
Terraria
May 16, 2011
- Platform
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Simulator
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Indie
Platforms: Android, Google Stadia, iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One
IGDB community rating 8.2IGDB1,064 votes
Overview
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build structures, and fight enemies. Progression is driven by defeating bosses that unlock new tiers of items, biomes, and challenges. The game features a class system based on equipped gear, NPC recruitment tied to achievements, and supports both single-player and multiplayer modes. Terraria also includes official modding support through the tModLoader framework.
Story
You find yourself in a mysterious, untamed world with only a handful of basic tools and no clear path ahead. As night approaches and strange creatures begin to roam the land, you must create a place of safety and venture into the unknown. What begins as a simple struggle for survival soon becomes a journey across forgotten caverns, distant landscapes, and a world filled with secrets waiting to be discovered.
- Developed by
- Re-Logic
- Published by
- Headup Games, Re-Logic, 505 Games
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Player perspectives
- Side view
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
- Series
- Terraria
- Game engines
- XNA Game Studio, FNA
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows): May 16, 2011
- PlayStation 3: Mar 26, 2013
- Xbox 360: Mar 27, 2013
- iOS: Aug 29, 2013
- Android: Sep 25, 2013
- PlayStation Vita: Dec 11, 2013
- Windows Phone: Sep 12, 2014
- PlayStation 4: Nov 11, 2014
- Xbox One: Nov 14, 2014
- Linux: Aug 12, 2015
- Mac: Aug 12, 2015
- Nintendo 3DS: Dec 10, 2015
- Wii U: Jun 24, 2016
- Nintendo Switch: Jun 27, 2019
- Google Stadia: Mar 18, 2021










