- Price$4.99
- CategoryGames
- SubgenreBoard
- First releasedOctober 25, 2009
- Versions7 archived
- Installable6 of 7
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerUSM
- Bundle IDcom.exozet.catan
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issue"Catan", the legendary strategy game provides gaming fun anytime, anywhere.
True to the original game, you can compete with up to four players for the most settlements, the longest roads and the largest army. You can trade with each other and claim the precious land with all its resources.
The game allows you to challenge other Catan fans online via cross-platform multiplayer to prove your strategy skills or play against the AI: Various computer opponents, each with their own individual characteristics, will prove themselves worthy competitors: the pirate Jean, who knows no compromise, Vincent the merchant, who never allows himself to be cheated, Sean the knight, who takes what is rightfully his...
The popular Catan expansions "Seafarers", "Cities and Knights" and two new special scenarios are available as In-App purchases.
The complete Seafarers expansion includes more than 10 additional scenarios with an extensive campaign. Become Harbormaster, discover new islands and extra game elements like ships, gold fields, treasures and pirates. Ahoy!
The Cities and Knights expansion introduces various new gameplay mechanics that add even more variety to Catan. Invest new trade goods in city improvements to build one of the three metropolises of Catan – but beware of the barbarians attracted by Catan’s new wealth! You’ll need your best knights to fend them off! C&K contains a short campaign and 7 challenging maps.
Exciting adventures await you in the two new scenarios "Enchanted Land" and "The Great Canal". Vanquish dragons and bag their treasures or build a canal to help barren grain fields bloom once more.
Features:
- Available languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese - Original "Settlers of Catan" rule set - Update 4.0+: Synchronous online multiplayer games - Smart computer opponents with individual strategies - Scrollable game board including zoom option - Freely combinable game settings - Game statistics - Comprehensive tutorial - Seafarers LITE: New scenario "The 4 Islands" and two additional game variants - Cities and Knights LITE: Test the new expansion in the scenario “The first Island” - 3 different graphic sets to choose from
***** Catan FAQ:
Question: An expansion seems gone after an update or reinstallation of Catan or after restoring the device? Answer: Don’t worry! Your initial purchase is already saved in your iTunes account. You can restore your InApp purchases by selecting the restore-option in the Catan IAP menu.
Question: I lost my campaign progress after reinstalling, updating or restoring my device. Is there any way to restore it? Answer: When saved games can’t be automatically restored, we’ve integrated a cheat code: In the campaign mode go to select player and enter „CatanWarp*“ (* = 1–15) as your player name and confirm. Exit the game via the home button and restart it. The campaign can now be continued from the specified level number (1–15). Levels up to the specified number will be unlocked in the custom game mode as well.
Question: Are dice rolls really random? Answer: Of course! All dice rolls are 100% random and not modified in any way. We’re avid Catan players ourselves. We’ve played the iOS version hundreds of times while developing the program. There have been times when we won and lost a few games in a row because of the dice - just like when playing the board game!
***** Questions or suggestions for improvements: Mail to [email protected] We are looking forward to your feedback!
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Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 17 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2015 | 4.3.2 | ★ 2.6 | 14 | $4.99 |
| November 27, 2015 | 4.3.2 | ★ 2.2 | 23 | $4.99 |
| November 28, 2015 | 4.3.2 | ★ 2.0 | 29 | $4.99 |
| November 29, 2015 | 4.3.2 | ★ 2.1 | 30 | $4.99 |
| November 30, 2015 | 4.3.2 | ★ 2.1 | 33 | $4.99 |
| December 11, 2017 | 4.6.5 | ★ 3.8 | 578 | $4.99 |
| December 12, 2018 | — | ★ 3.6 | 1,073 | $4.99 |
| December 16, 2018 | — | ★ 3.6 | 1,207 | $4.99 |
| December 6, 2019 | — | ★ 3.9 | 3,147 | $4.99 |
| December 7, 2019 | — | ★ 3.9 | 3,151 | $4.99 |
| November 24, 2020 | — | ★ 3.9 | 5,790 | $4.99 |
| December 2, 2021 | 4.7.5 | ★ 3.9 | 6,897 | $4.99 |
| December 5, 2021 | 4.7.5 | ★ 3.9 | 6,904 | $4.99 |
| December 2, 2022 | 4.7.5 | ★ 3.9 | 7,632 | $4.99 |
| December 8, 2022 | 4.7.5 | ★ 3.9 | 7,641 | $4.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25I have spent a lot of time on this app because I love the board game so well. The free version has glitches so I bought the payback. I can’t even sign into that one and it’s switches languages. So I don’t even know what it’s telling me to do. There’s nowhere to change the language. And there’s nowhere to get help with technical difficulties.
Brand new to this game and app and cannot register ive tried random letter for a username ive used my own made up words and nothing. So 5 dollars wasted and no game to play
I downloaded the game, made an account, tried logging in, and it won’t let me sign in. I tried resetting the password and the email to reset the password won’t send. This app is a scam to get $5. How weird.
This game could be awesome but the bad AI makes you want to throw your phone. Playing a friend online? It boots one of you every 5 minutes. Hard to connect to even play a game in the first place then you’ve got a good chance of the game vanishing. It says the dice are random but the AI consistently throws 7 after 7 after 7 after 7 and robs the human twice as much as other AI. AI builds roads to nowhere just to block human yet never develops their own game. AI will hoard development cards and just play against the human, never developing their own game. My last game - AI played every single development card, I played 0. More 7’s thrown than 6’s and 8’s put together. AI robbed human - not each other - almost every time. One game shouldn’t take two hours. I wish I didn’t start my day like this. I won the game but wanted to throw my phone against the wall. Fix this game. Fix your servers. Make random truly random. Make AI actually play, not just stall the human. Make it possible to find an online friend rather than trying for 20 minutes then booting the humans when the game starts. This game could be great - the bugs make it a turd.
not sure if this is a scam
The title says it all. Seriously.
I’m writing this in the hopes that the developers read this. I love Catan, but the dice rolls are severely stacked against the player. There are better ways to make the tougher. Please make the dice rolls more fair. It’s unfair to me if I have a good setup to get thwarted by the dice rolls.
I haven’t played in a long time but it’s not even enjoyable anymore as you are consistently targeted by the Robber and rolling of 7’s. I go rounds without even being able to make a play because resources are stolen every time you finally get any. Not fun!
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.