# radian-software/TerrariaClone

🔥 An incomprehensible hellscape of spaghetti code.

Repository: https://github.com/radian-software/TerrariaClone
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/terrariaclone
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-06-22T14:37:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3609, "days_push": 1168, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1839, forks 142 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.953767+00:00)

## What it is
A Java clone of the game Terraria, written by the author as a beginner and released as a cautionary example of extremely poor code quality. It is famous online as an 'incomprehensible hellscape of spaghetti code' featuring magic numbers, a 6,500-line God Class, and globally declared variables.

## Use cases
- study examples of bad code quality and anti-patterns
- see what spaghetti code looks like in a real project
- teach software engineering students about maintainability
- explore a Java clone of Terraria
- find cautionary tales about magic numbers and god classes
- learn why access modifiers and local variables matter

## When to choose
- you want a real-world example of terrible code for teaching or discussion
- you are curious about the infamous TerrariaClone project
- you want to study anti-patterns like god classes and magic numbers

## When to avoid
- you want a well-engineered Terraria-like game to build on
- you need maintainable, production-quality Java code
- you want a game framework or engine to develop with

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: game
- domain: education, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, jvm
- tags: terraria-clone, spaghetti-code, cautionary-tale, code-quality, java-game, educational-example, game-development

## Member repositories
- radian-software/TerrariaClone (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.953767+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:18:15.276619+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/radian-software/TerrariaClone (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.953767+00:00, sha c277490e715b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.