Terraria price and where to buy it in 2026

Current price

Terraria’s standard price has sat at US$9.99 on Steam for years. It is discounted frequently, and at the time of checking it was at 50% off, US$4.99.

Where to buy

Buy from the platform’s own store. Each official listing is the only place a legitimate copy comes from.

• PC. Steam, and separately on GOG.
• Console. The Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store or Nintendo eShop, depending on your console.
• Mobile. The App Store on iOS and Google Play on Android.

There is no official cross-buy. Buying on Steam does not give you the console or mobile version, which matters because the platforms do not currently play together.

Is there a free version?

No. There is no free, free-to-play or ad-supported official version of Terraria on any platform. What exists instead is a permanent low price plus regular deep discounts, which is where the “Terraria is basically free” idea comes from.

Two things that are genuinely free and separate from the game:

• tModLoader, the mod loader, is a free standalone app on Steam. It is unofficial content and needs the base game to matter — see the mods page.
• The official dedicated server is a free download from terraria.org, but it is a server component, not a playable copy.

Why to avoid APK downloads

Searches for a Terraria APK return a large volume of sites offering the full game outside Google Play. Those files are not published by Re-Logic, and this page does not link to any of them. The risks are ordinary but real: repackaged code, no updates, and no route back to your purchases or saves.

If cost is the barrier, the cheaper legitimate moves are:

1. Wait for a seasonal sale — Terraria is discounted several times a year.
2. Check each storefront separately; Steam, console and mobile discounts do not run at the same time.