Terraria vs Starbound
72%Similarity
Better Rated
🏆 Terraria
Similarity Breakdown
Genres83%
Themes79%
Keywords34%
Game Modes100%
Player Perspective100%
Shared Features
✓ Adventure✓ Indie✓ Platform✓ Role-playing (RPG)✓ Action✓ Sandbox✓ Science fiction✓ Survival✓ 2d✓ action-adventure✓ boss fight✓ crafting
Key Differences
Terraria
- +Simulator
- +Strategy
- +Fantasy
- +Horror
- +Open world
- +alchemy
Starbound
- +blocks
- +building
- +crash landing
- +future
- +giant squid
- +ninja
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Terraria | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | May 16, 2011 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Rating | 82/100 | 79/100 |
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy | Adventure, Indie, Platform, Role-playing (RPG) |
| Themes | Action, Fantasy, Horror, Open world, Sandbox, Science fiction, Survival | Action, Sandbox, Science fiction, Survival |
| Game Modes | Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player | Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player |
| Player Perspective | Side view | Side view |
| Platforms | Android, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS | Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
Similarity is calculated from matching genres, themes, keywords, game modes, and player perspectives in the existing game database.