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However, other explorers have also landed on Catan: The race to settle the island has begun!\n\nBuild roads and cities, trade skillfully and become Lord or Lady of Catan!\n\nGo on a journey to the Catan universe, and compete in exciting duels against players from all over the world. The board game classic and the Catan card game bring a real tabletop feeling to your screen!\n \nPlay with your Catan Universe account on the device of your choice: You can use your login on numerous desktop and mobile platforms! Become part of the huge worldwide Catan community, and compete against players from all over the world, and on all supported platforms.\n\nThe board game:\nPlay the basic board game in multiplayer mode! Join two of your friends for a maximum of three players and face all the challenges in “Arrival on Catan”.\n\nMake things even more exciting by unlocking the full Basegame; the expansions “Cities & Knights” and “Seafarers”, each for up to six players. The special scenario pack containing the scenarios “Enchanted Land” and “The Great Canal” adds even more variety to your games.\n\nThe game edition ‘Rise of the Inkas‘ is another exciting challenge for you, as your settlements are doomed in their heyday. The jungle swallows the signs of human civilization, and your opponents seize their chance to build their settlement at the location they crave for.\n\nThe card game:\nPlay the introductory game of the popular 2 player card game “Catan – The Duel” online free of charge or master the free “Arrival on Catan”, to permanently unlock the single player mode against the AI.\n\nGet the complete card game as an in-game purchase to play three different theme sets against friends, other fans friends or different AI opponents and submerge yourself into the bustling life on Catan.\n\n\nFeatures:\n\n-\tTrade – build – settle – Become Lord of Catan!\n-\tPlay on all your devices with one account.\n-\tFaithful to the original version of the board game “Catan”, as well as the card game “Catan – The Duel” (aka “Rivals for Catan”)\n-\tDesign your own avatar.\n-\tChat with other players and form guilds.\n-\tParticipate in seasons and win amazing prizes.\n-\tPlay to earn numerous achievements and unlock rewards.\n-\tGet additional expansions and play modes as in-game purchases.\n-\tGet started very easily with the comprehensive tutorial.\n\n\nFree-to-play content: \n\n-\tBasic game free matches against two other human players\n-\tIntroductory game free matches Catan – The Duel against a human player\n-\t“Arrival on Catan”: Master the challenges in all areas of the game to get more red Catan suns.\n-\tYou can use Catan suns to play against the computer. Your yellow suns recharge on their own.\n\n\n***** \nQuestions or suggestions for improvements: \nMail to support@catanuniverse.com\nWe are looking forward to your feedback! \n\nFor more information on news and updates: www.catanuniverse.com or visit us on www.facebook.com/CatanUniverse\n\n*****","facts":{"developer_id":330111789,"developer_url":"http://www.catanuniverse.com","first_released":"2017-11-15T19:53:32Z","support_url":"http://catanuniverse.com/en/support","privacy_url":"https://catanuniverse.com/en/privacy-policy","website_url":"http://www.catanuniverse.com/","app_version":"2.7.5","release_notes":"Patch 2.7.5: getting ready for the new season!\n\nSeason Matchmaking: You'll now be matched reliably only with other season players, and every season match counts toward your Elo.\n\nPlayer Count & Maps: Numerous fixes for wrong player counts and incorrectly loaded maps in 3-4 and 5-6 player matches.\n\nSettings: The player count slider now reliably remembers your selection, and matchmaking is no longer blocked by missing board customisation choices.","rating_current_version":3.8271,"rating_count_current_version":31198,"star_counts":[5999,1834,1935,3224,18206],"genres":["Games","Board","Entertainment","Strategy"],"languages":["NL","EN","FR","DE","ES"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"chart":{"name":"top-free Strategy","position":155}},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-20T04:13:11.692Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-20T04:13:11.692Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-17T05:00:13.884Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T05:03:55.112Z","placed_at":"2026-10-13T02:27:52.407Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T19:35:14.120Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Digital versions of the Catan board game and Catan card game, playable online against other players and AI.","what_is":"Catan Universe is a free Games app that brings the Catan board game and the Catan card game to iOS, including expansions and the Rise of the Inkas edition. 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