Terraria

Terraria is an action-adventure/RPG indie game released by independent game studio Re-Logic on May 16, 2011. It was originally available on Microsoft Windows, but different ports are available on the Xbox Live, Playstation, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and 3DS. It is a 2D side-scrolling format, similar to Mario or Mega Man.

Terraria
Developer(s)Re-Logic[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)505 Games[lower-alpha 2]
Producer(s)Whitney Spinks
Designer(s)
  • Andrew Spinks
  • Whitney Spinks
  • Yorai Omer
Programmer(s)
  • Yorai Omer
  • Andrew Spinks
  • Chris Bednarz
Artist(s)
  • Victor Moura
  • James Hayes
  • Jim Kjexrud
Composer(s)Scott Lloyd Shelly
Platform(s)
Release
May 16, 2011
  • Microsoft Windows
    • WW: May 16, 2011
  • PlayStation 3
    • NA: March 26, 2013
    • PAL: May 15, 2013
  • Xbox 360
    • WW: March 27, 2013
  • PlayStation Vita
    • PAL: December 11, 2013
    • NA: December 17, 2013
  • iOS
    • WW: August 29, 2013
  • Android
    • WW: September 13, 2013
  • Windows Phone
    • WW: September 12, 2014
  • PlayStation 4
    • WW: November 11, 2014
  • Xbox One
    • WW: November 14, 2014
  • macOS, Linux
    • WW: August 12, 2015
  • Nintendo 3DS
    • WW: December 10, 2015
  • Wii U
    • NA: June 16, 2016
    • PAL: June 24, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch
    • WW: June 27, 2019
  • Google Stadia
    • WW: March 18, 2021
Genre(s)Action-adventure, sandbox
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

It is a wide-open sandbox style game; players may edit the terrain and go anywhere they want to.

There are a wide variety of materials (Called blocks or tiles) that players can use, such as Dirt Blocks, Stone Blocks, Copper Ore, Wood, and many more. Players need the right tools to mine any block.

The game begins with the player creating a custom character, and then is placed in a computer-generated world. The players begins with only a few Copper tools, which are used to gather wood, mine blocks, and attack monsters. From these basic Copper tools, the player moves up to stronger armor and weapons. There are many bosses in Terraria that the player must defeat. Although Terraria might seem similar to Minecraft, it is two dimensional and includes many more items and bosses.

Soundtrack

In Terraria, the music changes depending on which biome/area the player is in. It can also change if the player is fighting a boss, like the Eye of Cthulhu for example.

