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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 29 Oct, 19:48 UTC | 17 |
| 28 Oct, 19:33 UTC | 22 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2023 | 723 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2023 | 207 | 29% | About average (better than 60% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2024 | 118 | 16% | About average (better than 45% of 6,584 other games) |
Magic Research kept 29% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2023 after 3 months and 16% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 22 | +5 | +31.1% | 29 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | −3 | −16.8% | 28 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 20 | −7 | −27.2% | 35 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 28 | +6 | +25.7% | 45 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 22 | +4 | +20.2% | 34 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 18 | −5 | −22.9% | 33 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 24 | −1 | −4.1% | 42 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 25 | +6 | +29.5% | 47 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 19 | −14 | −43.2% | 29 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 34 | +8 | +33.2% | 57 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 25 | +3 | +13.6% | 46 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 22 | −6 | −20.3% | 36 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 28 | +2 | +6.4% | 47 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | −7 | −20.4% | 42 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 33 | −9 | −22% | 52 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 42 | +18 | +76.5% | 67 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 24 | −15 | −39.4% | 54 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 39 | −6 | −13.9% | 69 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 46 | −3 | −6.3% | 83 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 49 | −15 | −23.8% | 75 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 64 | +8 | +14.3% | 103 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 56 | +2 | +2.8% | 95 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 55 | +15 | +36.5% | 87 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 40 | +4 | +12.2% | 61 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 36 | +2 | +6.5% | 51 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | −10 | −23.1% | 51 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 44 | −50 | −53.5% | 69 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 94 | −2 | −2.2% | 148 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 96 | 0 | −0.4% | 145 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 96 | −18 | −15.9% | 168 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 114 | −4 | −3.2% | 168 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 118 | +15 | +15% | 214 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 103 | −11 | −9.3% | 153 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 113 | −29 | −20.7% | 159 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 143 | −22 | −13.3% | 258 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 165 | +76 | +85.5% | 317 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 89 | −13 | −12.6% | 127 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 102 | −48 | −32.4% | 147 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 150 | −80 | −34.9% | 253 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 231 | +24 | +11.4% | 306 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 207 | −111 | −35% | 296 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 318 | −404 | −56% | 503 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 723 | +247 | +51.8% | 1,105 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 476 | — | — | 748 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Magic Research 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?
