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Bought this ages ago, back when it was still on version 1.0.3. Liked it quite a bit. It wasn't all that polished just yet, but there was definitely some fun to be had there. Fast forward a little bit, and 1.0.6 hits. I start playing again. Buff potions become a thing, the Guide NPC suddenly has the ability to tell you what to craft items you own into, there are tons of new decorative items and the game's mechanics get a good polishing. Good stuff! Fast forward a bit again. We're now at 1.1. This shiny new thing called "Hard Mode" has been added, and it's kinda funky. What was the end game before is now not even halfway through the progression, and defeating a certain special boss unleashes tons of new things onto your world. Huh, they've done it again. A while later again, 1.2 hits. It's awesome. More than a thousand (!) new items, a hundred new mobs and a whole bunch of refinements to make the move into Hard Mode less jarring and more fun. Wow, these people are serious about keeping their game kicking. Now, the year is 2015. I'm browsing through the games on this brand spanking new GOG Galaxy service thingymajig, and I see Terraria in the list. Having just completed another 50+ hour multiplayer run of the game with a few friends, I figured I'd leave a review. Folks; this game is awesome. The devs have kept this thing going for a good few years now, and continue to add new things. If you're looking for a game with somewhat Minecraft-y building/mining elements, gratuitous amounts of spelunking and collecting and/or a lot of great 2D combat (a bit reminiscent of something like Castlevania or Metroid), definitely give this one a go. One note: This game does not currently (as of 1.2.4.1) seem to work all that well with resolutions above 1920x1080/1200. There are mods out there to scale it higher, but running the unmodded game on my 1440p display (windowed) forces it into a stretchy (and seemingly unchangeable) 1920x1200 resolution that doesn't look all that good.

Let me start off by saying that I have close to 1000 hours in this game, it is by a gigantic margin my favorite game of all time. However, if you intend to play multiplayer, this game only has peer to peer multiplayer in which you have to port forward and connect to specific IPs to play with your friends. On steam, you can simply join your friends and have your friends join you as the developers created a tool on steam for easily playing with multiplayer. If you plan on playing multiplayer at all, I recommend the steam version for its ease of use. However, this version is DRM free and if you would rather that route with its harder multiplayer, more power to you.

I came into Terraria with no knowledge of it, save for looking at the screenshots on the store page and reading the reviews on GoG. I was expecting a kinda chill, low-key building/sandbox game with some light combat and survival elements, something fun to play while watching soccer or netflix or something. As it turns out, it's a good thing I played a lot of Mario back in the day, because this game is a fast-paced, merciless, (especially when you unlock hardmode!), aggresively action packed platformer. With building and crafting fun stuff like that thrown in for good measure. The first 4 or 5 hours were hellish, as the game has no tutorial of consequence, no instruction, and the controls are not necessarily intuitive. The option to pause the menu in the crafting screen is a godsend, but the game fails to explain what the options do, you just have to experiment. So, pro-tip: at least when you first start, have the game pause when you open the inventory. Once I figured that out, I could actually play the game. And what a game!!! Once I got acclimated to the world and understood both how it worked and what I was trying to accomplish (again, the game does not do a good job of explaining this), I just lurched from amazing discovery to amazing discovery. From finding the underworld, to accidently spawning crazy bosses, to finding a magic sword that shoots energy beams, experimenting with different herbs, looting treasure chests, crafting custom armor, hanging paintings on the walls in your house, learning to fly(!!!) (Yes it's as awesome as it sounds), this game just keeps the surprises and joy coming and coming. Let it be said, this game is not easy. Especially as you go through the game, you will reach a couple points with significant difficulty spikes. So bring your patience, and your tolerance for dying. It's a game you learn by doing, experimenting, and embracing. Playing with Keyboard and Mouse is difficult at first, but after 225 hours, I love it. 5 STARS

Minecraft is really focused on building (combat in that game is half arsed imo), yet terraria is different. Terraria is focused on the progression, and the journey (think name of 1.4), with so much to explore, and its worth it at any price point you find. Also dont look up zoologist fanart

Great original game with lot of content: enemies, bosses, mobs, bioms, NPCs, armors, weapons, magic, potions, tresures and blocks to build with. I was one of the people who thought that this is just a 2D Minecraft clone. Only after I played I realize that Terraria has it own story, own gimmics and own ideas for itself. This game earned all of the hype it gets!