Terraria

Terraria is a video game developed by Re-Logic. It was first released as a game for Microsoft Windows on May 16, 2011 but has since expanded to several other platforms. It is a 2D action-adventure, open-world sandbox/platformer game in which the player controls a single character in a generated world.

Both singleplayer and multiplayer is supported. Besides English, the in-game language can be set to German, Italian, French, and Spanish. The gameplay has several similarities to the well-known Minecraft and was partially inspired by it.

It has been announced that a follow-up, Terraria 2, is planned for the future. A separate, official remake of the game is under development and is called Terraria: Otherworld.

Payment
Terraria is purchased via a one-time-payment. Updates are free afterward. The price differs between game versions (see below) but generally ranges between $5-20 USD. Various sales occasionally lower the price, to as low as $1.99. Some platforms also offer trial/demo versions.

There is also a Collector's Edition version which may cost a bit more but includes additional merchandise.

Terraria is available on Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions.

Desktop version
The Desktop version is the most extensive, featuring nearly everything ever introduced to Terraria. Traditionally being limited to Microsoft Windows, the official release of Terraria on Mac (OS X) and Linux platforms on August 12th, 2015 further expanded the computer versions game from being just PC only. On this wiki entries that regards content exclusive to the Desktop version will be marked with.

Minimum system requirements

 * OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, Mac OS X Yosemite and lower (Since 1.3.0.7), Linux X11 (Since 1.3.0.7)
 * Processor: 1.6 Ghz
 * Memory: 512MB
 * Hard Disk Space: 200MB
 * Video Card: 128MB Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 1.1
 * Graphics API: OpenGL 2.0 (Mac OS X, Linux X11) DirectX® 9.0c (Windows)

Purchase links

 * Steam (full version)
 * Merge Games (Collector's Edition)
 * Amazon.co.uk (Collector's Edition)
 * Amazon.de (Collector's Edition)
 * GOG (DRM free full version)

Console version
The Console versions of Terraria seem (as of January 2015) to be the least extensive, lacking many features found in the Desktop and Mobile versions. It runs on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PlayStation Vita. On this wiki, entries that regards content exclusive to the Console version will be marked with.

Purchase links

 * PSVita (full version)
 * PS3 (full version)
 * PS3 (Collector's Edition)
 * PS4 (full version)
 * Xbox 360 (Demo/Full)
 * Xbox 360 (Collector's Edition)
 * Xbox One (full version)

Mobile version
The Mobile version includes several features found in the Desktop and Console versions, also holding some notable Mobile exclusive ones. It runs on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. On this wiki, entries that regards content exclusive to the Mobile version will be marked with.

Purchase links

 * Android on Google Play
 * Android on Amazon
 * iOS
 * Windows Phone

Gameplay
Players begin by creating a character, and then a world. Multiple characters and multiple worlds can be created. World generation is based on random seeds, so two worlds are generally never the same. The game starts with the character spawning in the middle of their new world, armed with a Copper Shortsword for protection (a Wooden sword in the mobile version), a Copper Pickaxe for mining, and a Copper Axe for gathering wood. The player is then encouraged to gather resources (such as ore), build a base for defense against enemies, and generally overcome various game challenges. Hints to aid the game progression are provided by the Guide who spawns nearby.

The game includes a wide array of features. Players will generally be spending their time exploring, building things, collecting/creating items (mainly for empowering the character), fishing, and fighting monsters and bosses. As Terraria is a sandbox game, players are not locked into working towards any singular goal, and can decide for themselves what to pursue. One popular goal is to make one's character as strong as possible and ultimately defeat the game's hardest bosses and Events.



Terraria can also be played in multiplayer, in which more than one character can play in the same world. Multiplayer games are either cooperative games where players work together to build things or overcome challenges as in single-player, or competitive PvP games where players or teams fight against each other.

The time system of Terraria is real-time, the in-game time furthermore cycling between day and night. The game can however be paused (in singleplayer), but only if the autopause option is enabled in Settings. It is also possible to save and exit the game whenever desired and resume later. However, the character will teleport back to their spawn point.