Ok so it seems like a lot of people are missing the point of this comparison, which is probably my fault for not making it clearer. The point is not to say that "Terraria is better than Minecraft, you shouldn't enjoy or play Minecraft because Terraria is more fun". I'm saying that Terraria is the perfect player experience, it does everything that people want a game to do, while Minecraft misses those things pretty hard. Terraria is cheap, there's basically no monetization, it's on a convenient launcher (steam), there's a small team of loving developers who respond to the community, the game has continued to get free updates for over a decade, and modding was made as convenient and accessable as possible for free. Like I said, Minecraft is not impossible to download and play (and mod), but it has enough annoying barriers that will keep far more people from fully enjoying the game. Whereas Terraria has basically none of those barriers. And to take things a step further, Terraria's development team is practically nonexistent compared to the massive team producing Minecraft, which ultimately is all backed by Microsoft. It's Bill Gates Vs. Redigit and somehow Redigit is able to absolutley demolish Minecraft in it's accessibility and ease of use. As for why I chose to contrast Terraria's perfection to Minecraft's flaws, I mean c'mon I think the best selling video game of all time backed by the ultra giga-corporation Microsoft can handle some criticisms. P.S. Making Minecraft models is easier than making Terraria sprites, fight me

while Terraria is only 9.99$ I still managed to spend 50$ on it, not because I bought it from a wrong site or anything. No the reason I spend so much on it is because, I can't stop gifting it to my friends! Like no one deserves to miss out on this masterpiece of a game!

So far terraria has definitely been the best 10 dollars of my life ngl.

Average "concept art is not commitment" fan vs average "my son asked for a dinosaur mount so i added it" enjoyer

Minecraft: We are only adding one mob per year that will have one use. Terraria: We will be adding a dinosaur mount because my son wanted it.

You can see the effort and love put into Terraira from Red (lead dev) himself, his son asked him for a dino mount and he's like yea sure

I love how you can feel that terraria is a passion project while minecraft has lost a bit of its soul.

The developers of Terraria are legends. They interact with the community often, make cool events and even add fan suggestions into the game, while Minecraft devs barely take a single peep from the community into account.

Minecraft has mob vote. Terraria has not a mob vote. Terraria Wins.

there is not a single developer that loves their game more than re-logic

I started terraria almost 3 weeks ago I have 80+ hours of gameplay and it is so far one of the best games i could play bc when playing it I can feel the old gaming feeling enjoyment 😊

Played terraria for the first time recently and the only thing i could think of while playing is why isnt minecraft like this.

Fun fact: when terraria came out mojang developers played it all day that they didnt even realize their own servers went down

As a graphic guy I absolutely agree that making minecraft 3D model that looks cool is A LOT easier than making 2D sprite look cool.

To quote Terraria: "Also try Minecraft!" To quote Minecraft: "Also try Terraria!"

The way he said "Terracoins" with spite towards Minecraft's Minecoins got me.

My first impression of the title was "no way terraria is better then minecraft" but these are some realy fricking good arguments

"The only time the Re-Logic betrayed their community, is by continuing to update the game" that was so funny lol. A game you should check out it Polytopia, hopefully it doesn't displease you.

What I liked about minecraft was how wacky but cohesive it was. As a kid I found the world and mobs super interesting because they were sort of all over the place and unique and funny looking. Nowadays minecraft only adds animals. Terraria is like old minecraft, it's got sniper riffles and magic staffs and wings, things players really want, while still feeling like it's one really thought out game.

"Terraria is just 2D minecraft" Terraria:

Terraria vanilla does everything Minecraft wants to be with mods

I think that Minecraft really lost its original soul. The newer updates feel super empty and bland. It’s either nostalgia or the ruining of the game. For me, it’s probably a mix of the both.

