Learn Terraria, one game at a time
Build new worlds and tiles in Terraria with the free tModLoader toolkit.
Ages 10 and up
Free, no account
15 workshops
Lumo says: Start with the World Workshop episodes. Each one changes a small part of your world.
Show:
Start here with Terraria
One short build to get going. Then pick a game below.
Needs Terraria and tModLoader installed
Pip says: Make a change, then jump in and explore it. That is how modding clicks.
Terraria World Workshop
Build a whole world piece by piece, from setup to sharing, in the free Terraria app.
Needs Terraria and tModLoader installed
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop
A free step-by-step Terraria world workshop: edit a world in TEdit, shape biomes, decorate it, and share your own custom world. Ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 2: Inside a World File
Episode 2 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Tour the Worlds folder and learn what a .wld file really holds: tiles, walls, chests, signs and metadata. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 3: Your First Change
Episode 3 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Copy a world, open it in TEdit, change one tile, save it and load it back in the game. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 4: Walls & Layers
Episode 4 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Learn the difference between foreground tiles and background walls, place walls in TEdit and turn a space into a safe room. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 5: Biomes & Rules
Episode 5 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Learn how the game counts blocks to make biomes, place a biome patch in TEdit, test it in the game and fix one that will not trigger. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 6: Build & Decorate
Episode 6 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Plan a plot, build the walls and roof, add platforms and doors, then light and decorate your build with furniture and loot. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 7: Tunnels & Traversal
Episode 7 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Learn why tunnels help you travel and hide, then dig a safe, walled and lit tunnel in TEdit. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 8: A Brand-New Area
Episode 8 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Pick an empty spot, carve out the space, build a floor and walls, connect it with a tunnel and test a brand-new area. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 9: Package & Share Your World
Episode 9 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Save and name your world, find the .wld file, zip it, write a README and share it safely with a friend. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 10: Fix It
Episode 10 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Read the load log, fix version mismatches and nested folders, restore a backup world and ask for help well. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 11: Play & Share
Episode 11 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Load your finished world in tModLoader, test it in game, fix the last issues, then save, name and share it. Beginner, ages 10+.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10-14
Terraria World Workshop Ep 12: Design Your World
Episode 12 of the free Terraria World Workshop. Plan purpose, paths, flow, balance and detail, then test your world and claim your World Builder badge. Beginner, ages 10+.
Studios, cheat sheets and templates
Browser studios, quick-reference sheets and starter files for when you want to go further.
Nothing to install
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10+
Terraria World Studio
A free browser playground for the Terraria World Workshop: paint and dig tiles, build biomes, add chests, test walking, plan your world files and download your world. No install needed.
Terraria · Beginner · Ages 10+
Terraria World Modding Cheat Sheet
Free printable Terraria world modding cheat sheet: folder paths, tModLoader and TEdit basics, the world checklist, biome rules and the common log errors.
Everything else, plus every other engine, lives in the full workshop hub. Modding needs Terraria (a paid game) and the free tModLoader. The World Studio runs in the browser.