Terraria
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Terraria ( tə-RAIR-ee-ə) is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Re-Logic and published by 505 Games. As a sandbox game, Terraria has no set goals. After creating the player character and choosing the game's difficulty, the player is placed in a two-dimensional, procedurally generated world where they explore, fight enemies, gather resources, and craft equipment. Players beat bosses, a tougher variety of enemies, to gain access to more items, resources, and equipment. By completing select goals, players receive access to non-player characters (NPCs) who sell items and offer services, such as healing and fishing quests. Terraria can be played alone or with others, and features support for modding. Andrew Spinks commenced development in January 2011; he was assisted by a team of game testers and designers. As of 2025, Terraria is developed by eleven members of Re-Logic. Initially released in May 2011 on the Steam digital store, Terraria has received continuous content updates that have considerably changed it from its first version. The game was originally set to end development in 2012, but it resumed in 2013. Terraria has since seen the addition of new items, NPCs, enemies, and world difficulties, as well as quality-of-life improvements and crossovers with different games. It has also been ported to other platforms, including home video game consoles, handheld consoles, mobile phones, and operating systems. Despite announcing in 2020 that the game's fourth major update would be its last, Re-Logic has continued developing Terraria. Terraria has received generally favorable reviews from critics. Gameplay aspects such as exploration, replayability, and amount of content have been praised, and the crafting has been viewed as complex. The lack of a tutorial for PC has been criticized, but the tutorial worlds of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita were commended. The combat system, as well as the controls for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and the retro-styled sprites, were also positively received. As of 2025, Terraria has sold over 64 million copies, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time. Re-Logic developed Terraria: Otherworld from 2015 until it was canceled in 2018.
Infobox
Developer
Re-Logic[a]
Publisher
505 Games[b]
Producer
Whitney Spinks
Designers
mw- Andrew "Redigit" SpinksWhitney SpinksYorai Omer
Programmers
Yorai OmerAndrew "Redigit" SpinksChris Bednarz
Artists
Victor MouraJames HayesJim Kjexrud
Composer
Scott Lloyd Shelly
Platforms
mw- Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation Vita iOS Android Windows Phone PlayStation 4 Xbox One macOS Linux Nintendo 3DS Wii U Nintendo Switch Google Stadia
Release
May 16, 2011 Windows WW: May 16, 2011 PlayStation 3 NA: March 26, 2013PAL: May 15, 2013 Xbox 360 WW: March 27, 2013 PlayStation Vita PAL: December 11, 2013NA: December 17, 2013 iOS WW: August 29, 2013 Android WW: September 13, 2013 Windows Phone WW: September 12, 2014 PlayStation 4 WW: November 11, 2014 Xbox One WW: November 14, 2014 macOS, Linux WW: August 12, 2015 Nintendo 3DS WW: December 10, 2015 Wii U PAL: June 24, 2016NA: June 28, 2016 Nintendo Switch WW: June 27, 2019 Google Stadia WW: March 18, 2021
Genres
Action-adventure, sandbox
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer
Tables
Aggregate score
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregator
Metacritic
Score
(PC) 83/100(PS3) 81/100(PS4) 83/100(Xbox 360) 81/100(Xbox One) 84/100(PS Vita) 85/100(Nintendo 3DS) 71/100(Nintendo Switch) 82/100(iOS) 82/100
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (PC) 83/100(PS3) 81/100(PS4) 83/100(Xbox 360) 81/100(Xbox One) 84/100(PS Vita) 85/100(Nintendo 3DS) 71/100(Nintendo Switch) 82/100(iOS) 82/100 |
Review scores
Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Publication
Eurogamer
Score
(PC) 8/10(Xbox 360/PS3) 9/10
Famitsu
Famitsu
Publication
Famitsu
Score
(PS3) 8, 7, 7, 6 (PS4) 8, 7, 7, 7
Game Informer
Game Informer
Publication
Game Informer
Score
8/10
GameRevolution
GameRevolution
Publication
GameRevolution
Score
8/10
GameSpot
GameSpot
Publication
GameSpot
Score
(PC) 8/10(Xbox 360/PS3) 8/10(PS Vita) 9/10
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+
Publication
GamesRadar+
Score
3.5/5
IGN
IGN
Publication
IGN
Score
(PC) 9/10(Xbox 360/PS3) 9/10(PS Vita) 9.2/10
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life
Publication
Nintendo Life
Score
(Nintendo 3DS) 7/10(Nintendo Switch) 7/10(Wii U) 8/10
PC Gamer (US)
PC Gamer (US)
Publication
PC Gamer (US)
Score
79/100 (2011)83/100 (2018)
Pocket Gamer
Pocket Gamer
Publication
Pocket Gamer
Score
3.5/5
TouchArcade
TouchArcade
Publication
TouchArcade
Score
5/5
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | (PC) 8/10(Xbox 360/PS3) 9/10 |
| Famitsu | (PS3) 8, 7, 7, 6 (PS4) 8, 7, 7, 7 |
| Game Informer | 8/10 |
| GameRevolution | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | (PC) 8/10(Xbox 360/PS3) 8/10(PS Vita) 9/10 |
| GamesRadar+ | 3.5/5 |
| IGN | (PC) 9/10(Xbox 360/PS3) 9/10(PS Vita) 9.2/10 |
| Nintendo Life | (Nintendo 3DS) 7/10(Nintendo Switch) 7/10(Wii U) 8/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 79/100 (2011)83/100 (2018) |
| Pocket Gamer | 3.5/5 |
| TouchArcade | 5/5 |
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- Ported to mobile and console platforms by DR Studios. The mobile version was formerly developed by Codeglue. The console
- The PC versions are self-published by Re-Logic; a retail Windows version was published by Headup Games in Europe. Japane
- IndieWire's Tyler Hersko describes XNA as "an archaic tool" abandoned by Microsoft in 2013.
- The game's head of business strategy, Ted "Loki" Murphy, said Re-Logic had engaged in "fun banter and speculation" with
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