Red actually responds to and treats terraria’s players as friends, and MANY terraria items and changes are because of that. Not requiring any fancy mob votes or anything, just talking about ideas with one of the devs. Also, the devs are a lot easier to talk to than Minecraft devs because they just act like normal people. They don’t just ignore messages and replies from players like Minecraft does.

mojang: NO, WERE NOT GONNA ADD SHARKS BC PPL WILL KILL THEM, HOWEVER WE WILL ADD A SHITTY ASS SMELLING RED COW terraria: yes, we're gonna add literal shit :)

7:42 damn that fallen star really have beef with zombie

Terraria has free in-game vanity items, Minecraft makes you buy cosmetics.

Overall, I think there is some skepticism about this "rivalry" and it is kind of mind-blowing how these communities forget that these games are totally different experiences, this two are literally besties and search a totally different game loop, terraria is mare about the excitement of all the things that you can do that will always keep you doing something and minecraft its more about doing your own thing and find your own way to enjoy the game while just living the moment, I kinda get it terraria always has been kind of an underdog while minecraft has been EXPLOITED by content creators and I think these communities should just enjoy this games as best as they can

I just bought Terraria on my phone and playing it has made me realize how empty my old friend Minecraft is.

I just regret having not given Terraria a fair chance years ago. So much charm and polish. Excellent video.

"The worst part of terraria is that it has an end"- Unerdanger Words I live by

As a kid, purchasing Minecraft was damn near impossible

I like how terraria has a perfect balance between freedom and goals, where minecraft has too little incentive to progress towards anything in my opinion

i love how he casually got one of the rarest pets at 4:58

What makes Terraria super good is its replayability. Not only do I unlock new content within the game for playing it and defeating bosses. but I can play the game multiple times over and have a different experience each time. Including the fact multiplayer is that easy to access, and mods are such high quality compared to Minecraft. Just showed how loved of a game it is by its community and developers. Truly a game I will miss, and one that brings a greater sense of satisfaction compared to the many times I've attempted to get back into Minecraft.

Minecraft is a lego set that tells you to explore your limits whereas Terraria gives you a living world with limitless ways to reach its limit. If that makes any sense to anyone else

people who say "2d art isnt real art" need to look at this

Re-logic is working faster then the "I coded the mod vote in a week" modders

I regretted not speaking up when the devs made 1.4.4 since the devs were taking in a bunch of community feedback. But despite 1.4.5 not being meant as a community update, they've gone back to adding tons of community ideas anyway, so I have a 2nd chance to get my ideas into the game. The fact that the Terraria devs "unintentionally" listen to the community significantly more than the Minecraft devs really speaks volumes about them and their games.

This is the video I believe many Terraria players wanted to make but never did because they are afraid they will get flamed in the comment. I agree with every single point in this video and wouldn't ask for any more, thank you so much for making this.

I remember seeing this a long time ago, and tought you were just a silly hater. But seeing this video got me curious, and i ended up buying the game. That was the best desition of my life. I really want to thank you for making this video, because of it I staryed playing terraria, and enjoyed it as nobosy did...

Imma just say it While minecraft is declining and not listening to their fans Terraria is thriving and accepting their fans ideas ans even adding them

One of the devs at Mojang was basically responding to all of this with “Minecraft is a game about expression and that’s what these updates are about” People wish Minecraft had more ambition, more bosses, more dimensions, more progression and things to do that aren’t limited by their own creativity, but Mojang wants to move in the exact opposite direction it seems

The amount of times I came back to Terraria and replayed it is uncountable. I've bought the game almost a decade ago and got about 600-700 hours in it. And almost none of those hours were wasted on main title, but playing and enjoying it. Defeating the wall of flesh, getting the rod of discord, listening to wacky jungle rock while beating a freaking plant, then defeating a moon god is unmatched and every time feels like the first. It's truly an amazing game that makes you feel, you'll get angry when a Wyvern spawns out of nowhere just because you got a block too high while fighting a boss, or you'll feel like you've just finished a shift at work when farming for said rod of discord and immense joy when you finally get to clap Moon Lord cheeks and idiot drops an item you've wanted on the first attempt. And the fact that the game is going to be updated and every update gets called "THE LAST" will always get to you and make you laugh, saying to yourself - "The madlads at it again! They're again lying about the last update of this beautiful game!"

