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Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?

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Release DateMar 22, 2023
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.5%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.6% Top 15% / 84.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)276  Top 25% / 278  Top 25%
Curators8 reviews
Median Play Time110.5 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar22.2 hours  Top 1%
Followers1.3K  Top 30%
Owners± 27.4K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 24K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 108.1K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Magic Research steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Magic Research's Steam rating and reviews between March 2023 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (March 2023) to 92.4% (December 2023).

With 278 reviews Top 25%, Magic Research could be a decent indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Magic Research and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Magic Research's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (84%), followed by Simplified Chinese (5%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 12 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Magic Research percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Magic Research, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 242 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (114 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Magic Research's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good idle game
  • best of various games combined
  • fulfilling experience
  • active idle game
  • automation strategy
  • layered goal
  • thoughtful activity
  • offline progress
  • encouraging restart
  • deserves more attention
  • N/A

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 92.4%  Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Magic Research's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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