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.
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Developer(s) | Re-Logic[lower-alpha 1] |
Publisher(s) | 505 Games[lower-alpha 2] |
Producer(s) | Whitney Spinks |
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Composer(s) | Scott Lloyd Shelly |
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Release | May 16, 2011
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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 name | When it's played |
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Overworld Night | When you are on the Surface of the world and it is night-time |
Eerie | When it is a Blood Moon or you are in a Meteorite Biome |
Overworld Day | When you are on the Surface and it is day-time |
Boss 1 | When 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 Screen | At the title screen |
Jungle | When you are in the Jungle at daytime on the surface. |
Corruption | When you are in the Corruption biome on the surface. |
The Hallow | When you are in the Hallow biome on the surface |
Underground Corruption | When you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Corruption biome |
Underground Hallow | When you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Hallow biome |
Boss 2 | When the Wall of Flesh or the Twins is alive |
Underground | When you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Forest biome |
Boss 3 | When the Brain of Cthulhu or Destroyer is alive or when the Frost Legion or Torch God event is active |
Ice/Snow | When 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 |
Crimson | When you are at the Surface and you are in the Crimson biome |
Golem/Boss 5 | When Golem or the Lunatic Cultist is alive |
Alternate Day | Sometimes plays when you are on the Surface and it is day-time instead of Overworld Day |
Rain | When the Rain event is active and you are at the Surface |
Ice | When you are in the Underground or Caverns and you are in the Snow biome |
Desert | When you are in the Desert biome or when you are in the Hallowed variant of the Desert biome at night-time |
Ocean | When you are in the Ocean biome and it is day-time |
Dungeon | When you are in the Dungeon biome |
Plantera | When 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) |
Lizahrd | When you are in the Lizahrd Temple (or you're just outside it) |
Eclipse | When the Solar Eclipse event is active |
Rain ambiance | Sometimes 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 Underground | Sometimes plays when you are in the Underground or Caverns |
Frost Moon | When the Frost Moon event is active |
Underground Crimson | When you are in the Underground or caverns and you are in the Crimson biome |
Lunar Boss | When you are in the area around either the Vortex Pillar, Solar Pillar, Nebula Pillar or Stardust Pillar |
Pirate Invasion | When the Pirate Invasion event is active |
The Underworld | When you are in the Underworld |
Martian Madness | When the Martian Madness event is active |
Moon Lord | When the Moon Lord Boss is alive |
Goblin Army | When the Goblin Army event is active |
Sandstorm | When you are in the Desert biome and the Sandstorm event is active |
Old One's Army | When the Old One's Army event is active |
Space Day | When you are in Space and it is day-time |
Ocean Night | When you are in the Ocean biome and it is night-time |
Windy Day | When you are in the Forest biome, you are on the Surface and the Windy Day event is active |
Wind ambiance | Sometimes 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 Beginning | Sometimes 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 Slime | When 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 Title | When a Drunk World is being generated |
Underground Desert | When 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
- Ported to mobile platforms by DR Studios, formerly by Codeglue. Also ported to various consoles by Pipeworks Studios, formerly by Engine Software.
- 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.