Recess Squads: Terraria
Level up your teamwork, creativity, and game sense in Terraria squads
Hosted by 3 expert guides
Unleash your creativity and survival instincts in a world full of mystery, monsters, and magic. Terraria Squad blends exploration, crafting, and teamwork to build community and confidence, one pixel at a time. Whether you're brand new or a boss-fighting expert, there’s a squad for you.
This Squad requires access to an account on Steam. Please have this before joining (or ask us for help)
Join a Beginner Squad to learn the basics in a supportive group Or join an Advanced Squad to tackle bosses, mega builds, and endgame content
What You'll Do:
- Make new friends and explore Terraria together
- Build bases, defeat enemies, and explore wild biomes as a team
- Practice communication, coordination, and long-term planning
- Receive personalized guidance from experienced guides
- Reflect on group choices and adapt your strategies together
What You'll Learn:
- Team Planning & Goal Setting: Set and pursue long-term objectives with your group
- Creative Problem-Solving: Use tools, terrain, and teamwork to overcome obstacles
- Improved Communication: Practice clear, respectful in-game dialogue and decision-making
- Emotional Resilience: Learn to recover from setbacks and support your team
- Digital Citizenship: Participate in a positive, inclusive online community
What You'll Need:
- Ability to join sessions on gather.town (The Recess Virtual Universe)
- A working camera and microphone
- Terraria on PC (Steam)
Beginner vs. Advanced Squads We offer different squads to match your Terraria experience level:
Beginner Squads – Perfect for kids who are new to Terraria or want to revisit the basics with friends.
Advanced Squads – Designed for kids who’ve already beaten the game and want to dive into expert-level challenges, big builds, or modded content.
If you're not sure which squad is right for your child, just register for any Terraria Squad and Christopher will reach out to confirm placement!
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Age ranges are just suggestions! You can register for any cohort.
Meet the guides
Expert guides leading this course
Course updates
Updates from guides of this course
Dec 26 @ 10:42 PM
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At the start of the **********, ** *** initially ************ just ********* *****...
Dec 19 @ 11:16 PM
The Roaring Lions faced a series of unexpected challenges today and overcame the chaos, coming out on top in the end!
We welcomed ***** to the squad today and he had an incredibly chaotic introduction to the game. After going over the basics the chaotic events began...but ***** ...
Aug 8 @ 8:03 PM
Terraria was so fun today! We mined, fought off waves of enemies, and even had the raining slimes event in which we encountered the slime king boss👀 I wonder what event we will encounter next session...
2 days ago
Hello! Today during the start of the ********** session we briefly discussed our ongoing goal of defeating ********** and getting upgrades for our gear. We spent the first half attempting to defeat her, but only ever managed to get her to a third of her health before dying 😵.
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Nov 21 @ 9:24 PM
****! ***** ***** the **** that ** ****** the **** of ***** and ****** **** on to ********, ** ** ***** that *** the ****. ************, ** ********* ***** **** that ****.
*** ****** ****** *** *** planned, ** ****** ** the ***** to ***** ****** ** **** to ****** the ****, the...
Dec 5 @ 9:41 PM
Hello! Today’s squad had a lot of hard goals to accomplish this session: defeat Wall of Flesh again, kill Dreadnautilus (another boss) for *****’s weapon, and upgrade our gear for Hardmode.
It started off pretty rocky, we kept dying to enemies before we could even summon the Dr...
Nov 21 @ 10:41 PM
Happy Friday! Todays session was so much fun, as we introduced the newest member of our group *****! We opened up today by grabbing some items for *****, showing her around the base, and getting her started on building her own base, while ***** and ***** were out discovering how ...
Dec 28 @ 1:53 AM
Following the insane session we had last week, this week was a breath of fresh air.
We missed ***** and ****** this week, so we decided to do some searching for the crimson altar so that we can fight some bosses when she is back!
****, ******, and I went searching for the altar...
Nov 30 @ 11:18 PM
The Roaring Lions had an incredible session! We tried to do a little bit of everything this time around, furthering ***** knowledge on the game, and getting the team more familiar with each other!
We missed ***** this week and are still recovering from ****** not being here but ...
Sep 22 @ 7:29 AM
Last *************** session was so fun! We set some goals, explored the world a bit, and finally got some more resources to finally set out to find the altar! I even ran into a trickster fairy while mining...it led me to a chest which ********** when I tried to open it😅 Now tha...