I just picked it uo for the first time after seeing it arounf for like 10 years. Been playing mknecraft with my girl for about 6 years. Every couple months we start a world and have fun but now we jave beat the ender dragon, wither, and even the warden a couple times, we have several maxed out worlds, with litteraly nothing new, and anything they do add is like "heres copper you cant make any gear, and it doesnt interact with anything else but it rusts over time". And any loot you get is like heres a diamond sword, it behaves EXACTLY like the wooden sword but its just better stats. In Terraria in the first 4 hours i found a staff that summons a bird on my head that fights for me, a magic wand that shoots fire, made a sword out of cactus (that has different mechanics than the starting sword), a mace, tons of potions that teleport, fly, affect gravity, a fish that summons a shark to by my buddy, and fished another shark that acts like a chainsaw, boots thay let ke slide down walls, a necklace that acts as a light source, mines probably 5 different ores, and fought probs around 20 different enemies, found all sorts of other stuff underground (including a giant nest of antlions) and i just killed the eyeball boss. And from what i saw i jave barely scratched the surface of content. Like its INSANE how you fond COOL stuff ALL THE TIME, every chest im like WHOAAA A FLUTE THAT SUMMONS SNAKES I CAN CLIMB, instead of word 2 diamonds and 9 bread and a saddle.

I personally believe that both games are better at different things, like how Terraria is a better survival journey game, while Minecraft is better at being a sandbox. Although I spend more time on Minecraft these days, I often see myself doing more time in Creative Mode, toying with command and structure blocks.

I never wanted to rank either of the games because even though both games have a similar genre, they feel very different to me. Terraria feels more focused on action and bosses while Minecraft feels more chill. I still couldn’t decide which one is better, though I do come back to Minecraft more often because my friends play it more.

As someone that’s played a good deal of both games. Just wanted to say I totally agree with all your points! It’s very rare you find game devs that care about the quality of the game more than its marketability. That’s why more and more of these AAA studios are pumping out unfinished uninspired cash grabs. I haven’t played Minecraft since they added this store but you can see how hard they’re leaning in on that monetisation over satisfaction! Great vid :)

Finally a comparison video that doesn’t say minecraft is a “building game” and terraria is a “combat game” while denoting that building in terraria is actually much better (coming from an art major that loves building in terraria)

whatever game is getting new unique boss music after 10+ years is automatically the better game

Just imagine how good Terraria 2 will be. Also, Terraria 2 has basically been confirmed at this point, which is mainly because the Terraria engine is too limiting, and they want something that has nearly no limits. Also, the community wants it! In a poll on what re-logic should make next, Terraria 2 won by a lot Great video btw :)

People always push that minecraft has a better sandbox thing, but personally building in terraria and slowly transforming the world and so on is just so satisfying and fun. Just using the hammer in terraria opens so many doors and it is just so genius.

It all went down hill when bedrock edition replaced console edition

8:02 they tried to make another terraria spin off ‘terraria other world’ but they cancelled it.

The big difference is that Terraria isn't scared to change things. Minecraft is scared to make the game too different. You could be told that Terraria released yesterday and the game does feel like that, while if you said that for Minecraft, there's too much old and outdated content in Minecraft. Mojang needs to either go back to the old style of updates, or update more old content. I personally think the first option is better, as it feels like the most well-thought-out and well-made feeling features are the older ones.

I made some Terraria Mods a few years ago. So let me say something to creating sprites. Basic Items are super easy but everything with an anination or placeable objects are some kind of nightmare. Ah and i can agree with the video 100%. The replayvalue is intense in Terraris. I am currently at roundabout 3.500 hours in Terraria and i still find new ways to play the game.

I am a more or less an adult but i can safely say that terraria is a VERY big part of my life. Seriously, i think about it at least once every day since i had my first friend, and that was like 8 years ago. The thing is - this game is stuck in my mind as a way of world perception, because everything relates in a way to Terraria in some way. Don't ask me how - i don't know, but i love it because i have something that makes me happy every day. Terraria will always have a special place in my heart and i will never forget this masterpiece!

