Terraria is an 8-bit era exploration and building game. Most players would equate it to a 2-D Minecraft; however Terraria relies more on exploration than building - unlike Minecraft. Terraria has thousands of craftable and collectible items, armor, and weapons; as well as, massive boss battles which set the pace for each tier of progression during your playthrough.

Terraria's overworld is broken into a few key pieces. Above ground where you'll find mostly weak enemies and at night time fight a constant onslaught of zombies, below ground (caving) where you'll fight progressively harder monsters the deeper you descend, and Hell which contains the hardest mobs in the game base game. There are other hidden areas and dungeons, but I'll leave those for you to find rather than spoil them.

Now you might have noticed I just mentioned the base game... That's because at a certain point you change entire game world by entering "Hardmode". This mode uses two spreading mechanics: Hallowed and Corruption - each with their own set of big bads that range from the air all the way deep below ground. With the increased difficulty also come more power items, armor, and weapons. Although you'll experience 70% of the game at this point - this is where the game truly begins in my opinion.

On top of all of this is a unique building system with hundreds of blocks, backgrounds, and decorative items to be placed in a slew of varying biomes. Along the course of the game you'll also come in contact with friendly NPCs which will assist you in buying and selling unique items. If you're not already sold at this point... the game has full support for multiplayer!

To this day Terraria remains my most played game on Steam. It just received a major update adding over 1000+ new items. This game is a great deal on a good day, but if you can catch it on a Steam sale for a few dollars - then do yourself a favor and prepare to sink into the world of Terraria.

Terraria is an 8-bit era exploration and building game. Most players would equate it to a 2-D Minecraft; however Terraria relies more on exploration than building - unlike Minecraft. Terraria has thousands of craftable and collectible items, armor, and weapons; as well as, massive boss battles which set the pace for each tier of progression during your playthrough. Terraria's overworld is broken into a few key pieces. Above ground where you'll find mostly weak enemies and at night time fight a constant onslaught of zombies, below ground (caving) where you'll fight progressively harder monsters the deeper you descend, and Hell which contains the hardest mobs in the game base game. There are other hidden areas and dungeons, but I'll leave those for you to find rather than spoil them. Now you might have noticed I just mentioned the base game... That's because at a certain point you change entire game world by entering "Hardmode". This mode uses two spreading mechanics: Hallowed and Corruption - each with their own set of big bads that range from the air all the way deep below ground. With the increased difficulty also come more power items, armor, and weapons. Although you'll experience 70% of the game at this point - this is where the game truly begins in my opinion. On top of all of this is a unique building system with hundreds of blocks, backgrounds, and decorative items to be placed in a slew of varying biomes. Along the course of the game you'll also come in contact with friendly NPCs which will assist you in buying and selling unique items. If you're not already sold at this point... the game has full support for multiplayer! To this day Terraria remains my most played game on Steam. It just received a major update adding over 1000+ new items. This game is a great deal on a good day, but if you can catch it on a Steam sale for a few dollars - then do yourself a favor and prepare to sink into the world of Terraria.