Terraria
Terraria is a 2011 sandbox adventure developed by Re-Logic, an independent studio. It presents a 2D world you can dig, build, and battle through, blending open-ended crafting with action-packed combat.
You mine resources, construct shelters, and craft an enormous variety of weapons, armor, and accessories while exploring caverns, floating islands, jungles, and other biomes. Progression comes through defeating powerful bosses that unlock new materials and shift the world into tougher states, giving the sandbox a strong sense of momentum, while friendly NPCs move into your builds as you meet certain conditions. Years of substantial free updates dramatically expanded its content, cementing it as one of the most content-rich and beloved games of its kind, with co-op and online multiplayer adding to its longevity.
It remains hugely popular across PC, console, and mobile platforms, and helped define the 2D crafting-adventure genre alongside its blockier 3D contemporaries.
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Modern alternatives to Terraria, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Core Keeper Indie
€ 12,99A top-down mining and survival sandbox with co-op play.
Core Keeper runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Necesse Indie
€ 11,99A sandbox survival game blending building, combat and settlement management.
Necesse runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
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