Amazing video man I always thought about this but never really found anyone talking about it

Terraria actually had a spin-off/ alternate universe game. Terraria: Otherworld had quite a lot of potential but in the end they cancelled it. You can still get the music from the game though, which I think is interesting.

As someone who played and loved both Terraria and Minecraft, I always considered them incomparable. Terraria is more of an action game, while Minecraft is a more chill game. I never play Terraria expecting a 2d Minecraft, and I never play Minecraft expecting a 3d Terraria, which is why Terraria mods for minecraft never really caught my attention.

Minecraft: Nooooooo you can only have one new annoying mob that does piss all Terraria: You want it you can have it

This is the first video of yours I've found and I like your style! Well paced, funnily written, and reminiscent of mid 2010s gaming review content which is super comforting and nostalgic (tho your vids still feel like their own thing). Subsribed.

endgame toilets sold it for me

I think the major reason terraria is still getting updated, is just because the devs also love playing terraria

The fact that you ended the video with party in the clouds tells me you're a real one.

It’s so funny how accurately Minecraft vs Terraria clearly represents the distinction between sellout corporate greed and true passion and ambition

My favorite part about the Terraria devs is how open they are to new ideas, constantly thinking of/taking community suggestions for cool unique things to add to the game. Minecraft devs seem to avoid interesting or useful features at all costs. And more importantly, they avoid simple quality of life changes that would take literally no time to implement.

I've played both games for a decent amount of time each, both multiplayer and single player, and I can confidently say that Terraria has been able to keep my attention much longer than Minecraft has. And another thing I like about Terraria that you could've mentioned is the fact that the devs want to have fun making the game just as much as the players want to have fun playing it, they add random joke items just because they thought it would be funny like a whoopee cushion that drops from a worm for some reason or gravity defying cactus balls to annoy players because why not. Compared to Minecraft which feels like it has had joy slowly drained out of it with every update feeling somewhat underwhelming and lacking on some features that they promised before, Terraria's updates just drop whatever the heck the devs find useful, funny, challenging, and/or playful, and let the players have fun with them however they wish

I basically know every nook and cranny about terraria yet I always find more and more content to look into and I also find more ways to put a smile on my face, Minecraft though, I basically found out everything the minute I heard of it, and it didn’t take that long, meaning that there isn’t much content to explore or new content being added. sure, I still loooove the game, but terraria takes everything, terraria’s only problem is figuring out when they will forget the game and stop updating it so my cheeks stop hurting from smiling. TERRARIA FOR LIFE

I will say, I keep playing Terraria for two reasons: The devs add quality content and actually listen to the community. The constant hype for new updates and weapons and content the devs pump out keeps me playing. Hours and hours have been dumped into one world that I have where I turn the entire thing into a super base for myself, so I can test and collect every item possible. Red (the creator of Terraria), interacts with the community often and is constantly asking for ways to improve the game! The countless ways to play. With the 4 main classes (and countless sub-classes), the game always has a new way for you to run through and beat it! I find myself creating a new world occasionally and screwing around with a brand new character, trying out a play style I never would’ve thought of before! Minecraft is a good game, but Terraria has had more time, love, and effort put into it. I can without a doubt say that I prefer Terraria over Minecraft.

Minecraft's progression sucks. To get from 0 to diamond gear, you don't need to go on an adventure, looking for interesting structures and fighting various bosses. No, you need to find a village, breed and zombify the villagers, then get the diamond trades from an armorsmith and break and place the lectern repeatedly to get a librarian that sells Mending. After that, build an xp farm to enchant your gear and dig straight for an hour in the nether to get netherite, and voila, you have reached the top. No interesting encounters or challenges. No utilization of a variety of mechanics. Nothing.

