With a major update, the developers of Terraria have created a new hype around their title on Steam. The patch is supposed to be the last major one.
Why is Terraria so popular again? Those looking at SteamDB today can see that Terraria, despite its soon-to-be 15th birthday, is in 6th place among the games with the most players on Steam. More than 170,000 players were recently checking in on the survival sandbox hit. That’s more than since 2020.
The reason for the player boom is the “last” major update for Terraria. After the title had received its supposed last update in 2020, the developers wanted to round off their game with the new update 1.4.5.
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An update with replay value
What has changed? With update 1.4.5, which the developers have dubbed the “Bigger and Boulder” update, numerous changes have been made. Basically, there is more of everything:
- more blocks
- more weapons
- more equipment
- more furniture
- more mounts
- more paintings
- more accessories
- more replay value
The developers aimed to ensure that it’s worth starting Terraria over and over again with perhaps the last update of their title and to deliver enough variety so that each playthrough becomes a unique experience.
In addition to the sea of more, the developers also worked on the game’s quality of life. There is a simplification in managing inventory and crafting items. Additionally, the game’s balance has been adjusted once more.
As usual, the developers forgo complete patch notes and want players to experience for themselves what has changed with the update.
Is this really the last update? In 2020, patch 1.4 was released as the supposed “last” update for Terraria. Update 1.4 “Journey’s End” was meant to finalize Terraria, but the developers continued to release further updates even afterwards.
Even 11 years ago, in 2015, the developers wanted to release “the first planned last update”. This was about version 1.3, which was then considered the “last update”, as developer Ted Murphy admitted to PCGamer.
However, whether update 1.4.5 is truly the “last” update or if a new “last” update will come in a few years cannot be answered accordingly.
The success of Terraria remains unabated 15 years after the release, and each “last” update continues to create hype with its new content. However, for the developers, success also always brings a new challenge: An indie game becomes a Steam hit, but that is the worst thing that could happen to the developers.
