Terraria

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  1. CobaltOre
    Aug 2, 2017
    10
    This Game Is Brilliant! I can't stop playing
    I have played for 931 Hours on record as of 8/2/2017
    The Gameplay terrain generation the bosses the mods everything, I Cannot Wait For 1.3.6 Though rip the Phone Terraria that died a year ago. meh PC Terraria Is Bae. I have played it since 1.2.4 But was able to play 1.0 through external programs. like you could only break wood with axes you    This Game Is Brilliant! I can't stop playing
    I have played for 931 Hours on record as of 8/2/2017
    The Gameplay terrain generation the bosses the mods everything, I Cannot Wait For 1.3.6
    Though rip the Phone Terraria that died a year ago. meh PC Terraria Is Bae. I have played it since 1.2.4 But was able to play 1.0 through external programs. like you could only break wood with axes you break furniture and doors with hammers. furnaces, workbenches etc. no hardmode molten tools are endgame items. also water doesn't save you from falling to death.    … Expand
  2. pchernik
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    Best open world exploration, crafting, and building game ever. Way, WAY, better than Minecraft. Very deep crafting trees.
  3. Alzz
    Nov 13, 2017
    9
    Terraria is such a fabulous game. It is far from a 'clone' of Minecraft. This 2D adventure game has endless amount of content. Countless amounts of blocks, furniture, NPC's, bosses, minerals, weapons and so much more add for a unique experience for every player. This game has such a great value, and the community is extremely friendly. This game is a must have, there are so many adventuresTerraria is such a fabulous game. It is far from a 'clone' of Minecraft. This 2D adventure game has endless amount of content. Countless amounts of blocks, furniture, NPC's, bosses, minerals, weapons and so much more add for a unique experience for every player. This game has such a great value, and the community is extremely friendly. This game is a must have, there are so many adventures to be had, so go on!… Expand
  4. md5fungi
    Jun 15, 2020
    8
    Terraria fans will often go to great lengths to convince a newcomer that the game isn't just 2D Minecraft. To be fair, it really is, in a lot of ways.

    You start the game off in a procedurally generated world with essentially nothing, chopping down trees and working through stone and ore with your pickaxe. The materials you collect allow you to construct and improve your shelter, and    Terraria fans will often go to great lengths to convince a newcomer that the game isn't just 2D Minecraft. To be fair, it really is, in a lot of ways.

    You start the game off in a procedurally generated world with essentially nothing, chopping down trees and working through stone and ore with your pickaxe. The materials you collect allow you to construct and improve your shelter, and they also allow you to craft new gear.

    This SHOULD sound like Minecraft in a 2D space. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. For one thing, navigating a 2D space is much easier than navigating a 3D space for your average casual player, which means that Terraria gives its world's enemies a few more energy drinks than your average Minecraft foe, leading to more intense combat situations. In fact, Terraria ups the ante with its combat encounters with a huge array of challenging bosses to fight, which are an awe to look at and fight (not to mention how ridiculously huge many of them are).

    Implementing a mind-blowing number of items is a lot easier when you only need a single sprite drawn in the game's classic 8-bit style, too, so Terraria checks this box off and provides an absolutely preposterous arsenal of weapons, gear, potions, etc. This makes all the exploration and crafting you do much more gratifying. Before long, you'll be hovering around at super speeds, shooting flaming arrows out of your demon bow with a funny-looking hat to boot.

    All of this frantic, silly, boss-fighting action is made much more fun when you play with friends, so this is how I'd suggest you play the game if you can.

    Despite how excellent I think the amount of content in Terraria is, I'm slightly disappointed with the overall presentation and execution of things. For instance, accessing and manipulating your inventory is seemingly easy, but for some reason, it's much less intuitive than it is in Minecraft. The inventory screen itself is pretty cluttered, and I had to look up a lot of things to figure out how they worked, exactly. Additionally, hosting and joining servers is a little unrefined, and I also found a bug in the way the server software handles connections; it's disappointing that the developers didn't fix this and makes me question their support strategy. Overall, something about the way the entire experience is wrapped up seems a little rough, which is a let down for a game that has so much potential to go down in history as one of the best games of all time.