It’s hurts to hear this but its true, i played both games when i was young and love them for different reasons. I found myself at different times playing one more then the other. However, Minecraft feels more nostalgic to me while terraria still has me in, They are both great games but Minecraft lost something

I kinda like Minecraft, ngl. But vanilla survival does get boring after a while if you're not into building. Just started playing Terraria couple of months ago and I have to say, it has so much more to do. It never ever gets boring. Also I hate Mojang. It's like they're intentionally trying to piss off it's fanbase. Doing stupid mob votes that only causes controversies and giving people what they want only to remove/nerf it (I am talking about the fireflies and copper bulb). Just fucking why?

i think one of the best experiences i had in minecraft (and that’s why i like it more than terraria) is creating your own modpack. and changing the game code to suit your play style exactly, if you want « your » game to be a 3d rpg you are forced to do it in minecraft. that’s what i love in minecraft, creating things. even though it’s way less accessible than in terraria it has the potential to be better. but as a game without changing the code or anything, terraria is clearly better.

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4:57 bro just got the rarest drop from a tree possible and said nothing

As a person who has also recently finally managed to put down destiny and pick up terraria again… this really resonated with me

I remember when minecraft used to be even harder to get. When I first bought it I was like 11 years old and didnt know what I was doing. That was back when you had to install java first, I believe. So the first year, or two, I just couldnt play it. I just kinda had it, but couldnt play

You should 100% make a sequel video to this, i'd love comparing core gameplay mechanics like bosses. i can just imagine the difference fighting a side by side of calamity's exo mechs versus the lich king from the twilight forest mod lol. anyways, great video.

Both are games of my childhood, but Terraria has stuck with me. I haven’t really played MC, or had the desire to play in years. Terraria has always had my heart as my favorite game ever.

Bro talked for all of us

I did some thinking on this. Sometimes I like to take a little time to process things before reacting. So I agree largely with many of your points. And I've played both games since either their inception, or shortly after they left alpha/beta phases. I have close to 10,000 hours in Terraria, and over 10,000 hours in Minecraft. I would say I agree in the manner that I love the way Terraria handles development. I love the variation of magical items/mobs/ bosses/ NPC's, and even story more. On the other hand. There's always something that somehow seems to draw me back to Minecraft, and I do go through phases where I'll enjoy one over the other more for different reasons. At the end of the day though. I must say there's one thing I cannot deny above all else. When I beat a Terraria world, that's it. I never return to it ever again. I will take my time building things during the gameplay, and even learned a lot about building in the game. (Mostly from Khaios I admit.) but as soon as I'm done with the moonlord. I'll take my new toys and wreak havoc on the world for a time, then I just stop playing for awhile. Minecraft on the other hand. I feel like once I kill that ender dragon. The world is finally opening up to me. I finally have access to some decent gear and enchantments. Now I can go farm Elytra to fly around. (Which I have all kinds of ways to fly and flying mounts by now in Terraria. I do wish they would add flying mounts to Minecraft as well. Super epic.) Anyway. Now I can also get Shulker boxes so I can farm items enmasse so that I may take on large projects, and I'm free to move around and build. Terraria is a lot more combat based. So I often find myself taking the summoner route so I don't have to deal with annoying enemies while I'm trying to do things in the game like building in harsh environments. There's something about the simplicity of minecraft that allows me to chill in ways that I have never been able to do in Terraria. I see a lot of videos hating on Minecraft these days. Even with addition of blocks. But as a young lad, I enjoyed playing with Legos. Never one time had I thought, oh man... I have too many legos. There's too many variants here. I only found myself searching for new and creative ways to use them to make my builds even more dynamic and extravagant. I find myself in the same situation in minecraft. Sometimes I'll go back through an entire world after an update, and update every build I've ever done, but I'll take pictures first so that I still retain the memory of how I've improved over the years. At the end of the day, it depends on what you want to do and how you feel at the time. One is 2d, one is 3d. One is based on the other. Both are sandbox. So while we may disagree with certain things on either game, at the end of the day. the biggest issues only come from ourselves. They are after all... Sandbox games. Sorry wall of text. May as well have created a video response, but meh.

