Controls

A D

Move

Space / W

Jump; hold with wings to fly

Left click

Mine, attack, or use selected item

Right click

Place blocks and interact

1-0 / wheel

Select hotbar slot

E

Inventory and crafting

H

Ask the Guide about selected material

Q

Drop selected item

Esc

Close panel, pause, or Save & Quit

First Day

1. Chop trees and mine Copper, Iron, Silver, and Gold.
2. Craft a Workbench, Furnace, and Anvil.
3. Build an enclosed room with Wood Walls, a Torch, Table, and Chair.
4. Craft armor, weapons, and a boss summon.

Inventory & Building

Drag items between inventory slots to move or swap them. Click a slot to select it, then click an equipment, Dye, or Ammo slot to equip it.

Right-click Chests to store items. The Crafting tab only shows recipes available for your current progression.

Progression

Defeat the evil boss and Skeletron, explore the Dungeon and Underworld, then defeat the Wall of Flesh to begin Hardmode.

In Hardmode: defeat the three mechanical bosses, Plantera, Golem, the Dungeon ritual, four Celestial Pillars, and Moon Lord.

Explore & Travel

Fishing: carry bait, select a rod, click water, then click again when the bobber splashes. Hooks: select one and click a wall. Mount and pet items toggle when used.

Rescue sleeping or bound residents in their native biomes. Happy housed NPCs sell Pylons for fast travel.

World Events

Event summons work only at the proper time. Ask the Tavernkeep about Old One's Army and build a long, flat arena around the Eternia Stand.

Deaths place Tombstones; seven nearby graves create Ecto Mist. Parties, Lantern Nights, Windy Days, weather, and Starfall change the world and available rewards.