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Dig, Fight, and Build your way through the world of player-created mods on Terraria with tModLoader - this DLC makes modding Terraria a reality!

DEV: TML TeamPUB: Re-Logic, TML TeamAppID 1281930
UPDATE PULSEevery ~31d·last 32d ago·29 recent on record

Is tModLoader still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

99.1
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

97.1% of 382,908 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 97.1. The developers have shipped 5 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 2.0.

reception 97.1·support +2.0·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

32 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~30 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

5

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 30 days and were last heard 32 days ago — within their normal range. 5 substantial updates landed in the past six months.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

patchAug 19, 2026

tModLoader August 2026 Stable Update Arrives as 1.4.5 Work Continues

The tModLoader team has published its August 2026 Stable Update, authored by javidpack. The announcement covers three areas: a changelog for the new stable release, a showcase of recent mods, and a progress report on the ongoing effort to support Terraria 1.4.5 ("Bigger and Boulder").

What changed

  • A new stable release has shipped (specific changelog details were not included in the available source text).
  • Work on tModLoader 1.4.5 compatibility is ongoing and expected to take many months still.
  • A 1.4.5-dev beta branch is available for players and modders who want to report bugs ahead of the full release.
  • Community contributions — code, bug reports, testing, and Discord discussions — are actively welcomed and credited as significant to progress.
  • Modders are encouraged to raise API shortcomings with the team on Discord, as major releases offer a window to fix issues that regular monthly updates cannot address.

On mod compatibility, the team is direct: due to the scope of changes in Terraria 1.4.5, existing mods will not all work immediately when that update eventually arrives. Modders will need time to update their work.

For players, the stable update provides a clean release to use today, while those willing to accept rough edges can join the 1.4.5-dev branch and help shape what the next major version of tModLoader looks like.

Two years of development

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Recent Transmissions

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Community AnnouncementsSep 1, 2026
September 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the September 2026 Stable Update and other news. This month's announcement contains 1.4.5 update progress, a quick showcase of new mods from the past month, and the changelog for the new stable release. Terrar…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 1, 2026
August 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the August 2026 Stable Update and other news. This month's announcement contains 1.4.5 update progress, a quick showcase of new mods from the past month, and the changelog for the new stable release. Future Te…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 2, 2026
July 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the July 2026 Stable Update and other news. This month's announcement contains 1.4.5 update progress, a quick showcase of new mods from the past month, and the changelog for the new stable release. Future Terr…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 1, 2026
June 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the June 2026 Stable Update, as well as some other news. This month's announcement contains news about 1.4.5 update progress, a quick showcase of new mods from the past month, and the changelog for the new sta…

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Community AnnouncementsMay 1, 2026
May 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the May 2026 Stable Update, as well as some other news. This month's announcement contains news about 1.4.5 update progress, a quick showcase of new mods from the past month, and the changelog for the new stab…

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Community AnnouncementsApr 1, 2026
April 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the April 2026 Stable Update, as well as some other news. This month's announcement contains news about 1.4.5 update progress, information about the new tModLoader-specific Workshop rules, a quick showcase of …

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Community AnnouncementsMar 1, 2026
March 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the March 2026 Stable Update, as well as some other news. In regards to updating tModLoader to the Terraria 1.4.5 update: The Future Terraria 1.4.5 Support and Improving Security sections below are a repeat of…

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Community AnnouncementsFeb 2, 2026
February 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the February 2026 Stable Update, as well as some other news. Plans for Terraria 1.4.5 Support First, we hope everyone has been having fun playing the new Terraria v1.4.5 update (Bigger and Boulder). If you did…

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Community AnnouncementsJan 1, 2026
January 2026 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the January 2026 Stable Update. We wish everyone a happy new year and look forward to all the exciting and amazing mods that will undoubtedly be created this year. But first, here is a collage of new mods rele…

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Community AnnouncementsDec 1, 2025
December 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the December 2025 Stable Update. But first, here is a collage of new mods released this past month. There were over 300 new mods this month! Have you tried any of these mods yet? Find any hidden gems? Be sure …

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Community AnnouncementsNov 1, 2025
November 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the November 2025 Stable Update. But first, some news. This last week we hosted our third official mod jam on our Discord server. The theme was "Anything Can Happen on Halloween!" and we had several spooky mod…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 1, 2025
October 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the October 2025 Stable Update. But first, some news. This last week we hosted our second official mod jam on our Discord server. The theme was "It's Dangerous to Go Alone, Take This!" and it involved creating…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 1, 2025
September 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the September 2025 Stable Update. But first, here is a collage of new mods released this past month. There were 390 new mods this month! Have you tried any of these mods yet? Find any hidden gems? Be sure to r…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 1, 2025
August 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the August 2025 Stable Update. But first, some news. This last month we hosted our first official mod jam on our Discord server and it was a mind-blowing success. The theme was "Game Tribute" and we were impre…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 1, 2025
July 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the July 2025 Stable Update. But first, here is a collage of new mods released this past month. Have you tried any of these mods yet? Be sure to regularly check the workshop for newly released mods, we're posi…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 1, 2025
June 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! We've hit another impressive milestone this last month. The workshop now has over 10,000 mods available! That's amazing! Be sure to regularly check the workshop for newly released mods, we're positive you'll always find some…

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Community AnnouncementsMay 1, 2025
May 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the May 2025 Stable Update. We are once again grateful for the massive amount of community participation in developing and testing new features each month. This month's release contains several notable feature…

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Community AnnouncementsApr 1, 2025
April 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! This last month tModLoader hit an exciting new player count record. We had 56,000 players playing at the same time! We look forward to even more users enjoying playing tModLoader as new mods continue to come out and existing…

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SteamDBMar 1, 2025
tModLoader peaks at 79k players

tModLoader has peaked at 79,101 concurrent players on 8 February 2026 which is 6 years after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.

Community AnnouncementsMar 1, 2025
March 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the March 2025 Stable Update. Once again we are impressed with the amount of community participation driving many of the features and bug fixes present in this month's release. Notable changes for this month's…

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Community AnnouncementsFeb 2, 2025
February 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! It is time for the February 2025 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors are back in the swing of things working on new features and fixes for tModLoader this month. Notable changes for t…

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Community AnnouncementsJan 12, 2025
January 2025 Stable Update

Hello everyone! The tModLoader team has had a bit of a slower month, as we take time to take a breath and relax to close out the year. We will be back at it in 2025, ready to take tModLoader to the next level! This month's release is relati…

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Community AnnouncementsDec 1, 2024
December 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the December 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. We've had quite a lot of community contributions this month. This month's release contains suppor…

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Community AnnouncementsNov 2, 2024
November 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the November 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. Once again this month's release contains many improvements to the user experience, some gameplay …

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Community AnnouncementsOct 1, 2024
October 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the October 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. Once again this month's release contains many improvements to the user experience, some gameplay b…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 1, 2024
September 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the September 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. This month's release contains many improvements to the user experience, various bug fixes, as we…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 2, 2024
August 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the August 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. This month's release contains many improvements to the user experience, various bug fixes, as well …

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Community AnnouncementsJul 1, 2024
July 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the July 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. This month's release contains many improvements to the user experience, some gameplay bug fixes, as w…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 1, 2024
June 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the June 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. This month we've fixed a few UI issues: some fixes for the ModPacks feature, some UI fixes for multip…

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Community AnnouncementsMay 1, 2024
May 2024 Stable Update

It is time for the May 2024 Stable Update. The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. This month we've fixed a few crash conditions when using a large amount of mods, made some improvement…

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