Terraria
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 12 sandbox games by recommenders
Recommended as a fun, timeless game with many options that people still enjoy years after first playing it. Critics mention a lingering bug.
Recommended as a fun, timeless game with many options that people still enjoy years after first playing it. Critics mention a lingering bug.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Timeless, fun, many options
“I had a blast playing it ten years ago, despite having a fraction of the content and polish it does now.”
Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “Just because a game is on disc doesn't mean it will work in the future” “We've enjoyed Diablo 2, Minecraft, and Terraria as a family”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting” “it's a timeless classic game with so many options”
Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Sane casual family co-op game on mobile?” - Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Play Aardwolf MUD”
- Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Creativity is the new moat”
Gameplay matters more than graphics
“Terraria and Stardew Valley show that it isn't just about graphics.”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “The Rise of Computer Games, Part I: Adventure” “Terraria, Necesse, and Barony use their own engines and run great”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “What to Learn to Be a Graphics Programmer”
Other sandbox games people recommend
The four most recommended other sandbox games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | 222 | 149 | 60% | 13 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Luanti | 23 | 4 | 85% | 7 | — | Approved |
| No Man's Sky Cosmos | 22 | 31 | 42% | 1 | — | — |
| Voxile | 16 | 1 | 94% | 3 | — | — |
| TerrariaThis page | 14 | 4 | 78% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
15 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I still sort items by hand and then use the quick stack function after a trip, like I would in Terraria.”
“they were actually good games”
“Games like Terraria fall into this trap”
“Terraria does a similar thing, where all the things that matter are hand-crafted.”
“it's a timeless classic game with so many options”
“I had a blast playing it ten years ago, despite having a fraction of the content and polish it does now.”
“Terraria, among others, still has this bug.”
“Terraria, Necesse, and Barony use their own engines and run great”
“there are no features to be unlocked by buying Terraria Pro, it doesn't exist”
“Are they more enjoyable and enriching than a MOBA? Yes on all counts.”
“Terraria is an infamous example.”
“We've enjoyed Diablo 2, Minecraft, and Terraria as a family”
“those games exist and are fun”
“Neither is particularly "scary" because they give the player straightforward ways to control the situation”
“Terraria and Stardew Valley show that it isn't just about graphics.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.