Terraria is a 2D open-world sandbox game where you explore, fight, and build. You can do all of these things at once or separately depending on your preferences. Exploration is key in Terraria because it’s through exploration that you find resources such as wood and stone which are necessary for building weapons and tools. There are also enemies that roam the world that you must fight, but combat can be avoided for those who prefer not to fight (it won’t make any progress towards completing goals like finding bosses).

The most common way to engage in combat is with one of two types of swords: the longsword or broadsword. These weapons have different attack speeds but both deal enough damage to kill most enemies in one hit (except skeleton warriors). If there’s no room for error then consider using a bow instead – bows deal lots more damage than swords but players need a clear line-of-sight before firing off an arrow; this makes them less effective against flying enemies such as bats or demons.