Magicka 2

Buy80%

Very Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Pieces Interactive · Magic · May 26, 2015

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
47
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Magicka 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
First of all, I only played local co-op with my girlfriend, using two 3rd party Xbox controllers... but it was FUN!
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay was fun enough to make me want to at least finish the game (also Vlad is always a great character).
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What you can't see is that the narrative, while clearly targeted at younger audience, is funny in an ageless way.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visualy magicka 2 is beautiful , the magicka 1 style with higher resolution textures and improved effects.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op95 reviews
Gameplay59 reviews
Story44 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
71% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
81% still recommend
Multiplayer
56% still recommend
Combat
59% still recommend
Crashes
39% still recommend
Controls
47% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
21% still recommend
Bugs
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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