    Regardless, Terraria is a very fun experience with a lot of content. When it comes to collecting and crafting a lot of awesome, useful stuff and fighting epic bosses, it excels.    … Expand
  5. UncleEd
    Dec 4, 2017
    10
    This is one of the best games ever made and the only reason it is not regarded as such is that it is not very accessible. I can imagine many critics have started Terraria, played for some hours trying to figure it out, and put it away. Very often, critics have drawn misguided conclusions that Terraria resembles Minecraft (or is a Minecraft clone), but in fact nothing could be further fromThis is one of the best games ever made and the only reason it is not regarded as such is that it is not very accessible. I can imagine many critics have started Terraria, played for some hours trying to figure it out, and put it away. Very often, critics have drawn misguided conclusions that Terraria resembles Minecraft (or is a Minecraft clone), but in fact nothing could be further from the truth. Terraria is a procedurally generated sandbox survival metroidvania. Learning curve is steep, the game is hard and often requires you to consult to wikis and guides (even more so than the Souls series) but once you gain control of the game mechanics, you will find a very deep, hard core gem. Don’t let its eye-candy graphics fool you…

    You are dropped into a world surrounded by many dangers. Initially, you are expected to make your first shelter, first weapon and just survive. This is the very core of the whole game. In order to beat stronger creatures, you need better weapons for which you need better crafting material. To get better crafting material, you need to mine deep into the earth, which leads you to find secret chests, face gazillion creatures including “bosses”. Boss fights not only require skill, but also need you to have the weapons, armors, potions, items necessary to beat them. Last, but not the least, there are plenty of events such as Halloween, Christmas, Pirate Invasion etc. with their own unique bosses and loots.

    While you are working on mining for better tools, armors, weapons to be able to beat stronger enemies, you also need to keep expanding your “shelter”. A chair, ceiling and door is not sufficient any longer. You need to keep building new rooms to have room for new crafting centers and chests (for inventory). Every new room invites a new NPC to your shelter who can be crucial in your quest to beat the world of terraria, whether they sell you with unique items or provide healing.

    Being a true sandbox game, you can also ignore progression and spend hundreds of hours just building. Your limit to what you can build and how you can customize it is your imagination. People at Terraria subreddit still manage to amaze me with their creativity and sometimes totally mind-blowing architecture.

    Whether you choose to play it as a metroidvania or as a sandbox 2d Minecraft, you will love Terraria. In my opinion, it is one of the best games ever made.

    PS: Buy it full price. Developers are still updating content and supporting the game after all these years (without any paid DLCs whatsoever), they really deserve some support.    … Expand
  6. joehi1
    Dec 12, 2017
    7
    Terraria is a fun creative 2D Minecraft esque game that sadly falls short in some areas. While Terraria gives you plenty to do and the older graphics look nice, but the gameplay begins to fall short in the adventure aspect of the game. The 3D world of Minecraft just feels so well done and fun to explore, but the 2D plain of Terraria feels more of a chore to explore. Digging and looking forTerraria is a fun creative 2D Minecraft esque game that sadly falls short in some areas. While Terraria gives you plenty to do and the older graphics look nice, but the gameplay begins to fall short in the adventure aspect of the game. The 3D world of Minecraft just feels so well done and fun to explore, but the 2D plain of Terraria feels more of a chore to explore. Digging and looking for materials is less eventful because of its 2D style which causes it to feel like you're not really exploring caves. The soundtrack while nice still isn't anything to write home about. Also with a limited mod system and fairly incompetent Lan play option, Terraria feels somewhat empty. Maybe with friends, the game could be more fun but as it is now it feels like a mediocre attempt at a great exploration sandbox idea.… Expand
  7. craftingruby
    Dec 17, 2017
    9
    its one of my favorite games. i have spend over 300 hours on pc and probably the same on phone. thou the reason i gave it a 9 out of 10 instead of a 10 out of 10 is because the drops from some enemies you need to grind for hours and hours on end, for example the golden fishing rod.
  8. SortOfCritic
    Dec 30, 2017
    8
    Terraria is a lot of great fun, don't mistake it for a 2d Minecraft. This game is a lot more fantastical, with giant skeletons, eyes of Cthulhu, and huge worms. This game is Minecraft and more, so many armor, weapons, enemies, blocks, and I recommend playing with a friend. And while it doesn't have quite as much to do as Minecraft, Terraria is definitely worth the 10 dollars
  9. VampireIdle
    Jan 24, 2018
    10
    I first bought this Game back in 2013 and after dying a couple of times I didnt touch it for a while. However after playing it with a friend I discovered what a gem it really is.

