Terraria

TL;DR: A 2D Minecraft game that has A TON of things to do. If you liked Minecraft, this game is right up your alley! A 2D sandbox that doesn't seem like much at first but once you dig deep into it, you realize you're in for a huge adventure! If you like Minecraft and 2D pixel-art, this game is for you. - World creation. You can have a small, medium and large world and you can also create multiple worlds, each having its unique characteristics, although these are picked at random; - Character creation. You can create as many characters as you want. Plus you can pick between Softcore, Mediumcore and Hardcore, which defines what kind of punishment you get from dying; - Lots of NPCs. You start off with a Guide man that will give you hints and tells you how to craft items depending on the material you show him. Once you find out you can build houses to attract more NPCs, you get even more people, like a nurse, a merchant and a demolitionist; - Bosses and events! It has quite a handful of bosses that unlock more stuff after defeating them. Some of them can be summoned and others will show up out of nowhere. The events bring a new set of enemies and rewards. They mostly happen at random, but you can make them happen too. - Normal and Expert modes. Normal mode is the base difficulty, but Expert mode lives up to its name, you have to know the game upside down or be stupidly brave to attempt it. Enemies hit harder, they resist more damage and bosses behave differently. Extremely tough, but they give you new rewards. - Online multiplayer. You can play with your friends online or join any server and progress through the game that way. No console cross-platform though. - Mods. Thanks to tModLoader, you can make an already-extensive game even more extensive, the mod community is fantastic and it's worth trying out new stuff. I had to cut out stuff because of the length restriction on GoG, that's how MUCH I love this game. 100% recommendable!

The game is very fun, there unending content. If the game is not to your liking you can install any of the Billion mods that exist that change the game in any imaginable way. Before i bought the game i was skeptical of how complex can a "2d minecraft" get, but after playing it i can say that is amazing, maybe a bit grindy but you can use the journey mode features to reduce the grind by a lot, or you can just install some mods.

i tried to get into it multiple times then it clicked. controls are bad on console but way better on pc. would buy again, and did.

Terriaria is a game that is easy to get into. And before you know it, you are building cities in the sky, elevators into Hell and spending hundreds of hours uncovering the many hidden depths of this game.

My Steamcopy has 700h+ still I bought a copy here as well. :-) The recipe of this game is easy: You, your tools and lots of materials to craft everything. The game is structured in two parts completely open ended sandbox style. These parts are normal and hardmode (which changes the gameworld and adds lots of new and strong enemies). You "level up" by defeating bosses, which open up your path to higher level equipment/materials (stair system). You are free to start off however you like and there is no "special" you can choose from or any classes or XP. HP are gathered in form of Heart crystals and Mana in form of howling stars dropping down at night and you collect them. There are many biomes with its own enemies and music, which is really refreshing and you will hate one or the other of these biomes. ;-) The collection of weapons to use ranges from swords/tools to spears/flails as well as bows and different guns, also many many magic weapons. Most of the weapons are craftable, but of course there are some which can only be found in chests or on special occasions and or dropped by bosses. I enjoy the game a lot and it is more enjoyable, if you take your time and play with your friends. I recommend it to everyone, who is not afraid playing a sidescroller with lots of depth! Do not collect so much dirt ;-P