A leak moved the launch dateSourced
A private game beta leaked.
The official release came early.
Terraria launched on Steam for Windows on May 16, 2011, earlier than its creators had planned. A beta from a closed playtest had leaked to the public, prompting the accelerated release.
The game reached players
before the schedule did.
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