Terraria invites the player to explore or dig for building materials, while also continually spawning monsters off-screen. In April 2018, it was announced that development on Otherworld had been cancelled.
Set in an alternate dimension within the Terraria universe, players would have had to restore a once-pristine world from a never-ending wave of "corruption".
The 360 and PS3 versions were also released in a Collector's Edition, featuring a USB memory stick (resembling the game's pickaxe).Ī spin-off to the game, titled Terraria: Otherworld, was in development by Re-Logic alongside Pipeworks Studio (who took over after Engine Software left the project). These ports were released both digitally and in retail by 505 Games (in North America and Europe) and Spike Chunsoft (in Japan, with the exception of the 360 and XONE versions).
The game was also ported by Engine Software to numerous seventh- and eighth-generation consoles (including the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 starting in early 2013, the PlayStation Vita starting in late 2013, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One starting in late 2014, the Nintendo 3DS starting in late 2015, and the Wii U starting in mid-2016) and by Codeglue to numerous iOS, Android, and Windows 10 Phone devices (starting between late 2013 and late 2014). As players earn their footing by crafting better equipment, they progress through the game by defeating bosses found throughout the world (one of which makes the entire game harder while unlocking new ores for better equipment and new biomes to explore).Īlong with numerous updates over the years (enhancing the world generation system and light rendering while adding a large variety of new monsters, items, and gameplay mechanics), the game was released DRM-free on other digital storefronts (including GOG.com and the Humble Store) on Octoand was made compatible with Mac and Linux systems on August 12, 2015. X fangame), Terraria is a 2D platformer with elements of Minecraft, putting emphasis on exploration, mining, crafting, and combat with hostile creatures in a procedurally-generated sandbox environment.
Originally built in five months with the XNA Framework by a small team (led by Andrew "Redigit" Spinks, best known for his Super Mario Bros. Along with numerous updates, it was ported to a variety of platforms throughout the years. Terraria is a 2D indie fantasy action-adventure open world platformer developed and published digitally by Re-Logic for the PC (via Steam) on May 16, 2011.