Games like Terraria for diggers and builders
Core Keeper and Starbound are the closest games to Terraria: dig, craft, build a base and beat bosses with friends. Minecraft is the 3D cousin, and Noita is the pick if you want every pixel to burn.
Why Terraria is hard to replace
Terraria is a 2D sandbox adventure by Re-Logic, released in 2011. You dig down through a side-view world, craft better gear, build houses for NPCs and fight bosses that open new parts of the world. It is on PC, consoles and phones.
Most copies get one part right. Few get the boss ladder that quietly tells you what to do next.
Real games like Terraria
- Core Keeper. Pugstorm's top-down mining game, fully released in August 2024. Dig out from an ancient core, farm, fish and fight bosses with up to eight players.
- Starbound. Chucklefish's space take from 2016. Fly a ship between planets and build on any of them.
- Minecraft. Mojang's block sandbox. The same dig, craft and build loop in 3D, with the Ender Dragon waiting at the end.
- Noita. Nolla Games' roguelike where every pixel is simulated. Fire spreads, water flows, and you build your own spells into wands.
- Don't Starve Together. Klei's co-op survival. Gather by day, survive the night, in a dark hand-drawn world.
Terraria-style games on mobile
Terraria itself is on iPhone and Android, and so is Minecraft. Starbound is on PC and Xbox, Noita is a PC game, and Core Keeper is on PC and consoles, so check the platform before you buy.
If you play on a phone, a controller helps. Digging and building with touch works, but boss fights are easier with real buttons.
Roam digging and survival games
Free on Roam for iPhone.
- BOOMDIG. Hold to dig, tap for TNT, keep going down. A voxel dig-down arcade.
- BLOCKSURVIVE. First-person survival crafting. Punch a tree, craft a tool, last the night.
- Hold Till Dawn. Build up before dark and survive till morning in a voxel world.
- Muddy Millions. A digging tycoon. Dig the mud, find the loot, buy the next zone.
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Make your own digging game with Roam
Describe the world under the ground and what lives there. Roam builds it, and you can add a boss or a new layer by asking.
Try: "2D digging adventure under my school, crafting, a worm boss every 100 meters, friends can dig too"Questions people ask
Is Terraria on mobile?
Yes. Terraria has been on iPhone and Android since 2013.
Is Terraria like Minecraft?
They share digging, crafting and building. Terraria is 2D and pushes you toward boss fights; Minecraft is 3D and more open.
What is the best co-op game like Terraria?
Core Keeper. It supports up to eight players and has the same mix of mining, crafting and bosses.