden - Fix secret boss being able to use two strong buffs at once which were intended…

    Patch notes
  5. Magic Research 2 version 1.3.2 is out!

    A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.3.2, is now out for everyone. Version 1.3.2 has many big changes. The biggest change is the addition of a new game mode: "Classic Mode" (formerly known as "alternate Land"), where furniture no…

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May

  1. Magic Research 2 version 1.2.16 is out!

    A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.2.16, is now out for everyone. This version is focused mainly on revamping Perma-Cast, to make it overall easier to use, but it has a few other smaller improvements as well. Full patch notes…

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  2. Magic Research 2 Version 1.2.13 Patch Notes

    - Fix for hanging when you press the button "Transmute Materials and Item", which should (hopefully) be working correctly now. - Slightly reduce power of the attacks of the boss Technotitan - Typo fixes and other minor balance changes

    Patch notes
  3. Magic Research 2 version 1.2.12 is out!

    Hi everyone! I have just moved version 1.2.12 from the beta branch to the default branch. This update contains many UI improvements and quality of life fixes, as well as many bugfixes. Here is a few of the highlights of the update: New…

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  4. Version 1.2.9 now live!

    Hello everyone! I have just pushed a new version, 1.2.9, to the main branch. There are a few small UI and quality of life improvements, but the most important thing is a fix for a crash that could prevent finishing the game. The release…

    Patch notes
  5. Magic Research 2 Version 1.2.7 is out!

    Hi everyone! It has barely been one day since launch. I have just moved the current beta version, 1.2.7, to the main branch. This is a fairly large update, with 2 Storylines and many quality of life changes. Full release notes below. New…

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  6. Magic Research 2 is out NOW! Free demo available!

    Exciting news! Magic Research 2 has just launched! To celebrate the launch, we're having a discount for a limited time. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2864890/Magic_Research_2/ And if you already own Magic Research on Steam, you can…

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  7. Magic Research 2 releases on May 21st!

    Exciting news! Magic Research 2 releases on May 21st. That's less than two weeks from today! Are you ready!? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2864890/Magic_Research_2 Release Date Magic Research 2 releases on Tuesday, May 21st, at 11 am…

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