The action–adventure title published by 505 games, Terraria sold over 1 million units in China on mobile platforms after its recent release. It made it to the top of local charts on TapTap and the iOS App Store in both the premium and sandbox game categories in the country.
These preliminary results illustrate once again how Terraria truly is a timeless masterpiece in our industry, bringing joy to gamers in Beijing and Shanghai just like in New York and London and is a remarkable achievement for Terraria and our company. This confirms once again the importance of a local approach to strategy, publishing operations and game development in China and Asia
Raffi Galante, 505 Games Co-CEO and Co-Founder with his brother Rami
Terraria is a cross-platform game with vast exploration
Terraria, developed by Re-Logic, ported to mobile platforms by 505’s affiliate DR Studios, and published by them globally on mobile and console platforms, is a side-scrolling sandbox game that focuses on crafting unique items, exploring vast worlds, and battling various enemies. It incorporates a traditional 2D combat system with expansive crafting mechanics and randomly generated pixel worlds.
Since its launch Terraria mobile has opened up immense opportunity in Mobile gaming community
In China, 505 Games has partnered with the leading mobile premium game publisher, XD Inc for Greater China territories. After the successful launch of the game in Mainland China, 505 Games and XD Inc. is looking forward to next years’ release in the rest of the Chinese regions.
The release of Terraria has once again given us a glance into immense potential of the mobile games community, especially with Terraria garnering over 32,000 reviews on TapTap in just a few weeks.
XD’s CEO, Dash Huang
Deveopers are working on Terraria’s upcoming update
In order to appeal to gamers in Mainland China and stand out in the hyper-competitive local market XD Inc. will bring out Terraria’s highly anticipated 1.4 updates to Chinese gamers, by enhancing localization, adding territory-specific social features, and tweaking some key art to match local tastes and preferences. XD Inc. is also the publisher of other 505 Games mobile hits, including Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Human: Fall Flat.
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