Terraria facts for kids
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| Developer(s) | Re-Logic |
| Publisher(s) | 505 Games |
| Producer(s) | Whitney Spinks |
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| Composer(s) | Scott Lloyd Shelly |
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May 16, 2011
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
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Terraria is an exciting action-adventure sandbox game created by Re-Logic. It first came out for Windows on May 16, 2011. Since then, it has been released on many other gaming systems. The game lets you explore, craft items, build structures, paint, and fight various creatures. All this happens in a unique, randomly made 2D world. Terraria has received great reviews and has sold over 44 million copies by 2022. This makes it one of the best-selling video games ever!
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Explore and Build in Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox game. Its main activities are exploring, building, crafting, fighting, surviving, and mining. You can play it alone or with friends in single-player and multiplayer modes. The game has a cool 2D sprite style. It looks a bit like classic games from the Super NES. Many people say it feels like a mix of the Metroid series and Minecraft.
When you start, you are in a new, randomly made world. You get some basic tools and a helpful non-player character (NPC) guide. This guide helps you learn the game and what to do next. The world is made of many blocks that you can change. You can find resources like metal ores by exploring caves. You start with low health and mana (magic power). You can make these stronger by finding and crafting special items.
Crafting and Customizing Your Character
Some resources are only found in certain parts of the map. You might find them in chests or get them from defeating enemies. You use these resources to craft new items and gear. Different recipes need different resources and crafting stations. Terraria has many complex crafting paths. You might need lots of items to make one super powerful piece of equipment.
You can change how your character looks when you start the game. You can also change it later by visiting special NPCs. You can find "vanity items" which are armor and accessories that only change your look. You can also use dyes to color your gear. Your character has slots for armor and accessories. Accessories give you special boosts, like wings or water walking boots. You can hide these with vanity items while still getting their effects. Like most items, armor and accessories can be crafted, found, or dropped by bosses.
Combat and Challenges
You will meet many different kinds of enemies in Terraria. They appear based on the time of day, where you are, and random events. The game lets you choose how you want to fight. You can be a melee fighter, a ranged attacker, a magic user, or a summoner.
Battling Bosses and Events
You can also fight powerful bosses. These bosses have unique ways of fighting and drop rare and valuable items. You can summon bosses by using certain items or by meeting special conditions. Defeating some bosses helps you move forward in the game. Others are optional. When you defeat the Wall of Flesh boss, the game enters "hardmode." This adds many new enemies, NPCs, and items to the world.
Besides bosses, you can also fight special enemies and mini-bosses during invasions. Invasions are events where many enemies appear constantly. You must defeat them or wait for a certain time for the event to end. Terraria also has seasonal events. These happen during certain times of the real-world year and add new enemies and content.
Interacting with NPCs and Biomes
When you complete certain goals, like beating a boss or finding an item, friendly NPCs will move into houses you build. These NPCs can be a merchant, a nurse, or a wizard. Some NPCs you find in the world and rescue will also move into your houses. You can buy or sell items and services from these NPCs using coins. You get coins by defeating enemies and bosses.
The game has many different biomes (areas), each with its own enemies and challenges. Some areas like the Corruption, Crimson, and the hardmode-only Hallow, will slowly spread and change nearby blocks. NPCs like certain biomes and other NPCs. Their prices and special items change based on how happy they are.
Difficulty Modes and Mods
"Expert" and "Master mode" are harder ways to play the game. They give you special items for the extra challenge. "Journey" mode lets you copy items, change the world's difficulty, and control weather and time whenever you want.
Terraria also supports mods. Mods are fan-made additions that change or add to the game. The tModLoader tool helps with this. In 2020, the game officially supported mods on Steam with the "Journey's End" update. Mods for Terraria can be very different. Some add new bosses, weapons, and biomes. Others change how the game works. Some mods just make the game easier to play.
Game Development and Updates
Development of Terraria started in January 2011 by Re-Logic. Andrew Spinks designed and programmed the game. Finn Brice helped with the graphics, and Scott Lloyd Shelly created the music. The game first launched for Windows on May 16, 2011.
Major Updates and Platform Releases
In December 2011, version 1.1 was released. It added new monsters, bosses, NPCs, and items. It also made the world generation and lighting better. After a short break, development continued in 2013. Andrew Spinks even asked the community for ideas for new content.
In September 2012, Terraria was announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It came out for Xbox 360 on March 27, 2013, and for PlayStation 3 in March and May 2013. Mobile versions for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone were released in 2013 and 2014. The game also came to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2014. Later, it was released for macOS, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U.
Version 1.3 came out on June 30, 2015. It added even more items, events, enemies, bosses, and features. This update later came to consoles and mobile devices. A version for the Nintendo Switch was released on June 27, 2019. The fourth and final major update, Journey's End, was released on May 16, 2020. This was the game's ninth anniversary. It added new items, enemies, difficulty modes, and gameplay features.
In February 2021, there was a brief issue with the Stadia version. Re-Logic had problems with their Google account. But Google fixed the issue, and Terraria was released on Stadia on March 18, 2021. In November 2021, a special update added content from the game Don't Starve Together. A new update called "Labor of Love" was released on September 28, 2022.
Games That Didn't Happen
In October 2013, Andrew Spinks mentioned plans for Terraria 2. He said it would be very different from the first game. Another game, Terraria: Otherworld, was announced in February 2015. This game would have focused on cleaning up the world from a spreading evil called the Corruption. It would have included more strategy, like tower defense elements and skill trees. However, in April 2018, Re-Logic announced that Otherworld was cancelled. They were not happy with how its development was going.
See also
In Spanish: Terraria para niños
