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Dig, Fight, Explore, Build: The very world is at your fingertips as you fight for survival, fortune, and glory. Will you delve deep into cavernous expanses in search of treasure and raw materials with which to craft ever-evolving gear, machinery, and aesthetics? Perhaps you will choose instead to seek out ever-greater foes to test your mettle in combat? Maybe you will decide to construct your own city to house the host of mysterious allies you may encounter along your travels?

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 8.2 (14 critics) · Gamer 9.7

8.6

PlayStation 4

Critic 8.6 (4 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.4

Xbox One

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 8.6

Nintendo Switch

Critic 8.0 (13 critics) · Gamer 7.4

7.8

Android

Critic 7.5 (3 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.1

iOS

Critic 8.5 (10 critics) · Gamer 8.7

8.4

PlayStation 3

Critic 8.1 (10 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.3

Xbox 360

Critic 8.0 (15 critics) · Gamer 8.2

7.9

Nintendo Wii U

Critic 7.5 (3 critics) · Gamer 9.7

8.1

Nintendo 3DS

Critic 7.4 (5 critics) · Gamer 9.7

8.1

PS Vita

Critic 8.6 (8 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.5

Critic reviews

  • MiniReview

    Ark · Jun 17, 2024

    9.3
    Terraria is a $4.99 premium game also available on Google Play Pass. Despite the slightly awkward touch controls, it’s a masterpiece of a game that should not be overlooked. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves pixel-art graphics, butt-clenching boss fights, and a giant world of crafting and adventuring.
  • Nintendo World Report

    Christian Oberly · Aug 12, 2019

    8.0
    Ultimately, Terraria on Switch is a boon to anyone who has not had a chance to play portable Terraria yet. The only catch (and this affected me greatly) is that those of us who are used to mouse and keyboard controls may have a hard time adjusting to the Switch button layout and may feel like the control scheme is somewhat clunky. I will admit something that took me a fraction of a second on the Steam version — dumping duplicate items into multiple nearby chests for storage — took several minutes on the Switch version.
  • Pure Nintendo

    Kirk Hiner · Aug 06, 2019

    7.0
    That Terraria continues to receive ports to new systems is a testament to the game’s playability. It continues to attract new fans while prompting long-time players to double- and even triple-dip. I don’t think you need the Switch version if you’re already set up on your other gaming system(s) of preference (especially at the current price). If the Switch is your only option, however, it’s good enough for us to offer a recommendation. Let’s just hope the developers manage to dig up and build couch co-op before night falls again.
  • COGconnected

    Scott Sullivan · Jul 19, 2019

    7.5
    Terraria has aged fairly well, and the Switch version captures that same magic that made it so popular, despite its problems.
  • Way Too Many Games

    Kyle Nicol · Jul 18, 2019

    8.5
    Terraria on Switch takes some getting used to, but once you do it’s an absolute blast to play. Currently, the Switch version is on the latest content update so there is no big gap between other platforms. There’s just a matter of price, as you will be paying a serious premium pricetag to get hold of the Switch version as opposed to every other (much cheaper) version of the game. Just something to be aware of.
  • NintendoLife

    Mitch Vogel · Jul 14, 2019

    7.0
    We’d ultimately give this one a recommendation, as the dozens of hours of content and simple, open-ended nature of Terraria’s gameplay prove to make a strong case for why this one deserves a spot on your Switch’s home screen, but if co-op is an important factor for you, we’d suggest you either wait this one out or just pick it up for another platform.

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Gamer reviews

  • Vindecode

    Oct 12, 2021 · Android

    9.0

    Terraria

    very cool adventure game, a 2d side scroller of minecraft!.

  • Kim Skovby Pedersen

    Aug 14, 2021 · PC

    10

    This still is the best game I have ever played. I don't play much anymore (because of my age I recon), but I can still always start over with a game of Terraria. +1000 hours \+ Fantastic soundtrack \+ So many things to craft \+ The creativity in buliding houses for your AI friends \+ The boss fights are fantastic and hard \+ So many weapons to choose from \+ Exploring is always cool If you have not tried this gem yet...... uh

  • mZtthew⭐

    Jun 25, 2021 · PC

    10

    It's like minecraft but 2D, except there's bosses and blood, I played this game so many times on different Platform with my siblings, Play it on Android, Pc and Xbox, It's kind bullet hell, Each bosses is so Detailed and amazing. Like the twins they're basically two eyes connected to each other, It's so detailed,clean and amazingly designed. There are about 15 bosses in the game. Once you beaten the game using a mage build you can restart with summoner build,Ranger build and fighter build. This game is truly amazing and if you want more of Terraria, You can add mods, that's basically the best thing. with hundreds of hours of content and people are even updating their mods and making new one. It's better than Starbound in my experience, there's also easter eggs and Cool stuff.

  • alexanderornh

    Jun 24, 2021 · PC

    9.1

    This is basically Minecraft in 2D, except there's like a million things more in this game. It's such a great game, and you keep discovering something new every second. You really do get addicted to this game after playing for an hour or two. I really recommend this game.

  • john dunham

    May 6, 2021 · PC

    9.0

    This will forever be a contender for best survival crafting game of all time. This is a survival game can get to perfection. While the game does have It's major flaws like the very grindy reforging system, The ridiculous fishing achievements, And the painfully long day and night cycle. It's still a masterpiece.

  • Cole Nelson

    Jul 28, 2020 · PC

    8.7

    I enjoyed my time with this game but I enjoyed modded more than the base game.

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