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 extended to several other platforms. It is a 2D action-adventure sandbox game in which the player controls a single, visually customized character in a world generated by the game. 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 is assumed to be partially inspired by it.

It has been announced that a follow-up, Terraria 2, will be created.

Payment
Terraria is a one-time-payment game where the user is required to pay once in order to buy the game, afterwards receiving updates for free. There is no monetary subscription. The price differs between game versions (see below) but generally ranges between 5-15$. Steam sales can occasionally lower it, such as to 1.99$. 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.

Platforms
The game exists in three versions: PC, Console, and Mobile.

Gameplay details
Both character and world creation is initiated by the player, and the player can create (or delete) as many of either as wanted. The game starts with the character spawning in the middle of a new world, armed with a Copper Shortsword for protection, 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 can always be 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 there is no set goal, meaning players largely have to decide for themselves what to pursue and when the game is "over". The seemingly most popular goal is to make the character as strong as possible and ultimately defeat the game's hardest bosses.



Terraria can also be played in multiplayer in which a person hosts a world as a server, allowing more than one character to play on 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 games where players fight against each other in PvP.

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.

For further gameplay information, see Guides (may contain outdated info).