Dec 12 @ 9:35 PM
****! ********’s ***** had the **** of ********** the **** of ***** again for **** and then ****** ********** our ***** to get ****** enough for **********.
** ******** off the ****** by ************* ****** down to the ********** to **** the **** of ***** and ****** *********...
Sep 19 @ 10:17 PM
It was so great to join the Roaring Lions on Terraria today! As a new player, I needed to catch up to everyone: thank you to **** who was quick to swoop in and offer me his gear, ****** for also letting me know what items were in the chest, and ***** for crafting the important it...
Oct 17 @ 8:28 PM
Hello! Today I made my return to the Intermediate Terraria Squad and was told we managed to complete our goal from last session, defeat the Eater of Worlds. Yay! 🎉 They then attempted to defeat the next boss, Skeletron but were quickly killed 🥲.
So for today, I suggested fight...
Nov 28 @ 10:56 PM
Hello! Today’s squad did awesome! We set out with a goal of beating the Wall of Flesh and getting to Hardmode by the end of the session and we did it! We even managed to beat it halfway into the session and it took us three tries, but it wasn’t too bad.
The lessons we learned a...
Sep 26 @ 9:06 PM
Today was another great day of Terraria, but first let's welcome ***** H. to his first session of Terraria with the Roaring Lions! 🤩
Our main goal this session was simple: fight the boss, Deerclops and win. There were mishaps along the way though with getting things set up, but...
Nov 7 @ 9:40 PM
Hello! Today was an extremely great session of Terraria for the Roaring Lions Intermediate Squad. We set out to have our goal be to defeat Skeletron and we managed to defeat him on the first try!
This was thanks to thorough preparation:
- We set a new spawn point near the boss...
Oct 3 @ 9:47 PM
Today was a pretty tough day for **********, we dealt with some technical issues at the start and managed to get in after a while. Although our goal today was pretty simple: get geared up enough to fight ***** of ****** (one of the bosses we need to fight for progression), we did...
Aug 15 @ 9:16 PM
Roaring Lions – Big News!
Today we welcomed ******** to the squad – so glad to have you with us!
With our growing crew, we made a big decision: Roaring Lions is now two squads in one!
Beginner Group – Focused on learning the basics, teaching each other core skills, and setting...
Oct 10 @ 8:39 PM
Hello! Today I had the wonderful opportunity of taking over today’s Terraria Beginner Squad for ******. It was so great to meet and see familiar faces, I had lots of fun exploring and asking them about the world they’re playing in.
The goal for this session was to defeat the Eye...
Nov 10 @ 3:53 AM
This weeks squad had its second Spooky session in a row!
We opened up discussing everyone's goals for today, pondering what we wanted to set out to do, then finally diving right in. ****** and I decided to continue looking for the materials we needed to fight Deerclops while ***...
Oct 31 @ 9:11 PM
Hello! Today, for the ************* ************ *****, it was a lot quieter as we were missing some people. With less people, we set a small goal of getting everyone up to date on gear and health.
However, we then decided to test out whether we could defeat ************ with a...
Dec 20 @ 1:19 AM
Hello! Today’s Intermediate Squad continued on towards our previous goal of completing several upgrades for our gear. We spent the whole session fighting off mobs, fishing, and even dying a couple of times.
Halfway through the session, ***** ***** (a boss) was suddenly summoned,...
Aug 29 @ 9:46 PM
Today was a bit different! With ****** unable to connect to the internet, we flipped the script and decided to all jump into our old world together.
Beginner Group
The beginner squad set a goal to mine enough silver and gold ore to forge strong armor. Why? So they can try their ...
Oct 27 @ 3:56 AM
This weeks Terraria squad was filled with building, resource gathering, and exploration!
First things first I would love to welcome ******** to the beginners group! Sadly we did not get to play with you this week due to technical difficulties but we are all super excited to see ...
Dec 8 @ 8:04 AM
The Roaring Lions welcomed its newest member **** this week!
We opened the session helping **** get into our world, learning the basics of the game, then we were off to working on our goals! While **** and I mined in search for Flinx Fur and other materials to get him armored up...
Dec 15 @ 9:31 AM
This week the beginners group hit a huge milestone in their goal to fight Deerclops!
We opened up this week welcoming ***** back into the group, he was very missed and we are so excited to have him back on our team. With ***** back, we were back to our mining goals in the snow b...
