[Solved] Terraria Keeps Crashing

Nothing ruins a Terraria adventure quite like sudden crashes – whether you’re deep in combat, building your masterpiece, or just trying to launch the game. These crashes can strike without warning, corrupting saves or interrupting crucial moments in your journey.

The good news? We’ve identified the major causes of Terraria crashes and compiled proven solutions to help players get back in game. You may not have to try them all; just work your way down the list until you find the one that works.

How to fix Terraria crashing issues

Restart your computer
Update your graphics driver
Disable your antivirus temporarily
Run your game as an administrator
Verify the integrity of your game files
Run your game in compatibility mode
Reinstall your game and/or Steam

Fix 1: Restart your computer

Sometimes a game can crash or stop responding because of a temporary issue that you can fix by restarting your device.

If the Terraria crashing issue still exists after the reboot, then move on to the next fix, below.

Fix 2: Update your graphics driver

Your graphics card is the powerhouse behind Terraria’s visuals, handling everything from spell effects to terrain generation. The driver is the essential software that allows your game to communicate with this hardware. But if the graphics driver becomes outdated or corrupted, it may cause the game to crash. So you should update your graphics driver to see if it fixes the issue.

If you don’t have the time, patience, or computer skills to update the graphics driver manually, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making a mistake when installing.

You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee):

1) Download and install Driver Easy.

2) Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.

3) Click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system.

(This requires the Pro version which comes with full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee. You’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All. If you’re not ready to buy the Pro version, Driver Easy offers a 7-day free trial which includes access to all the Pro features such as high-speed download and one-click install. You won’t be charged anything until your 7-day trial has ended.)

You can do it for free if you like, but it’s partly manual.

The Pro version of Driver Easy comes with full technical support.
If you need assistance, please contact Driver Easy’s support team at support@drivereasy.com.

4) Relaunch your game to test your issue.

If Terraria still crashes, then go ahead with the next fix below.

Fix 3: Disable your antivirus temporarily

Your problem is sometimes caused by interference from antivirus software. To see if that’s the problem for you, temporarily disable your antivirus program and check if the problem persists. (Consult your antivirus documentation for instructions on disabling it.)

If Terraria works properly after you disable the antivirus software, contact the vendor of your antivirus software and ask them for advice, or install a different antivirus solution.

Be extra careful about what sites you visit, what emails you open and what files you download when your antivirus is disabled.

If this didn’t help in resolving your problem, try the fix below.

Fix 4: Run your game as an administrator

By default, Windows runs programs as a user, with limited permission to access system control. This means that Terraria doesn’t have full access to all game files and folders on your computer.

To see if that’s the core issue, try running your game as an administrator. Here is how to do it:

1) Exit Steam.

2) Right-click the Steam icon on your desktop and select Properties.

3) Click the Compatibility tab and check the box next to Run this program as an administrator. Then, click OK.

4) Relaunch Steam and Terraria to test your issue.

You can hopefully run the game without crashing now. If the problem still exists, then go ahead with the fix below.

Fix 5: Verify the integrity of your game files

Terraria may crash when one or more certain game file is damaged or missing. To fix it, try verifying the integrity of your game files on the Steam client. Here is how to do it:

1) Run Steam.

2) Click LIBRARY.

3) Right-click Terraria and select Properties.

4) Click the LOCAL FILES tab, then click VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES.

5) Relaunch your game to see if your problem has been resolved.

If not, try the next fix.

Fix 6: Run your game in compatibility mode

Some Windows updates may not be compatible with Terraria, keeping it from function properly. Try running your game in compatibility mode to see if it can fix your issue. Here is how to do it:

1) Right-click the Terraria icon, then select Properties.

2) Click the Compatibility tab. Then check the box next to Run this program in compatibility mode for.

3) Click the list box below to select Windows 8, then click OK.

4) Relaunch your game to check if your issue had been resolved.

If your game crashes again under Windows 8 mode, repeat steps 1 – 3 and select Windows 7 from the list box.

If this didn’t work for you, check the fix, below.

Fix 7: Reinstall your game and/or Steam

If none of the fixes worked for you, your issue might be caused by corrupted or damaged game files. In this case, reinstalling Terraria and/or Steam is very likely the solution to your issue. Here is how to do it: