2026-08-29 19:26 UTC
Terraria with RetroAchievements on Android
[RetroAchievements for Terraria](https://retroachievements.org/game/32909) require tModLoader, which you normally can't run on Android. I tried getting it to work with GameNative, but had no success.
But recently, I discovered this Android app that lets you run desktop .NET apps:
https://github.com/FireworkSky/RotatingartLauncher
The installation is pretty straightforward: you just specify the path to the GOG Linux version of Terraria and the path to a ZIP file containing tModLoader.
For mods, I downloaded them on my PC through Steam and simply copied the `.tmod` files to:
`/RALauncher/Terraria/tModLoader/Mods`
For save files, I set up Syncthing to sync `~/.local/share/Terraria/tModLoader/` to: `/RALauncher/Terraria/tModLoader`
By default, the game opens stretched at a much lower resolution, but going to Settings -> Video -> Fullscreen automatically sets the correct resolution.
To log in to RetroAchievements, I had to connect a keyboard to enter my username and password. While doing so, I noticed a small bug: connecting a keyboard while the game is running crashes it.
I haven't seen this app mentioned on Lemmy, so I hope someone finds this useful.
P.S. The handheld in the picture is an AYN Thor.
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@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2026-08-29 20:54
You enjoying the Thor? I have my eye on it but I don’t see much reason to get one when I have a N3DS XL