Terraria is the one single-player game I have kept coming back to to replay even years after the beta when I started playing. Loading with content and different ways to play the game, this game has almost the perfect balance between combat and grinding for resources to be interesting without becoming tedious. After you've played the game a couple times, I recommend playing on expert mode which makes the game more challenging while reducing the amount of grinding required to get rare items/boss drops, though unfortunately it doesn't reducing the grinding as much in the late game. While its unlikely much new content will be released, in its current form it can easily take upwards of 50 hours to "complete" one playthrough.

This game is also great for playing with friends. Expert mode makes multiplayer even better, as boss difficulty scales to a degree (they have more total health) with multiple players so it doesn't just make the game easier like other singleplayer games that can be played in multiplayer.

Terraria my second most played game on steam, and probably my favourite game ever overall.


1.4 Update: 1.4 adds a lot of new content, including a lot of quality of life improvements (block swap, automatic doors), journey mode - which is great if you like building, and making summoner a much more viable playstyle (which has slowly been improved over time).

1.4 also added master mode, which I honestly can't recommend playing unless you just think the game is too easy. Expert mode really improves the game and rewards players for increasing difficulty with more rare drops & unique drops, while making the game more interesting with improved AI. Master mode adds some cosmetic items (which are cool), but otherwise no rewards over expert mode (except 1 extra accessory slot) - all it does is increase enemy damage and defense making the game more punishing and frustrating. If you are just looking for an extra challenge, "For the worthy" (secret world seed) seems to be the way to go, though I haven't personally tried it yet.

Terraria is the one single-player game I have kept coming back to to replay even years after the beta when I started playing. Loading with content and different ways to play the game, this game has almost the perfect balance between combat and grinding for resources to be interesting without becoming tedious. After you've played the game a couple times, I recommend playing on expert mode which makes the game more challenging while reducing the amount of grinding required to get rare items/boss drops, though unfortunately it doesn't reducing the grinding as much in the late game. While its unlikely much new content will be released, in its current form it can easily take upwards of 50 hours to "complete" one playthrough. This game is also great for playing with friends. Expert mode makes multiplayer even better, as boss difficulty scales to a degree (they have more total health) with multiple players so it doesn't just make the game easier like other singleplayer games that can be played in multiplayer. Terraria my second most played game on steam, and probably my favourite game ever overall. 1.4 Update: 1.4 adds a lot of new content, including a lot of quality of life improvements (block swap, automatic doors), journey mode - which is great if you like building, and making summoner a much more viable playstyle (which has slowly been improved over time). 1.4 also added master mode, which I honestly can't recommend playing unless you just think the game is too easy. Expert mode really improves the game and rewards players for increasing difficulty with more rare drops & unique drops, while making the game more interesting with improved AI. Master mode adds some cosmetic items (which are cool), but otherwise no rewards over expert mode (except 1 extra accessory slot) - all it does is increase enemy damage and defense making the game more punishing and frustrating. If you are just looking for an extra challenge, "For the worthy" (secret world seed) seems to be the way to go, though I haven't personally tried it yet.