

The game's world is made up of several layers of tiles that the player can interact with and modify. The game starts in a procedurally generated world, with players starting out with a few basic tools and a non-player character (NPC) guide to get them started. The game is noted for its classic exploration-adventure style of gameplay, similar to games such as the Metroid series and Minecraft. The game has a 2D sprite tile-based graphical style reminiscent of the 16-bit sprites found on the Super NES. Terraria is a 2D sandbox game with gameplay that revolves around exploration, building, crafting, combat, survival, and mining, playable in both single-player and multiplayer modes. In-game screenshot showing the player at the starting area of a newly generated world
