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Catan Universe
Trade – build – settle: Become Lord of Catan! Get to know Catan and play the starter scenario in multiplayer mode. Purchase the complete base game, expansions, card game and much more to discover the entire Universe of Catan.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“The game is fun and the interface is solid, but the matchmaking experience leaves a lot to be desired. Queue times are extremely long, it often feels like there just aren’t enough players online. Another issue is that…”
“Difficult to queue nowadays on expansions, but the base game is still decent.”
“Very easy way to play Catan solo or with others. Takes all of the set-up time away, and if playing on solo mode, can decrease time spent waiting on other and decision-making by a large margin. Nothing is quite like…”
7 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“It has an occasional desync in multiplayer (experience it once in a week of playing every evening with friends). Also, you can't buy the game or DLC for your friends since it is through a microtransaction in game, but…”
“I already love the board game but I love that it even more now that I can play it whenever I want”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“Conditional YES vote. It's great if you are playing other live players; the solo game is worthless due to the incredible amount of "fudging" the system does to ♥♥♥♥ you over. The AI players will do self-defeating…”
“Seamless CATAN experience, including online games”
3 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“The game is fun and the interface is solid, but the matchmaking experience leaves a lot to be desired. Queue times are extremely long, it often feels like there just aren’t enough players online. Another issue is that…”
“Conditional YES vote. It's great if you are playing other live players; the solo game is worthless due to the incredible amount of "fudging" the system does to ♥♥♥♥ you over. The AI players will do self-defeating…”
“The problem with this is that a) it's super ugly and clunky, b) pretty sketchy in how it monetizes everything, and c) there is a dramatically better version of this game on console. Everything about this version makes…”
3 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“not a bad way to spend 15-20 minutes. Only bad if oponents are slow”
39 of the 107 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm the type of person that never leaves review, so you know my review is genuine but I had to leave one for this game. Every game that we play, the game crashes. the round will end and nothing happens. We tried exiting…”
“- If you play for free, you only have 1 map to play, and it's the same exact layout every time, you become master of it. - CPU's stop moving and game can't continue - You must buy the game to play with a friend,…”
“Catan Universe is honestly terrible. There is not a single match I can play without running into some kind of issue. The game keeps disconnecting, and most of the time it does not reconnect even after restarting the…”
20 of the 107 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm the type of person that never leaves review, so you know my review is genuine but I had to leave one for this game. Every game that we play, the game crashes. the round will end and nothing happens. We tried exiting…”
“- If you play for free, you only have 1 map to play, and it's the same exact layout every time, you become master of it. - CPU's stop moving and game can't continue - You must buy the game to play with a friend,…”
“Catan Universe is honestly terrible. There is not a single match I can play without running into some kind of issue. The game keeps disconnecting, and most of the time it does not reconnect even after restarting the…”
19 of the 107 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“- If you play for free, you only have 1 map to play, and it's the same exact layout every time, you become master of it. - CPU's stop moving and game can't continue - You must buy the game to play with a friend,…”
“Putting it behind a paywall is not the way, sad because it was too fun to play with firends. Purchased a DLC for everyone to enjoy it just to know that every player has to own it to be playable.”
“The new update put multiplayer behind a paywall. The free game is unplayable now.”
16 of the 107 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has so much potential and fan support but the mechanics need a lot of work. There is no reason for the game to keep going for several turns after one of the players has already reached the goal point number. I…”
“The game sucks. Even tho I got it fo free, it freezes and wont let me have a proper online game with friends. 0/10 stars”
“pay to win and the bots never trade with you”
12 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“Catan Universe is honestly terrible. There is not a single match I can play without running into some kind of issue. The game keeps disconnecting, and most of the time it does not reconnect even after restarting the…”
“This latest update is terrible, the map can't be randomized even though we paid for the expanded game. I don't understand how the developers just keep messing up these updates and making the UI worse.”
“The new update is BS. Myself and all my friends have bought the original version of the game but now it wont give us randomized maps. They updated the UI which was perfectly fine in the first place, but just introduced…”
Counted across 107 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 48.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Nice game, except bots that are getting a lot of bugs”
— a player, Steam review · 373 hrs played“You download the "free" game and you are greeted with a "log in" screen. You notice there is an option to play without an "account" so you choose that. You customise your avatar etc. and then try to launch an offline game with bots only to find out that you need to spend…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Please restore the game to the previous version. At least the game was playable back then.”
— a player, Steam review · 3,264 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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🏝️ CATAN Universe Patch 2.7.5
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⏰ Maintenance mode today starting at 11:00 AM CEST
Servers will enter scheduled maintenance today at 11:00 AM (CEST). Login won't be available during this time. Maintenance typically takes around 3 hours. We'll let you know as soon as everything's bac
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📢 Update 2.7.4 – Laying the Groundwork
Hey Catanians! Update 2.7.4 is now live. While this isn’t a major content drop, it’s an important step as we begin preparing for the next Season in CATAN Universe . 🛠️ What’s new? Behind-the-scenes im
CATAN Universe 2.7.2
Changes & Fixes Rejoin Loop Workaround Added an "X" button next to the "connecting…" pop-up. Clicking the "X" removes the player from the match they are attempting to reconnect to. In certain edge cas
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Strategy |
| Player tags | Board Game · Multiplayer · Casual · Strategy · Free to Play · Card Game · Tabletop · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Dutch |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.catanuniverse.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: 1.5Ghz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.1+ Compliant DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: 720p, 16:9 recommended