Terraria AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Exploration Games

The best Exploration Game alternative to Terraria is Junk Jack. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try The Blockheads or Ylands. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Terraria and many of them are Exploration Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Exploration Game alternatives to Terraria are Planet Centauri, OpenClonk, Haven & Hearth and Don't Starve.

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  1. Junk Jack icon
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    Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!

    45 Junk Jack alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Junk Jack vs Terraria Comments
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    It has the adventure like Terraria and they have the same view

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Junk Jack is Paid and ProprietaryTerraria is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. The Blockheads icon
     18 likes

    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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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Ylands icon
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    Ylands is a unique sandbox adventure game which allows you to explore your creativity. It is also a platform for making custom games, ranging from simple scenarios to sophisticated game modes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Embark on your greatest adventure to Planet Centauri! Discover new biomes, explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame monsters, build and protect a NPC community, craft your own weapons and create your own magic spells!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
  5. OpenClonk icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Haven & Hearth is a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) set in a fictional world loosely inspired by Slavic and Germanic myth and legend. The game sets itself apart from other games in the genre in its aim to provide players with an interactive, affectable...

    7 Haven & Hearth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Don't Starve icon
     11 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
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    Don't Starve vs Terraria Comments
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    Positive
    2

    Not the same gameplay, but some things are similar.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Don't Starve is Paid and ProprietaryTerraria is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. Crash land on an hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  9. Wurm Online icon
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    Wurm Online is an independent, ground breaking MMO that allows players to dig, flatten, raise and shape the land and create the frontier world they live in.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
  10. KAG is a game about mining, building castles and destroying your enemies. It is a side-scrolling 2D action multiplayer war game with focus on building, constructing siege machines and intense PvP combat.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Clonk icon
     11 likes

    Clonk is an entertaining, action-packed game of strategy, tactics, and skill. It can be played by a single player, with up to four players on one computer, or any number of players in local networks or via internet.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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