    Terraria is a 2D Adventure, Survival, Crafting Game that is just perfect in every way. It also is very optimised and recieved lots of updates making building (Thank you for the smart Cursor) & moving around the    I first bought this Game back in 2013 and after dying a couple of times I didnt touch it for a while. However after playing it with a friend I discovered what a gem it really is.

    Terraria is a 2D Adventure, Survival, Crafting Game that is just perfect in every way. It also is very optimised and recieved lots of updates making building (Thank you for the smart Cursor) & moving around the world (Thank you for the different mounts) alot easier.

    Terraria is so Cheap but you can spend so much time on it. It basically is never ending fun and now with the achievements it will be easy ish to get 100%. The only grinding bit will be the fishing quests you'll need to do.

    There is honestly so much to do and it is an absolut gem. You just have to try it out yourself and if you dont want to spend 10€ (which is already really cheap for this kind of game) then you can always wait for a sale and grab it there!

    Now this Game might not have the best "graphics" but it is lovely the way it is and it shouldn't be in any other way.

    I highly recommend this Game to any Minecraft, Metroidvania & 100% Achievement Fan. But even if you are not one of those, the Chances that you will dislike this Game are very low! So just give it a shot!    … Expand
  10. dynieczka
    Jun 28, 2019
    10
    PL: To świetna sandboxowa gra na wiele wiele godzin zabawy. Gra posiada również wierną i oddaną społeczność, serdecznie polecam tę grę!
  11. thathomestuck
    Feb 1, 2018
    9
    terraria what can i say its hands down one of the best platformers i have ever played hell even the best game i have ever played the gameplay is great people call it a "MINECRAFT RIP OFF" they don't own the rights to sandbox games and you can still say its a ripoff but at least its good ok back to the actual gameplay. graphics are meh you don't need 4k graphics to say its good but wait itterraria what can i say its hands down one of the best platformers i have ever played hell even the best game i have ever played the gameplay is great people call it a "MINECRAFT RIP OFF" they don't own the rights to sandbox games and you can still say its a ripoff but at least its good ok back to the actual gameplay. graphics are meh you don't need 4k graphics to say its good but wait it has 4k witch looks so good in this game. gameplay:WOW is all i need to say there are so many things to do fish mine build explore fight die etc, price: this game has horrible pricing 10$ PC 20$ console 6$ ios & android for a game this good what has happened did some one go in there and get drunk and say random numbers
    but who cares i would pay 60$ on the game anyways. bugs: on ps4 in dec we got the 1.3 update witch was almost impossible to play.in all 9/10    … Expand
  12. ElTacoMiner
    Jan 13, 2019
    9
    Terraria Is an awesome game with tons of content and an awesome soundtrack. This game is constantly pushing progression your way which is something it has over Minecraft. And while this means the game is typically beat quicker than Minecraft as it only took me a few months to beat terraria as where Minecraft I still haven't beat. Mostly because diamonds are so dang hard to find and I won'tTerraria Is an awesome game with tons of content and an awesome soundtrack. This game is constantly pushing progression your way which is something it has over Minecraft. And while this means the game is typically beat quicker than Minecraft as it only took me a few months to beat terraria as where Minecraft I still haven't beat. Mostly because diamonds are so dang hard to find and I won't stop switching survival worlds.… Expand
  13. SDKMURMUR
    May 26, 2018
    10
    All the people calling this game a rip-off of minecraft your wrong this game is individual and unique with different mechanics and almost 0 similarities besides that blocks are squares. Terraria has plenty more too do Minecraft gets boring very fast not much content both games have the factor that you can build whatever you want wherever, But the similarities end right there Minecraft'sAll the people calling this game a rip-off of minecraft your wrong this game is individual and unique with different mechanics and almost 0 similarities besides that blocks are squares. Terraria has plenty more too do Minecraft gets boring very fast not much content both games have the factor that you can build whatever you want wherever, But the similarities end right there Minecraft's single player has almost no content with only two bosses and only a couple difficulties While Terraria has 14 bosses not including events and there mini bosses . And the people behind Terraria are a small indie team, while Microsoft owns Minecraft and it doeant have nearly as much content half the negative reviews on this game just are people who didn't even kill the first boss in the game and yet hate on it regardless calling it a Minecraft knock off While Terraria is the 20th most sold game in the world its clearly not a bad game if its sold that many copies in 7 years across 3 platforms developed by an indie game my only criticism of the game is that it feels to fun progress throughout the game but the endgame feels like there isn't anything else to do but never the less the developers are updating the game wish they could faster though but I know there putting effort behind it, 1.4 Terraria will be the best thing to happen to the game yet. Each update changes the game for the better and it has been a blast to follow this game since the Xbox 360 version up to 1.3 ! I really think you should try out this game its a blast !… Expand
  14. Alsethe2nd
    Jul 22, 2018
    7