Small correction; the base price for Terraria at launch was $15, lowered to $10 sometime after 2016. It goes on sale all the time, even back in 2011 you had several chances to buy it for as little as $5. Minecraft's 1.0 launched at $26.95 (prior to this you could buy beta access for less and carry access to the "final product"), raised to $30 sometime after 2016. It almost never goes on sale; in fact I don't think I've ever seen it below $20 at best, and that was before the microsoft acquisition. The value comparison has only gotten better over time.

i was very bored on my summer holidays and then my friend came and bougth me terraria. i did 1 playthrogh with him and it was SO GOOD, it was probably the most fun ive ever had in a videogame, since then i literally know everything about this game

Terraria is the last of the golden age. Just love for the game you made.

Amazing video, thank you for putting this together.

the minecraft devs also push way too many restrictions onto their creativity. Like they’ve explicitly stated that they’ll never add sharks or furniture and don’t really have too many great reasons to back up their choices. There’s also the annual updates and the update themes that constantly get in the way of interesting and built up features. It’s hard to distinguish a lack of care from the developers or if the lacklustre updates are all due to their creativity essentially being capped.

I used to think terraria was 2d minecraft. I gave it a try on a friends computer and I am not completely addicted.

This popped into my recommended and had zero knowledge you ever made a d2 video. As a chronic destiny enjoyer... I fully agree with you

You can see how much the developers love to make Terraria and add cool things, the creator is even adding a dinossaur mount because his son said that it would be cool. Then there is minecraft, they just do dumb updates because they fear that if they do something different people may get angry

That's not even touching the most recent news in the Minecraft world, such as banning guns, actually banning firearms, and some other absurd bs. So now they are also destroying the creative part of minecraft

as a player of both I definitely enjoy terraria more

Something I've said before is that Terraria is a game made *BY* gamers *FOR* gamers. Whereas Minecraft is not. The Terraria team has a better understanding of what their community wants because they can relate to them more. And they actually engage with their community in conversations, adding things they suggest. Whereas Minecraft gives a sort of illusion of engagement with the mob vote, and well, we know how much of a mess that is. I truly believe it the community was actually listened to the mob vote would've been bagged years ago

I started playing minecraft in 2013 and when I started terraria in 2020 I started to notice how much better it is and I've preferred it since.

The fact that terraria and Minecraft are compared so often despite the only similarity being that they are both sandbox both games is crazy.

Minecraft VS Terraria: ❌️ Minecraft *And* Terraria: ✅️

Old Minecraft was fun but whenever I end up playing it now I dont get very far before I get bored of it while in terraria, there’s fun every corner with cool weapons,soundtracks, and bosses.

Truly is a labor of love Let’s hope red and his team squeezes out another golden masterpiece

I remember Andrew spinks saying he wanted more of a purpose out of Minecraft and was mostly a big part of what drove him to make Terraria, This desire for a sense of purpose in Minecraft is what led the development of Terraria. I think this is where modpacks really shine for Minecraft if you want a sandbox game that also can give you objectives. Been playing/watching Hat Films play the Vault Hunters modpack and it's a blast to play. There's plenty of modpacks to choose from as well that can give you all sorts of fun goals. I remember playing one called Project Ozone I think? You basically are tasked with bringing life back to the world through the use of various mods. I stopped playing it eventually because my PC at the time was chugging when I tried to play the pack. Whoops...

I just want to rant about updates for a bit. Terraria 1.4.5 is in development right now. At first, it was going to be a small update that released some new items from its Dead Cells crossover. But as time went on, people kept asking for more stuff. And since the update was already taking time, Red obliged. We have already seen hundreds of new changes, from new items to QoL updates. And a huge chunk of them from the community. Every time we get an update for this game, its full of community ideas and new things. 1.4 exists because it became such a huge update that Red basically said "Fuck it, its 1.4. Throw every idea you have at me." Minecraft, on the other hand, has its once a year mob vote where a UKpostsr decides they like a mob and their community causes it to get added to the game.

Fun fact: terraria was supposed to have a sequel called "terraria otherworlds" and the concepts looked amazing but then they dropped it since they couldnt really figure out how to make it stand out, and the base game was still cherished by the community so they just said "okay we will keep the normal game updated". all that remains of the sequel is the soundtrack (that you can also buy on steam for 5 bucks)