Terraria hits 70 million sales

Re-Logic said on May 16 that Terraria had sold 70 million copies across PC, console and mobile as the studio marked the game’s 15th anniversary. The figure puts the side-scrolling sandbox game among the best-selling titles in the business, more than a decade after its original release. The studio disclosed the milestone in an anniversary post that also laid out platform-by-platform sales and outlined more updates ahead. Polygon separately reported the sales breakdown from Re-Logic’s anniversary post. ### Where did the 70 million figure come from? Re-Logic published the number in its 15th-anniversary update for Terraria on May 16, saying player support had allowed the studio to keep expanding the game without raising prices or adding microtransactions. The anniversary message was posted through Terraria’s official community channels and was later picked up by games media outlets. (forums.terraria.org) May 23 brought wider circulation of the milestone through a YouTube industry round-up that grouped Terraria’s sales mark with other games-business items, including Embracer and PlayStation news. The sales figure itself, however, traces back to Re-Logic’s anniversary disclosure rather than the video commentary. ### How are those 70 million copies split across platforms? (forums.terraria.org) Re-Logic’s breakdown showed 39.6 million copies sold on PC, 19.7 million on mobile and 10.7 million on console. That split makes PC the largest part of Terraria’s installed base, with mobile also accounting for a substantial share of lifetime sales. Polygon reported that Re-Logic also estimated about 461,000 daily PC players and average playtime of 101 hours and 18 minutes. (forums.terraria.org) The same report said tModLoader, the open-source tool tied to Terraria modding, had been downloaded 12.3 million times on Steam. ### Why does a 2011 game keep adding copies in 2026? Terraria launched on Steam on May 16, 2011, and Re-Logic has continued shipping updates long after earlier plans to wrap development. (polygon.com) The studio said in its anniversary message that ongoing support from players had let it keep building on the game over time. The current roadmap still includes more work. (polygon.com) Re-Logic said players can expect Update 1.4.6 to add cross-play, and Polygon reported that the studio plans more content updates beyond that release. ### What does the sales number place Terraria next to? Polygon said the 70 million total puts Terraria ahead of several major releases, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pokémon Red and Blue, while trailing Minecraft among survival and sandbox giants. (forums.terraria.org) Re-Logic did not frame the milestone in ranking terms in the excerpted anniversary post, but the raw total places the game in rare company among long-running premium titles. (polygon.com) A separate Re-Logic anniversary message one year earlier had cited more than 64 million players globally at Terraria’s 14th anniversary, showing the game added millions more users over the following year. That earlier benchmark helps show the pace at which the title continued to sell deep into its lifecycle. ### What comes next from Re-Logic? (polygon.com) May 28 is the next dated milestone on Re-Logic’s public schedule. Polygon reported that Terraria: Design Works, a book about the game’s development created with Lost In Cult, will open for preorder at 1 p.m. EST that day. June is expected to bring fuller details on a physical collector’s edition tied to the anniversary, according to Polygon’s report on Re-Logic’s plans. (forums.terraria.org) Cross-play remains part of the upcoming update path, with Re-Logic’s official posts indicating that post-1.4.5 support is continuing while the studio works toward that feature. (forums.terraria.org) (polygon.com)