    Terraria is a 2-D adventure game that does well to keep the player enticed for most of the game. The games main mechanics are mining and fighting bosses and this helps to keep it very balanced at least until hardmode. However as I have been playing this game for a very long time I can tell you it's replay ability slowly fades as before hardmode and even after the processes needed toTerraria is a 2-D adventure game that does well to keep the player enticed for most of the game. The games main mechanics are mining and fighting bosses and this helps to keep it very balanced at least until hardmode. However as I have been playing this game for a very long time I can tell you it's replay ability slowly fades as before hardmode and even after the processes needed to progress are highly repetitive with boss-fights rarely being changed which isn't necessarily a bad thing but the process of mining becomes highly tedious especially after your 2nd/3rd play through. Also although the bosses are magical thing for the first couple times they end up feeling like a chore eventually instead of something you do for fun. However Terraria is saved by its only mode letting you play with friends which brings back the spark from the game, the bosses health's increased to balance the extra damage and there is something just a lot more fun about going on this trip with a friend then all alone. And although I love this game a creators I would have to say it is best in its first through playthroughs, with the exception of mods. This review could however be wrong soon as the game still gets updated to this day adding new items and things to play around with. In conclusion I highly recommended Terraria if you are looking for a game to kill some time but don't expect it to provide constant fun.… Expand
  15. alexrus911
    Jun 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. эта игра была одной из первых купленных мною игр в стиме.
    она превзошла все мои ожидания,никогда бы не подумал что мне понравится 2Д игра.
    но террария лучшая пиксельная 2Д песочница,а саундтреки просто офигенные.
    я очень долго в неё играл.
    Построил огромный замок для нпс,убил несколько боссов,раскопал метеорит,сделал себе броню и оружие,посетил ад,сходил в шахту нашел кучу сундуков с плюшками,убил королеву пчёл,зачистил данж скелетрона, нашел пирамиду в пустыне и я думал что прошел почти всю игру и увидел всех мобов но оказалось,что не прошел даже половины игры. как по мне эта игра 10/10
    P.S.еще можно повеселиться с друзьями в мультиплеере    … Expand
  16. MrGoATi
    Jun 22, 2018
    9
    One of the greatest sandbox games. You have a great crafting system with progression starting with exploration and then with every defeated boss.
    It has a decent amount of different biomes and *special items that give you cool powers like controlling stars shooting from sky, walking on water, flying, etc.
    Next up there are tons of challenging and different enemies that not only look    One of the greatest sandbox games. You have a great crafting system with progression starting with exploration and then with every defeated boss.
    It has a decent amount of different biomes and *special items that give you cool powers like controlling stars shooting from sky, walking on water, flying, etc.
    Next up there are tons of challenging and different enemies that not only look different but move and attack differently, and they're attached to their dungeons and biomes.
    All of this makes terraria a game that manages to have many well done elements put together brilliantly and seamlessly. Many 2d games have great dungeon exploring and fighting but this one adds so much more.    … Expand
  17. FreelancerRai
    May 15, 2020
    9
    Terraria is a shining, ethereal experience that will always stand the test of time. The core gameplay loop is straightforward enough to be simple to pick up, but also complex enough to not get repetitive, it's sprite-work is glimmering with passion and beauty, and its score is a godsend in both the genre and beyond. It's filled with so much charm, wit, and craftsmanship that replayabilityTerraria is a shining, ethereal experience that will always stand the test of time. The core gameplay loop is straightforward enough to be simple to pick up, but also complex enough to not get repetitive, it's sprite-work is glimmering with passion and beauty, and its score is a godsend in both the genre and beyond. It's filled with so much charm, wit, and craftsmanship that replayability is at an all-time high compared to its competitors.… Expand
  18. ShinyLegendary
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    This is amazing. There are so many bosses, items, combat tools, and other items that you can use to entertain yourself. I highly recommend you give this a try. You can add mods like Calamity if you want even more content!
  19. nintendo-sekta
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    Игра отлична. Это хорошая песочница, в ней есть много боссов, много NPC, много руд.
  20. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    Terraria is not just a 2D Minecraft, but it's much more. There are tons of resources, weapons, objects and items. There are mechanics that would never work in Minecraft or even a 3D world. This is a game I could play for hours on end.
  21. Alchemango
    Jan 16, 2019
    9
    This game's catchy music and simple graphics complement its fun exploration, battles and building perfectly.
  22. Tilt1k
    Feb 5, 2019
    9
    2D Minecraft with much more items, mobs, bosses and just overall much more content. Its a lot of fun playing with a bunch of friends.
  23. Joes
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos que hay y su contenido es demasiado extenso, increíble.
  24. JaydenPickens
    May 21, 2021
    8
    Really fun game to play with friends or by yourself. Spend lots of time here and I don't regret it. Pickens approves!
  25. LaDruid
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    What an absolute gem of a game. Nearly as good as Minecraft. If you get board of the basic game, just stall some mods for repeated playability :D
  26. ChumaGG
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    no entiendo cual es el objetivo ni lo que se tiene que hacer para ganar, pero aun asi disfruto mucho jugando este juego.