Soundtrack according to what is happening / where the player is
Soundtrack nameWhen it's played
Overworld NightWhen you are on the Surface of the world and it is night-time
EerieWhen it is a Blood Moon or you are in a Meteorite Biome
Overworld DayWhen you are on the Surface and it is day-time
Boss 1When the Eater of Worlds, Eye of Cthulhu, King Slime, Skeletron, Skeletron Prime, Lepus (3DS version only) or Turgor the Ungrateful (3DS version only) is alive.
Title ScreenAt the title screen
JungleWhen you are in the Jungle at daytime on the surface.
CorruptionWhen you are in the Corruption biome on the surface.
The HallowWhen you are in the Hallow biome on the surface
Underground CorruptionWhen you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Corruption biome
Underground HallowWhen you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Hallow biome
Boss 2When the Wall of Flesh or the Twins is alive
UndergroundWhen you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Forest biome
Boss 3When the Brain of Cthulhu or Destroyer is alive or when the Frost Legion or Torch God event is active
Ice/SnowWhen you are at the Surface and you are in the Snow biome
Space Night (Desktop version only)When you are in Space and it is night-time
CrimsonWhen you are at the Surface and you are in the Crimson biome
Golem/Boss 5When Golem or the Lunatic Cultist is alive
Alternate DaySometimes plays when you are on the Surface and it is day-time instead of Overworld Day
RainWhen the Rain event is active and you are at the Surface
IceWhen you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Snow biome
DesertWhen you are in the Desert biome or when you are in the Hallowed variant of the Desert biome at night-time
OceanWhen you are in the Ocean biome and it is day-time
DungeonWhen you are in the Dungeon biome
PlanteraWhen Plantera is alive
Boss 4 When the Queen Bee, Ocram (boss only exists on Old-gen console and 3DS versions) or Eye of Cthulhu (soundtrack only plays for this boss on Old-gen console version)
LizahrdWhen you are in the Lizahrd Temple (or you're just outside it)
EclipseWhen the Solar Eclipse event is active
Rain ambianceSometimes plays when either the Rain or Thunderstorm events are active
Mushrooms When you are in the Glowing Mushroom biome
Pumpkin Moon When the Pumpkin Moon event is active
Alternate UndergroundSometimes plays when you are in the Underground or Caverns
Frost MoonWhen the Frost Moon event is active
Underground CrimsonWhen you are in the Underground or caverns and you are in the Crimson biome
Lunar BossWhen you are in the area around either the Vortex Pillar, Solar Pillar, Nebula Pillar or Stardust Pillar
Pirate InvasionWhen the Pirate Invasion event is active
The UnderworldWhen you are in the Underworld
Martian MadnessWhen the Martian Madness event is active
Moon LordWhen the Moon Lord Boss is alive
Goblin ArmyWhen the Goblin Army event is active
SandstormWhen you are in the Desert biome and the Sandstorm event is active
Old One's ArmyWhen the Old One's Army event is active
Space DayWhen you are in Space and it is day-time
Ocean NightWhen you are in the Ocean biome and it is night-time
Windy DayWhen you are in the Forest biome, you are on the Surface and the Windy Day event is active
Wind ambianceSometimes plays when you are in the Forest biome, you are on the Surface and the Windy Day event is active
Town Day Plays when you are in a town and it is day-time
Town Night Plays when you are in a town and it is night-time
Slime Rain When the Slime Rain event is active
Day Remix Only plays when Day Remix Music Box is turned on and within range
Journey's Beginning (with intro) On title screen
Journey's BeginningSometimes plays on title screen
Storm When the Thunderstorm event is active
Graveyard When you are in the Graveyard mini-biome
Underground Jungle When you are in the Underground and you are in the Jungle biome
Jungle Night When you are on the Surface, in the Jungle biome and it is night-time
Queen SlimeWhen the Queen Slime is alive
Empress of Light When the Empress of Light is alive
Duke Fishron When Duke Fishron is alive
Morning Rain When the time is between 4:30 AM and 7:30 AM
Alt TitleWhen a Drunk World is being generated
Underground DesertWhen you are in the Underground and you are in the Desert biome
Rain (Otherworldly) When Otherworldly music is switched on and the Rain event is active
Overworld Day (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are on the Surface, you are in the Forest biome and it is day-time
Night (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are on the surface, you are in the Forest biome and it is night-time
Underground (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Forest biome
Desert (Otherworldly) When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are on the Surface and you are in the Desert biome
Ocean (Otherworldly) When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in the Ocean biome
Mushroom (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in the Glowing Mushroom Biome
Dungeon (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in the Dungeon Mini-Biome
Space (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in Space
Underworld (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in the Underworld
Snow (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Snow biome and you are at the Surface
Corruption (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Corruption biome and you are at the Surface
Underground Corruption (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Corruption and you are in the Underground or Caverns
Crimson (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Crimson biome and you are at the Surface
Underground Crimson (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Crimson biome and you are in the Underground or Caverns
Ice (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Snow biome and you are in the Underground or Caverns
Underground Hallow (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are in the Hallow biome and you are in the Underground or Caverns
Eerie (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and either the Blood Moon or Solar Eclipse event is active or you are in either the Graveyard or Meteorite Mini-biomes
Boss 2 (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and either Duke Fishron, Empress of Light, Golem, Lunatic Cultist, Queen Slime, Skeletron Prime, The Destroyer or The Twins is alive
Boss 1 (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and either Brain of Cthulhu, Eater of Worlds, Eye of Cthulhu, King Slime, Queen Bee or Skeletron is alive
Invasion (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and either Frost Legion, Frost Moon, Goblin Army, Martian Madness, Old One's Army, Pirate Invasion or the Pumpkin Moon event is active
The Towers (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in the area around either the Vortex Pillar, Solar Pillar, Nebula Pillar or Stardust Pillar
Lunar Boss (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and the Moon Lord is alive
Plantera (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and Plantera is alive
Jungle (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and you are in the Jungle biome
Wall of Flesh (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on and the Wall of Flesh is alive
Hallow (Otherworldly)When Otherworldly music is switched on, you are at the Surface and you are in the Hallow biome

References

    Notes
    1. Ported to mobile platforms by DR Studios, formerly by Codeglue. Also ported to various consoles by Pipeworks Studios, formerly by Engine Software.
    2. The PC versions are self-published by Re-Logic, while a retail Windows version was published by Headup Games in Europe. Japanese version published by Spike Chunsoft.
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