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Terraria

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

2011 Action Adventure Indie RPG ★ Overwhelmingly Positive · 97% 1,564,281 reviews
Terraria

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Guides

Guides

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Terraria Beginner Guide — Your First Day, First Night and First Bosses

Terraria drops you into a world with three copper tools and no quest log. The first hour decides whether the game clicks: you need wood, a shelter before the first night, the Work Bench, Furnace and Anvil, and a few ores from underground. This guide gives the first-day order as a table, the rules for a house NPCs accept, what brings each early NPC, the ore tiers and the pickaxe each really needs, Life and Mana Crystals, safe exploring and the first bosses.

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Terraria Hardmode Guide — What to Do First and How to Progress

Killing the Wall of Flesh turns your world into Hardmode for good: new ores, new biomes spreading across the map and much stronger enemies. The first hours decide whether Hardmode feels exciting or overwhelming. This guide covers exactly what to do first, which pickaxe each new ore needs, how to get wings, how to keep the Hallow and the Corruption or Crimson from swallowing your base, and the route from your first Hardmode armor to the mechanical bosses and Plantera.

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Terraria Weapon Progression — Best Weapons by Stage

This Terraria weapon progression guide lists the best weapons for melee, ranged, magic and summoner at each stage of the game — pre-hardmode, early hardmode, pre-Plantera, post-Plantera/Golem and post-Moon Lord. Knowing the target weapon for your class at each point — the Terra Blade, the Megashark, the Razorblade Typhoon, the Phantasm and the endgame Lunar sets — keeps you strong enough for the next boss and turns Terraria's huge arsenal into a clear upgrade path.

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Terraria Boss Order — Every Boss, How to Summon It and What It Unlocks

Terraria's bosses are its progression system. Some are optional, but the required ones unlock the things you cannot progress without: the Dungeon, Hardmode, Hallowed bars, the Jungle Temple and finally the Moon Lord. This guide gives the full boss order for pre-Hardmode and Hardmode, how to summon each boss, what each kill unlocks, and which optional bosses are worth fighting on the way. It also covers the common traps, such as starting Hardmode before you are ready.

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Terraria Class Builds — Melee, Ranged, Magic and Summoner Gear by Stage

Terraria has no class selection screen. Your armor, weapons and accessories decide whether you play melee, ranged, magic or summoner, and you can change at any time. This guide compares the four classes, then gives a stage-by-stage table for each one, from the first hours to after the Moon Lord, with the weapon, armor set and key accessories to aim for and where each comes from. It also covers the accessories every class needs, how to mix classes and the most common mistakes.

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Terraria Money Making Guide — Best Ways to Earn Gold at Every Stage

Money in Terraria is less about one perfect farm and more about stacking the right sources for your stage. Early on, exploration and fishing carry you; in Hardmode, Mimics and the Pirate Invasion pay far more, and the Pirate drops make every later coin easier to earn. This guide ranks the best income sources for pre-Hardmode, early Hardmode and late game, explains the coin-boosting items worth getting, and covers where gold actually needs to go — mainly reforging.

Overview

What's the Game?

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Exploration and mining

A 2D world stretching from surface to deep underground. Discover ores, treasure, and hidden biomes.

Boss-gated progression

Defeating bosses unlocks new materials and tougher enemies. Beating Wall of Flesh shifts the world into Hardmode.

Four combat styles

Melee, ranged, magic, and summoner. Gear combinations shape your playstyle.

Crafting and building

Thousands of items to make. Build bases or massive structures freely. Houses attract unique NPCs.

Events and NPCs

Blood Moons, Goblin Army invasions, conditional NPC arrivals, fishing, mining, and combat all overlap.

8-player multiplayer

Co-op for building and bossing. PvP is also available.

The definitive 2D sandbox

Years of free major updates make content density exceptional.

Trailer

Trailer

Terraria: Bigger & Boulder Trailer Watch on Steam

Screenshots

Screenshots

Languages

Supported Languages

Language Interface Audio Subtitles
English ● ✓ ? ?
Deutsch ✓ — —
Español ✓ — —
Français ✓ — —
Italiano ✓ — —
日本語 ✓ ? ?
한국어 ✓ — —
Português (Brasil) ✓ — —
Русский ✓ — —
简体中文 ✓ — —
繁體中文 ✓ — —

Specs

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

REQUIREDOS: Windows Xp, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2.5GB Hard Disk Space: 200MB Video Card: 128mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+ DirectX®: 9.0c or Greater

Recommended

RECOMMENDEDOS: Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10 Processor: Dual Core 3.0 Ghz Memory: 4GB Hard Disk Space: 200MB Video Card: 256mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+ DirectX®: 9.0c or Greater

macOS

Minimum

REQUIREDOS: OSX 10.9.5 - 10.11.6 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2.5GB Hard Disk Space: 200MB Video Card: 128mb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable

Recommended

RECOMMENDEDOS: OSX 10.9.5 - 10.11.6 Processor: Dual Core 3.0 Ghz Memory: 4GB Hard Disk Space: 200MB Video Card: 256mb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable

Linux

Minimum

REQUIREDLINUX OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2.5GB Hard Disk Space: 200MB Video Card: 128mb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable

Recommended

RECOMMENDEDLINUX OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Processor: Dual Core 3.0 Ghz Memory: 4GB Hard Disk Space: 200MB Video Card: 256mb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable

Achievements

Achievement Highlights

Eye on You Eye on You
Heart Breaker Heart Breaker
Heavy Metal Heavy Metal
Hold on Tight! Hold on Tight!
I Am Loot! I Am Loot!
No Hobo No Hobo
Ooo! Shiny! Ooo! Shiny!
Star Power Star Power
Stop! Hammer Time! Stop! Hammer Time!
Timber!! Timber!!

FAQ

FAQ

Yes. Steam and iOS versions both support English and Japanese for UI and subtitles (no voice acting).
The core game is nearly identical. Steam supports mods, 8-player multiplayer, and keyboard or controller input. iOS is portable with touch controls but lacks mods. Steam for the full experience, iOS for portability.
No — buy-to-play (around 9.99 USD on Steam, 4.99 USD on App Store at the time of writing). No microtransactions, and major updates have always been free.
Gather wood, stone, and ores to build a base and starter gear, and create houses for NPCs. Once equipped, take on the first bosses like Eye of Cthulhu and progress the world by defeating them in order.
Eye of Cthulhu first, then Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu, then Skeletron. After that, defeat Wall of Flesh to enter Hardmode. Difficulty and gear tier both jump in Hardmode.

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