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Terraria

Re-Logic

Steam artwork — Terraria
Quick read

Terraria is a 2D sandbox that outgrew the '2D Minecraft' shorthand: bosses, classes, and a craft tree that keeps rewriting the world. Co-op is optional; the map is persistent.

What kind of game is it?

Side-view survival-adventure with RPG gear. Digging is the beginning, not the product.

Who is it for?

For players who keep digging until the gear, not the hole, is the point.

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How it plays
Loop
Exploring a map
Sessions
Medium sessions
Progression
A world that stays
Players
Solo or co-op
Structure
Sandbox
Tone
Comedic · Challenging

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

  • Progression80

    Estimate

  • Social55

    Estimate

Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release
released

2011-05-16

Review score
97%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count
1,554,677

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price
$9.99

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages
9
Demo
No
Early Access
No
Players
Single-player and co-op

How many people play Terraria?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies
39M – 86M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue
$190M – $680M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

All-time peak players
486,918

Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.

Average players, Aug 2026
36,620

Peak that month: 76,409.

Median playtime
71.9 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 22.5–207.4 h. 1% under 2 h.

Players over time

Sept 2023: 31,761 average, 63,954 peakOct 2023: 33,173 average, 60,412 peakNov 2023: 30,234 average, 59,965 peakDec 2023: 30,291 average, 57,589 peakJan 2024: 32,927 average, 54,281 peakFeb 2024: 25,216 average, 41,641 peakMar 2024: 26,285 average, 50,825 peakApr 2024: 27,617 average, 51,130 peakMay 2024: 24,491 average, 42,890 peakJun 2024: 29,747 average, 47,813 peakJul 2024: 31,317 average, 45,909 peakAug 2024: 26,699 average, 40,217 peakSept 2024: 22,638 average, 45,478 peakOct 2024: 22,680 average, 39,496 peakNov 2024: 22,429 average, 54,656 peakDec 2024: 28,797 average, 61,068 peakJan 2025: 29,152 average, 47,706 peakFeb 2025: 26,794 average, 40,622 peakMar 2025: 28,334 average, 53,013 peakApr 2025: 26,046 average, 49,797 peakMay 2025: 25,858 average, 49,056 peakJun 2025: 26,254 average, 46,033 peakJul 2025: 30,418 average, 53,239 peakAug 2025: 25,977 average, 41,350 peakSept 2025: 18,786 average, 33,263 peakOct 2025: 23,014 average, 43,536 peakNov 2025: 22,254 average, 36,107 peakDec 2025: 25,807 average, 49,495 peakJan 2026: 48,683 average, 220,557 peakFeb 2026: 102,250 average, 226,559 peakMar 2026: 44,844 average, 94,608 peakApr 2026: 27,434 average, 55,827 peakMay 2026: 24,674 average, 41,598 peakJun 2026: 26,828 average, 46,899 peakJul 2026: 30,870 average, 48,974 peakAug 2026: 36,620 average, 76,409 peak
Sept 2023Aug 2026

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

  • English37%
  • Russian16%
  • Simplified Chinese15%
  • Portuguese (Brazil)12%
  • Spanish (Spain)9%
  • Korean2%

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

Content cadence over a decade is the difference versus most Steam sandboxes that stall after the first night cycle.

Core mechanics

Related games

Nearby games. Not always a direct substitute.

Genre / subgenre

Steam genre: Open World Survival Craft.

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