Reviews for Magic Research 2

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20 reviews

Review by Ruben Rufer
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) January 13, 2025

Such a great game. One of my all tile favourites. I truly loved the original and this is the perfect sequel. Bringing what was great about the original but improving upon it and staying fresh. The story is excellent too, very immersive and seeing the school we built in the first one in it was […]

Review by Wynced
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) June 14, 2024

Very enjoyable, I’d kill to be able to bind a spell to the mana bar so tapping it casts that spell. I’d also love an option to switch the quick channeling options from the top of that menu to the bottom. It’s the most frequent thing I use in that tab, and it’s the longest […]

Review by Vincent Richer
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 11, 2024

I literally can’t recommend this game enough, if you’re like me, browsing through the premium app section just looking for a decent game without ads, this one is it, and after a good 60+ hours, I can confidently say it’s a damn good one. Active playstyle idle game, it’s sooo good, a lot of love […]

Review by Kevin Chan
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) May 30, 2024

I loved the first game, and this one might be better. It looks similar but there are more and more interesting mechanics to discover. Many ideas which started in the first game are here but fully realised. The story and other reading elements are well written. I think the bosses are more fun, more interesting […]

Review by Lyna Truong
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) August 5, 2024

Never played the first one, just saw this in the store and thought I’d give it a try on a whim. Totally worth it. For mobile games, I tend to go towards idle, simulation, or story based and this has all three (and a bit more!). There is a lot of depth to the mechanics, […]

Review by Rory Sanford
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) April 25, 2025

Played the first magic research until I’d remade the world twice, loved every second of it. Wasn’t sure whether it would even be possible to make a sequel that wasn’t just the same game again, but this newer game has achieved an excellent blend of past game mechanics and new concepts. Very much worth the […]

Review by Jonathan Gillis
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) August 25, 2024

Game that can be enjoyed by both newcomers and experienced players. Played only a portion of Magic Research and saw that Magic Research 2 had released. I now have a 100% save file and have started my next playthrough. Overall the game feels very well put together and there’s always a way to continue to […]

Review by Dom Nom
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 15, 2024

1. Play this game if you like incremental games, 2. Gosh the UI is the biggest hurdle for this gem. Its a minor thing but its over and over again. I can’t give you less than 5 stars for the brilliant systems that build on each other in an amazing way, but I really want […]

Review by Brandon Linker
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) June 27, 2024

I love it. It’s a little slow to get into it but when you start to see the depth of the game and how you can twist and your skills to match any situation it starts to get very fun. I bought the steam version and transfered my game files to that and now play […]

Review by Bryan Britt
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) June 23, 2024

The sequal to easily the best incremental game I’ve ever played, and its easily better in every way, somehow. I never write reviews, and here I am only sad that you can’t write longer reviews. The pacing is phenomenal, you never feel bored, the offline time is versitile and incredibly useful for skipping forward slightly. […]

Review by Jim Morrissey
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 1, 2024

This game ruins your experience with other games. After beating Magic Research 2, other incremental games feel clunky and boring. This game is a perfect Skinner Box. I would play it in the evening, then set up as much automation as I could each night, wake up and just buzz with excitement at seeing what […]

Review by Dario F
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) June 10, 2024

An idle game that isn’t exactly an idle game either. You actively make your decisions in game for magical research, and you can accrue time to speed things up when the game is not being played, but overall the game does require mostly active participation. And I really enjoyed this style of idle/not idle game. […]

Review by Tackles
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) June 8, 2025

This game is amazing. No ads, no IAPs, no gunk. Its mechanics overlap and synergize, growing in depth and complexity the more you play. Extremely engaging, and has cool story events too. Even in well-written English! It also has a mechanic called time shards, which allow you to put it down for about 27 hours […]

Review by J Getty
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) September 5, 2024

One of the best deals in the mobile market for an amazing game. This is the gold standard for no microtransaction, fully offline capable, player first mindsets. I’ve gotten more hours into this than Elden Ring. It just keeps getting better and better. Adding more and more. Just when you think you’ve done it all, […]

Review by Daniel Snellings
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 26, 2024

Just finished the game (medal and all). Fantastic game. Had me hooked from start to finish, which took just under a month. So refreshing to play an idle game that actually ends and isn’t designed to squeeze you for money and ad revenue. If I have to find something to nitpick, I found the story […]

Review by Avery Audretsch
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 16, 2024

Absolutely wonderful, I’ve put an ungodly amount of hours into this game… 100%’d the game, and on my second playthough now. Tiny spoilers ahead! The two main complaints I have are these: Familiars are not given enough love & having enemies that one-shot instakill them (I.e. A Mysterious Woods enemy) is very cheesy. The other […]

Review by Jesse Steggall
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 8, 2025

a surprisingly fun game. I hadn’t played the first one, but the mechanics started out simple enough and progressed into a more and more complex system. Its addicting. at times id sink 3 or 4 hours in at once without realizing it. I was able to overpower most of the bosses eventually but the challenges […]

Review by Ryan Pearce
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (4/5) June 14, 2024

Well made and balanced game. Unfortunately there are some frustrations. One is the inventory. The pattern of click, scroll, select, scroll again just to “open” any item to view or use it each time is too burdensome for how often you do it. Also the scrolling action conflicts between the items and the larger box […]

Review by Josephine Suen
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) July 9, 2024

An excellent sequel to the original Magic Research. It has a decent balance of grinding, automating, idling, and active battling. The best part is that, like the first game, there’s an engaging story where the game mechanics make sense and there’s a finite end. I finished the game at 99% completion after about a month, […]

Review by Shawn Squire
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) June 27, 2024

What an incredibly addictive game! I couldn’t put this down for a few weeks until I cleared it. It’s a sort of idle/active hybrid, where you watch numbers go up, but progress does come quickly enough that you can play actively. The gameplay loop is delicious, and the most strategy-focused idle-like I’ve played ever. Beating […]