Magic Research 2 12+

Playing the first Magic Research was without a doubt one of my most cherished experiences in mobile gaming, if not gaming entirely. I’ve never been able to find a more balanced and engaging game of this genre. Its mechanical design is completely perfect and I can VERY confidently say that this sequel is an even more complex and rich update to the first.

It’s quite absurd to me how there are negative reviews to this BRAND NEW release. My brother, nobody is asking for insight into the developer’s grammar… if you’re concerned with “cOgNitiVe oVeRLoaD” because of “bad English” then it’s simply clear you’re just not the target audience for this game. Go get an Audible subscription if perfect grammar is your literal only concern. This is a solo developer who genuinely had no need to invest the EXTRA time to write a story line at all on top of the insane backend structure of the mechanics. Come on!!!!!

Magic Research 2 is one of the most compelling incremental (idle, but more active) games I’ve ever played. It has tons of content, fun writing, lots of features, interesting systems, and compelling challenges. It’s also under constant development - multiple times I’ve thought “it’d me nice if this was more like this”, and then within a week it was already updated. A labor of love that deserves to be purchased and played. I’ve put at least 10 hours of active play time into it and still have lots to go. Thanks Matias for another classic!

This game was critically acclaimed on an incremental games community, and I was convinced to buy it. After a day of getting familiar with the game, I probably was already hooked.

The way the storylines interact with the retirement mechanic makes the decisions in this game much more complex and rewarding. All bonuses are multiplicative, meaning that stacking bonuses doesn’t have diminishing returns. Almost every build is viable. I’m genuinely impressed and how well the Dev designed and balanced this game.