Terraria 2011

Released: May 16, 2011
Anniversary: Turned 15 on May 16
Genres: Platform · Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Adventure · Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Linux · Nintendo 3DS · Windows Phone · Android · PC · iOS · Mac · Wii U · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: Re-Logic
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

On sale: $14.99 $29.99 -50% on Nintendo More deals on Xbox Nintendo, and in Adventure
Digital: GOG Steam PlayStation Xbox $9.99-50%
Physical: Search on Amazon

Affiliate links: GOG, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, ININ Games and Amazon

Is it still worth playing?

Re-Logic's 2011 two dimensional sandbox action adventure and platformer for Windows, with no set goals. You make a character, pick a difficulty and enter a procedurally generated world to explore, fight, gather resources and craft. That world is divided into biomes with their own enemies and resources, and the tougher Corruption and Crimson spread. Progress comes from bosses and goals. Bosses are summoned by items or conditions, and defeating some moves the game into hardmode. Then there are the NPCs, who move into houses once goals are met, with prices that depend on how happy their biome and neighbours make them. Your class, melee, ranged, magic or summoner, is set by the equipment you craft. A fresh world that keeps opening new areas, items and characters as you advance still makes exploring, digging and crafting pay off today.