    es como minecraft 2D con esteroides y modeado.

    10/10
  27. zNeverSleeping
    Dec 2, 2019
    9
    Aparentemente simples, mas é um dos jogos mais ricos que já joguei. Que inclusive, fica muito mais divertido com amigos. A gameplay é bem focada na mineração e nos combates, o que muitas vezes exige um grande preparo e até um teamplay bacana para derrotar alguns bosses. A OST é fantástica e a ambientação é surpreendente. Nota 9.
  28. mennybolt
    Oct 15, 2022
    8
    Really fun game. We got to the Ginger Island part but at that point the cancer cycle of spending 5 minutes of the island and being forced to go back to bed or pass out bored the hell out of me but before that everything was really fun.
  29. I3L1NK
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    After you have completed this game, play it again with mods for 100s more hours of gameplay.
  30. TRAPCRITICS
    Jul 1, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome.This game has so much content and stuff everything that you do is fun like just digging straight down to explore any underground cavern,One of the best things is that you are always collecting items there is also a ton of bosses whic can drop diffrent items like the Wall Of Flesh or Duke Fishron.When you enter hardmode you unlock a ton of new items bosses,materials,biomes and enemies and every enemy you touch can kill you with a few hits which makes the start of hardmode alot harder making you forget your days when you just mined minerals and you didn't worry too much about enemies and if you feel like a PRO you have expert mode where bosses will drop exclusive items from expert mode.Even if i get some frame drops in my primarily world,im 100% sure thats because of some shadowing problems because when i enter any of my other worlds the game runs really well.Don't worry about FPS because you can run it with your toaster just watch some videos and disable one of the achivements wich requires you to walk 40km and yes! There are achivements, a ton of achivements.It hasn't bad optimization.Do you know how much items there are? not 1000 or 2000 but more than 3000 items! and some of them al exclusive from PS4,Android,etc,But it doesn't matter that PC hasn't exclusive items (or maybe it has) it's worth buying this 2D game.Really the price is worth it.… Expand
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#31 Best PC Game of 2011
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. GamingXP
    Mar 19, 2012
    83
    Terraria is one of the best sandbox games. Terraria has some Minecraft spirit, however the focus of the game is on fighting and crafting, so it involves more action. The best way to enjoy Terraria is to play it with a couple of friends on your own server.
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  2. IncGamers
    Mar 16, 2012
    70
    It's a title that will appeal to the adventurer, the explorer and the builder; not to mention those who appreciate a substantial amount of player freedom. If you happen to be all of those things, Terraria is a lightly tarnished treasure.
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  3. 4P.de
    Mar 14, 2012
    83
    A lot of games tried to copy Minecraft – or at least participate from its' success. But this two-dimensional take on the well known formula is the only game that is able to step out of the shadow of the indie phenomenon that inspired it. It leads you into a unique world full of creative magic.
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