Catan Universe
Board In-app purchases
Build roads and cities, negotiate skillfully and become ruler of Catan!
- Rating
- 2.7
- 86.5K ratings
- Downloads
- 4.6M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 15
- 2026 · v2.7.5
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About Catan Universe
After a long voyage of great deprivation, your ships have finally reached the coast of an uncharted island. However, other explorers have also landed on Catan: The race to settle the island has begun!
Build roads and cities, trade skillfully and become Lord or Lady of Catan!
Go 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!
Play 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.
The board game:
Play the basic board game in multiplayer mode for up to three players free of charge. Master the free “Arrival on Catan” to permanently unlock the single player and custom match modes for the “Arrival on Catan” scenario, to play against the AI or your friends anytime.
For even more variety, unlock the complete basic game, the expansions “Cities & Knights” and “Seafarers” and the stand-alone variant ‘Rise of the Inkas’ as in-game purchases. Defend yourself against barbarian invasions, journey to new shores, and compete against cunning computer opponents.
The 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.
The card game:
Play 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.
Get 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.
Features:
- Trade – build – settle – Become Lord of Catan!
- Play on all your devices with one account.
- Faithful to the original version of the board game “Catan”, as well as the card game “Catan – The Duel” (aka “Rivals for Catan”)
- Design your own avatar.
- Chat with other players and form guilds.
- Play to earn numerous achievements and unlock rewards.
- Get additional expansions and play modes as in-game purchases.
- Get started very easily with the comprehensive tutorial.
Features in development:
- Compete in tournaments as guilds or for your own glory.
- Prove yourself in numerous additional expansions.
Free-to-play content:
- Basic game free matches against two other human players
- Introductory game free matches Catan – The Duel against a human player
- “Arrival on Catan” – permanently unlock board game custom-match mode against friends as well as single-player against the AI for board game and card game
- Registration bonus of 100 gold and 2 scrolls – unlock expansions and complete access to auto match, single player and custom matches with scrolls for a limited time
- Further scrolls by levelling up
Minimum Android version: Android 4.4.
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Questions or suggestions for improvements:
Mail to [email protected]
We are looking forward to your feedback!
For more information on news and updates: www.catanuniverse.com or visit us on www.facebook.com/CatanUniverse
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What’s new
Version 2.7.5 · Updated July 15, 2026
Patch 2.7.5: getting ready for the new season! Season Matchmaking: You'll now be matched reliably only with other season players, and every season match counts toward your Elo. Player Count & Maps: Numerous fixes for wrong player counts and incorrectly loaded maps in 3-4 and 5-6 player matches. Settings: The player count slider now reliably remembers your selection, and matchmaking is no longer blocked by missing board customisation choices.
User reviews
Great
So fun!
Good time with online players and you can play with your own friends or family.. worth the price!
Jól megoldott :)
The game is really nice and fun. The fact that there is less waste of time on negotiating, taking cards and others, make it much more playable. Despite the fact that I am very recommend this app, I will be glad if will be a feature that ask before ending turn, because I several times mistakenly pushed the button, so...
Great game
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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