# Terraria

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/terraria/

11 people recommended Terraria in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 12 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a fun, timeless game with many options that people still enjoy years after first playing it. Critics mention a lingering bug.

Summary written by Claude from 15 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Timeless, fun, many options (5 comments in the sample): "I had a blast playing it ten years ago, despite having a fraction of the content and polish it does now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49139118)) "We've enjoyed Diablo 2, Minecraft, and Terraria as a family" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47279025)) "it's a timeless classic game with so many options" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49221335))
- Gameplay matters more than graphics (2 comments in the sample): "Terraria and Stardew Valley show that it isn't just about graphics." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262291)) "Terraria, Necesse, and Barony use their own engines and run great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755263))

## Other sandbox games people recommend

- [Minecraft](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minecraft/): 134 recommend, 73 mixed, 127 criticize
- [Luanti](https://hackerapproved.com/p/luanti/): 19 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Voxile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/voxile/): 13 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize
- [No Man's Sky Cosmos](https://hackerapproved.com/p/no-man-s-sky-cosmos/): 13 recommend, 9 mixed, 29 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Terraria", https://hackerapproved.com/p/terraria/ (11 recommend, 3 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.