Starbound or terraria

[Pipesin3]

who i should buy?

[Mar]

Star-aria

[Juffo-Wup is All]

Assuming you've played neither, and taking into account the state of the two games now and not in some nebulous future... Terraria, definitely.

[Pretentieux]

If you don't already own Terraria you should get it first. It has a more nebulous-yet-well-defined progression that you will most likely want to keep a wiki up in the background for, but overall the game is probably one of the most content complete ever made. Not to mention the game as well as its community has been treated like absolute gold by its developers over the years since its release, with content and QoL updates still coming down the pipeline. Hell, some of the devs are even active in the freakin modding scene, posting on modding forums and working on mods of their own to improve the game in ways that didn't make the official cut.

[/dev/NULL>skydart]

Explore, go along a storyline, built a farm or just "for fun" (Starbound) - or explore, suit up, build a base and fight big bosses (Terraria)? Perhaps both, if you like what you see?

[Dyne]

I have both; never got into Terraria but I played it a long time ago before it even had endgame content so I'm sure it's better now. Starbound is more my cup of tea because of the randomly generated planets and colony building.

[One Elf]

I love Starbound but I say Terraria. Terraria is far more straight forward and basic so you'll like it alot more your first go. Starbound is abit more complicate(more specifically survival mode is much harder than casual). Though Starbound only lacks flying and frequent bosses, I'd suggest getting it in the future for the things Terraria lacks in.

[Danish]

Terraria, in my opinion, trumps Starbound by leaps and bounds.
That being said, I find it a bit hard to compare the two, similar to comparing something like COD being compared against CS:GO, sure they're FPS', but they are two different worlds.
Starbound is, in my opinion, a more casual, relaxing game
Terraria, while relaxing in it's own rights, is harsh in the beginning, and I prefer most of it's aesthetic choices.
To end it off, I think they're both great games, Terraria's just finished.

[Mr.Joel]

Terreria is a game that's already fleshed out with tons of content. Of course go buy that first. Then get this one if you're into the exploring aspect.

[Nakos]

It depends on what you want. Starbound is a game primarily designed for Explorer type gamers (with some Socializer on the side). If you fall more into the Achiever and/or Killer gamer types the odds are you won't like or "get" Starbound.

I've never played Terraria so I can't really say. But I have played Starbound off and on, for years and I like it a lot. But, I'm an explorer type, the game really was designed for me.

[Pipesin3]

i will buy terraria first,and starbound later, thx for the answers guys

[Snowhusky5]

I would say Terraria, unless you dislike combat. Terraria is more focused on combat and mining/spelunking, while Starbound has a much wider (but shallower) focus. Plus, Terraria has multiplied its content three or five times over since its initial release, and is STILL being updated; it has gone beyond being a finished game at this point.

[Connatic]

What if you are like me and already own Terraria and wondering if Starbound is differrent enough to have something else to offer? I kinda got board of Terraira before there last major update.

[Metro]

Terraria is the better game with more content by a country mile. The only aspect Starbound is better in is building little towns of people. If you couldn't care less about that, like myself, Terraria is about a hundred times the game Starbound is.

If you already own Terraria I would only buy Starbound if you're really into building stuff and other wacky mini-games/side diversions that have absolutely nothing to do with progressing your character.

Starbound offers about a 15-20ish hour single player campaign with bosses you don't farm (they have no loot tables) and extremely poor itemization compared to Terraria.

[Supahz]

Could never get into Terraria, though my two girls love it. I prefer Starbound. But to be safe, I say buy both!

[wizaerd]

If all you care about is combat, Terraria becauzse it's so combat focused. If you're looking for a more enjoyable experience, Starbound, because it's more enjoyable.