60 Fun Facts About Terraria

Which studio developed Terraria?

505 Games publishes it; the studio is based in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.

Who created Terraria, starting development in January 2011?

Known as Redigit, he had previously worked on the fan game Super Mario Bros X.

On what date was Terraria released on Steam?

It came out earlier than planned because a closed-beta build had leaked.

Why was Terraria released earlier than planned?

A version from a closed playtest reached the public.

Which framework was Terraria built on?

Spinks worked from his living room while the small team collaborated remotely.

Who composed Terraria's music?

In 2024 the soundtrack of the Calamity mod ranked ninth on Opera GX's list of best game soundtracks while the original did not appear at all.

A tweet from which game creator brought Terraria attention early in development?

Spinks later said 'Minecraft isn't a game anymore, it's a genre'.

Roughly how many copies had Terraria sold by 2026?

It sold 50,000 on day one and 432,000 in its first month.

How many copies did Terraria sell in its first month?

Day one alone brought more than 50,000.

What did Spinks announce in February 2012?

He wanted to focus on family; development resumed in 2013 after fan disappointment.

What was the name of the fourth major update, 1.4, released on 16 May 2020?

It was billed as the last update, which has since become a running joke in the community.

What has the 2020 'final update' announcement become in the Terraria community?

Spinks said 'there is so much demand it makes it hard to move on'.

What was the 1.4.4 update of September 2022 called?

It added several quality-of-life features.

Which two games supplied crossover content for the 1.4.5 update of January 2026?

Don't Starve Together had its own crossover back in November 2021.

What was released on Steam on April Fools' Day 2024?

A second branch in May offered the 1.1 update as the 'First Final Update'.

Which mod loader received official Re-Logic support as free Steam DLC in 2020?

Re-Logic even hired a Minecraft modder to work on it in 2022.

Which of these is a major content mod for Terraria?

Thorium is another; both add bosses, weapons and biomes.

What was Terraria: Otherworld?

Announced in 2015 with tower-defence elements and a story, it was cancelled in 2018.

Why did Re-Logic cancel Terraria: Otherworld in 2018?

They had already swapped partner studio Engine Software for Pipeworks in 2017 because it was behind schedule.

When was Terraria 2 first announced?

Spinks said it would have infinite worlds; as of 2022 it was just one option the studio was considering.

Which Japanese company localised the PS3 and Vita versions and added a Monokuma costume from Danganronpa?

Most players who tried its PS3 demo bought the full game.

Which Dutch studio ported Terraria to mobile in 2013?

It optimised the game for touchscreens and integrated Facebook.

Why did Spinks briefly cancel the Stadia version in February 2021?

Google restored the accounts and the game reached Stadia in March; the platform closed in January 2023.

How many people did Re-Logic employ as of 2025?

Most were hired from the community.

In which US state is Re-Logic based?

Floyds Knobs, to be precise.

Terraria's world is generated in how many selectable sizes?

Small, medium and large.

Which mode lets players duplicate items and control weather and time?

Expert and Master instead raise the difficulty in exchange for exclusive items.

Which are the four main character classes?

Class is defined by equipment, so it can change any time.

Defeating which boss permanently switches a world into Hardmode?

It is summoned by dropping a Guide Voodoo Doll into lava in the Underworld.

How is the boss that unlocks Hardmode summoned?

The Guide has to be alive at the time, and the doll's destruction kills him.

Which is the final boss of Terraria on desktop, console and mobile?

He appears after the four Celestial Pillars fall, or when summoned with a Celestial Sigil.

How many Celestial Pillars must be destroyed for the final boss to spawn naturally?

His heart is the core that must be destroyed; each destroyed eye spawns an invulnerable True Eye of Cthulhu.

What item summons the Eye of Cthulhu at night?

It also spawns randomly once a player has more than 10 defence.

How is Skeletron summoned?

Choosing the Curse option turns him into Skeletron; beating it lets the Clothier move in.

Which NPC moves in after Skeletron is defeated for the first time?

The victory also grants safe access to the Dungeon.

Plantera can be fought only after defeating which group?

Its bulbs then spawn in the Underground Jungle, and it drops a Temple Key.

What does Plantera drop that opens the Lihzahrd stronghold in the Jungle?

Inside, Golem is summoned with a Lihzahrd Power Cell at the altar.

Golem is summoned by using a Power Cell at what?

It is a post-Plantera Hardmode boss.

Duke Fishron is summoned by fishing in the Ocean with what bait?

He does not require any prior boss and enrages if you stray from the Ocean.

Killing which critter summons the Empress of Light?

They appear in the surface Hallow after dusk once Plantera is down; fight her by day and she enrages.

What happens to the Empress of Light during the day?

Daytime kills are the route to her Terraprisma summon weapon.

How many slimes must players kill to end a Slime Rain and summon King Slime?

He can also be summoned any time with a Slime Crown, and has a 1-in-300 chance of spawning naturally.

Queen Bee spawns when you break what inside a Bee Hive?

Beating her lets the Witch Doctor move in.

How many bosses does the official wiki count in total?

That is 8 pre-Hardmode, 10 Hardmode, 14 event bosses and one special-seed boss.

Which crossover boss was added in update 1.4.3?

It comes from Klei's Don't Starve Together, which got Terraria content in return.

What happens to the Zenith sword when thrown into Shimmer?

The Zenith has a 14% base crit chance versus the usual 4%.

Every world contains one of two evil biomes. What is the alternative to the Corruption?

Each has a 50% chance unless the player chooses; Crimson gear generally has minor advantages while Corruption tools are slightly faster.

What biome appears as a diagonal stripe when a world first enters Hardmode?

Its pastel graphics and rainbow hide dangerous enemies.

What colour is the Corruption's grass?

Its thorny bushes damage the player on touch; the Crimson is fleshy and red instead.

The Guide is usually the first NPC met. What does he do besides offer tips?

His voodoo doll dropped in lava summons the Wall of Flesh.

How many secret world seeds are there, per the official wiki?

Combining them all yields the so-called True Zenith world, the hardest possible.

Terraria was one of the best indie games of 2011 according to which outlet?

It was also nominated as best independently published game at the Daily Telegraph's awards.

PC Gamer re-reviewed Terraria and moved its score from 79 to what?

The magazine rarely re-reviews games but did so because the game had changed so much.

How many Steam reviews had Terraria passed by 2022, while staying 'overwhelmingly positive'?

Free updates and no microtransactions have kept players loyal.

Which company publishes Terraria?

Re-Logic developed the game; 505 Games also announced the console and mobile ports.

Which studio ported Terraria to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3?

The Xbox 360 version arrived on Xbox Live Arcade on 27 March 2013; Pipeworks later handled the console version of update 1.3.

Which survival game swapped crossover content with Terraria in a November 2021 update?

Earlier, in November 2016, Re-Logic had introduced crossover content from Dungeon Defenders 2.

In which year did Terraria's Nintendo Switch version release?

The 3DS version had come in December 2015 and the Wii U version in June 2016.

Which older platformer did critic Christian Donlan see mixed with Minecraft in Terraria?

Spinks responded to the endless Minecraft comparisons by saying 'Minecraft isn't a game anymore, it's a genre'.

Terraria's 2D art style is reminiscent of 16-bit sprites on which console?

Players explore a procedurally generated world available in three sizes.