15 Games Like Terraria That Make Creation Feel Limitless

Terraria captured lightning in a bottle — a 2D world where imagination, adventure, and creativity collide. Few games manage to blend survival, crafting, and world-building as seamlessly, giving players a true sense of ownership over every block and biome.

If you love that boundless creative freedom and the thrill of shaping entire worlds from the ground up, these games offer the same limitless spark in their own unique ways.

Starbound

Travel through a universe of procedurally generated planets, each brimming with secrets, dungeons, and materials to build your dream base. It expands Terraria’s sandbox spirit across the stars, inviting endless discovery.

Core Keeper

Dig deep into glowing caverns, uncover relics, and build cozy underground bases with friends. Its blend of survival and creativity makes it one of the most natural successors to Terraria’s mining-and-crafting formula.

Minecraft

Still the gold standard of sandbox creation, Minecraft lets you shape entire worlds one block at a time. Whether you’re crafting survival shelters or architectural masterpieces, its open-ended freedom is unmatched.

Craftopia

A chaotic fusion of crafting, farming, automation, and exploration, Craftopia feels like Terraria in 3D. It lets you create everything from windmills to dungeons, mixing cozy building with wild experimentation.

The Planet Crafter

Transform a barren alien world into a lush paradise by terraforming, crafting, and exploring. It channels Terraria’s creative satisfaction, swapping pickaxes for atmospheric processors and oxygen tanks.

Forager

A colorful idle adventure where you gather, craft, and expand your little island empire. Its simplicity hides a deep crafting system and a satisfying loop of endless expansion and discovery.

No Man’s Sky

From base-building to planetary exploration, No Man’s Sky offers infinite space for creativity. Every biome feels like a new canvas for players who love crafting and curiosity-driven play.

Junk Jack

A charming 2D sandbox filled with crafting, exploration, and treasure-hunting. It’s a cozier, more relaxed version of Terraria — great for players who prefer gentle discovery over intense combat.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Combine RPG storytelling with free-form construction to rebuild beautiful islands. Its cheerful tone and intuitive building system make creation feel both grand and effortless.

Aground

Start with nothing and rebuild civilization one upgrade at a time. From mining to magic to space travel, it captures Terraria’s sense of progress — the joy of seeing a small spark grow into something vast.

Grow: Song of the Evertree

Nurture entire worlds on the branches of a mystical tree. It replaces survival mechanics with harmony and care, offering the same creative satisfaction in a calm, whimsical setting.

My Time at Sandrock

Rebuild a town from the ruins of civilization through crafting, building, and community. It’s a grounded, story-rich twist on Terraria’s creative drive, full of warmth and dusty beauty.

Garden Paws

Run a shop, decorate your island, and build a life surrounded by adorable creatures. It turns Terraria’s creative loop into something cozy and heartwarming, perfect for relaxed builders.

Len’s Island

Explore mysterious islands, fight creatures, and construct your dream home along the shore. Its seamless blend of exploration and creativity feels like Terraria rendered in peaceful 3D.

Sun Haven

Mix farming, magic, and city-building in a vibrant fantasy world. It trades Terraria’s dungeons for cozy charm but keeps that irresistible “build your world, your way” spirit alive.