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Magicka 2 cover art

Magicka 2

Pieces Interactive · Paradox Interactive · 2015-05-26

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 26, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 26, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others

71
playing now
82%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (87 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 33h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

71 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Magicka 2 is a 2015 action-adventure video game, the sequel to Magicka, for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and PlayStation 4. It was released on May 26, 2015 and was announced at Sony's E3 2014 media briefing with a trailer. Instead of being developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, the title was developed by Pieces Interactive alongside the publisher Paradox Interactive.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 71 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 245 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~31/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 347k–832k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,861 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GamersGate$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Gamer Thor (2025-05-27) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 33 of 65 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32032020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

13152026-08-06 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 37 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 18 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 69 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 131 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 32 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 45 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 63 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 44 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 47 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 57 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 19 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 56 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 71 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$17.84$2.692015-03-042026-08-212015-03-04 — best price $14.932015-07-16 — best price $13.082015-11-27 — best price $7.492016-01-15 — best price $5.492016-04-12 — best price $11.992016-09-02 — best price $14.992017-03-09 — best price $3.742017-07-24 — best price $12.742017-12-06 — best price $14.992018-04-04 — best price $14.992018-07-29 — best price $14.992018-10-26 — best price $3.742019-01-24 — best price $3.742019-04-01 — best price $3.592019-07-17 — best price $3.742019-10-16 — best price $14.992019-12-16 — best price $14.992020-02-13 — best price $14.672020-04-28 — best price $14.992020-07-18 — best price $13.222020-09-20 — best price $14.992020-11-13 — best price $3.742021-01-18 — best price $3.742021-04-16 — best price $3.702021-07-18 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $3.742022-03-21 — best price $3.622022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-07 — best price $14.992023-02-24 — best price $13.392023-07-10 — best price $3.752023-11-22 — best price $13.492024-04-20 — best price $13.492024-08-01 — best price $13.392024-12-05 — best price $13.392025-05-28 — best price $14.992025-12-08 — best price $14.992026-04-20 — best price $13.392026-08-21 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
68.5%
earned "My Loot!"
2.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TV3 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)36,0375%47
Steam (Steam)33,0451%47

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

PvPRPGCo-opFunnyMagicActionComedyFantasyAdventureTeam-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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