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Terraria — Genres, rating & game data

Terraria is a 2D action adventure sandbox game, where players create a character and gather resources in order to gradually craft stronger weapons and armor. Players create randomly generated maps that contain different locations within it, and by gathering specific resources and triggering special

Terraria is a sandbox game developed by Engine Software, 2011. It stands out for dark gameplay, melee combat and a horror setting. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 86/100, it ranks as an exceptional title in our catalog.

About Terraria

Terraria is a 2D action adventure sandbox game, where players create a character and gather resources in order to gradually craft stronger weapons and armor. Players create randomly generated maps that contain different locations within it, and by gathering specific resources and triggering special events, players will fight one of the many in-game bosses. Created characters can be played on different maps. The game introduces hundreds of unique items that can be found across the entirety of the map, some of which may not even be encountered. Terraria have many different Biomes and areas with distinct visuals, containing resources and enemies unique to this biome. After gathering materials, players can craft furniture, and build settlements and houses, since after completing events or finding specific items NPCs will start to arrive, and will require player’s protection. Terraria can be played on three difficulties and has a large modding community.

How Terraria was received

Of the 1,522,349 Steam player reviews, 97% are positive. Critics score it 81/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.

Players

  • Steam players1,522,349 reviews97%Overwhelmingly positive
  • IGDB community1,009 reviews82/100

Critics

  • Metacritic81/100
  • OpenCritic33 reviews79/100
  • IGDB13 reviews81/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

86/100 ↗

Rating

👍 80%

2K votes

Type

Sandbox, RPG, Adventure

Released

2011

Updated May 2026

Developer

Engine Software

Publisher: 505 Games

Avg. playtime

~15h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Android, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Nintendo

Official trailer for Terraria

Screenshots of Terraria

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