What are the best Terraria alternatives?

Terraria is described as 'Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint' and is a very popular Crafting Game in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to Terraria for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is Starbound. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Veloren or OpenClonk. Other Terraria like games are Creativerse: The Definitive Edition, Voxelands, Eco and The Blockheads.

Terraria alternatives are mainly Crafting Games but may also be Sandbox Games or Exploration Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Terraria.

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Starbound
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Crafting Game
Adventure Game
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21 alternatives to Starbound
Starbound is an indie game being produced by the UK-based independent game studio Chucklefish Ltd. Starbound takes place in a two-dimensional, procedurally generated universe which the player will explore in order to obtain new weapons, armor, and miscellaneous items.
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Starbound Features
1. MultiplayerStarbound offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. ModdableStarbound can be modified through the installation of external mods.
Crafting
Sci-fi
Exploration
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Most users think Starbound is a great alternative to Terraria.
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Starbound and Terraria are far more similar than either paired with Minecraft.
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Veloren
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Open World Game
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14 alternatives to Veloren
Veloren is a multiplayer voxel RPG written in Rust. It is inspired by games such as Cube World, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.
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Veloren Features
1. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
2. MultiplayerVeloren offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. ModdableVeloren can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Works OfflineVeloren can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. Single playerVeloren has one or more single player game modes.
6. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Veloren.
7. Support for scriptingVeloren supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
8. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Veloren to play cooperatively.
9. Endless gameplayVeloren offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
Voxel-based geometry
Linux-games-native
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Creativerse: The Definitive Edition
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Sandbox Game
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61 alternatives to Creativerse: The Definitive Edition
Creativerse: The Definitive Edition is a sandbox adventure game set in a beautiful yet treacherous world shrouded in mystery. Adventure solo or bring your friends, unearth secrets, and tame the land together!
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Blueprints
Photographic filters
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OpenClonk
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Exploration Game
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5 alternatives to OpenClonk
OpenClonk is a free multiplayer action game where you control clonks, small but witty and nimble humanoid beings. The game is mainly about mining, settling and fast-paced melees. OpenClonk is not just a game but also a versatile 2D game engine that allows the creation of...
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Voxelands
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66 alternatives to Voxelands
The Fun-Focused Free Software Voxel World Game. Voxelands is a sandbox construction game based on Minetest.
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Voxelands Features
1. Single playerVoxelands has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerVoxelands offers a game mode for more than one player.
Infinite World
Free to play
Windows XP Compatibility
Discontinued
Official website no longer exists and last commit is from a March 2018. See https://gitlab.com/voxelands/voxelands/commits/next
Eco
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Crafting Game
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12 alternatives to Eco
Eco is an online game where players must collaborate to build a civilization in a world where everything they do affects the environment. All resources come from a simulated ecosystem, with thousands of plants and animals simulating 24/7.
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1. Single playerEco has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerEco offers a game mode for more than one player.
The Blockheads
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47 alternatives to The Blockheads
Night is falling and your blockhead is freezing. You haven't yet made shelter and your campfire has gone out. All you have is a spade, some wood and a few sticks. You have only minutes before exhaustion hits. Do you create a bed, dig a cave or refuel your fire?

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Minecraft Earth (Series)
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Sandbox Game
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93 alternatives to Minecraft Earth
Experience Minecraft in AR!.
Represent entire series of Minecraft Earth games.
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Minecraft Earth Features
1. PortableMinecraft Earth can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. MultiplayerMinecraft Earth offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Single playerMinecraft Earth has one or more single player game modes.
4. Augmented RealityMinecraft Earth makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.
Discontinued
discontinued online-only game
Don't Starve
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Exploration Game
Open World Game
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15 alternatives to Don't Starve
Play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.
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Crafting
Minecraft
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Some users think Don't Starve is a great alternative to Terraria, some don't.
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Not the same gameplay, but some things are similar.
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Lamecraft
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77 alternatives to Lamecraft
Minecraft clone for Playstation Portable (PSP).
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