Hi Catanians,

Big changes ahead! In this post we want to inform you what we are currently working on and how it will affect online play in Catan Universe.

Catan Universe has been growing a lot since its release in 2017 and we needed to create more efficient systems to balance the server load especially in times of high demand.

So our developers have been working for the past several weeks on a complete overhaul of the multiplayer systems of Catan Universe. We are talking about timer, stability, matchmaking, preventions of desyncs and so on.
We are confident these changes will lead to a significant boost of the online experience for all of our Catanians.

Once we started to rework the multiplayer systems we decided that we could add new and requested features from our community as well!
We will share the details of these changes on all our socials and in the game during the upcoming weeks!

We are aiming for a release of Catan Universe 1.8.0 during the next few weeks!

See you next time and have fun on the island!

New Features:

Major Engine Upgrade to Unity 2018 including performance enhancements

2 new massive “Special Scenarios” added: “The Great Canal” and “Enchanted Land”

Fixed issues:

• “Lost password” screen is now functional again
• Elo will get displayed correctly on wide screen devices
• Game now proceeds if playing a road building card even if the player only has one road/ship left
• Scenario selection now works properly again
• Rare issue with “Arrival on Catan” was fixed

Dear Catanians,

We are excited to share with you that we are going to release two new massive special scenarios in Catan Universe on the 5th of June!








This release also resolves some ELO displaying issues for widescreen devices and provides general performance improvements.

Hello Catanians,

The Seafarers Season has just begun! Just go to the main menu and join the competition for special prizes and the second of the four crowns!
The Season is running until the 28th of April at 11:59 pm (CEST)! Don't forget to play at least five matches to be eligible for any rewards.
Good luck playing and have fun everyone!

PS: In case the Season is not showing, try to logout and log back in!

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Dear Catanians,

We are excited to announce the next official Season in Catan Universe which for the first time will be played out in the Seafarers expansion!

The Season is going to start on the 12th of April at 01:00 pm (CEST) and will last until the 28th of April at 11:59 pm (CEST)!
This time participating in the Season will cost 5 Scrolls and of course this will also be the second entrance in "The Emperor's Quest" which requires you to collect all four Season crowns in order to obtain the prestigious "Emperors Crown"!

Stay tuned for more information on the available prizes!

Have fun and see you on the island!

Hi Catanians,

Today April 1st at around Noon [CEST] we will start rolling out Update 1.7.3.

This update includes a complete rework of how Catan Universe uses your systems RAM as well as a new and improved login process for accepting or declining our ToS and Privacy Policies.

Especially Catanians using a system with little available RAM will profit from the changes and they will have a more reliable experience overall.

New Feature:

New and improved process for accepting Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

Fixed issues:

The App now runs more stable on devices featuring only very limited amount of RAM.

Dear Catanians,

Today, February 11th [CEST] at 11am, our servers will go into maintenance mode for a few hours.

During that timeframe we'll release Catan Universe 1.7.2 that includes the following improvements:

• Greater-Catan for 4 players now starts correctly again
• AI won´t get stuck in an edge cases if the “friendly robber” option was activated
• AI no longer cancels trades that a player sent as a counter-offer although the AI did the same offer before
• Several improvements for multiplayer stability, especially during times with high demand

Hi Catanains,

Since Season 2 will start shortly (Mon. Dec. 17th) we want to give all our new users the chance to read up on the FAQs for Seasons here on Steam:

Seasons FAQ:

Q: What are Seasons in Catan Universe?

A: Seasons are competitions in a specific expansion or game mode of Catan Universe that take place for a limited period of time.

Q: How can I take part in a Season?

A: There are certain conditions for joining a Season:

You will need to have a registered and activated Catan Universe account
Your account has to be at least level 5
You will have to own (bought with Catan Gold) the expansion the Season is played in
You will have to unlock season access using a certain amount of scrolls (the amount may vary)
Please note: You can only (!) access a Season when you have bought the expansion the Season is played in with Catan Gold. There will be no access if the expansion is unlocked via scrolls.

Q: Why should I take part in a Season?

A: Seasons offer special leaderboards you can climb and at the end of each season you will get an in-game reward depending on your position on the leaderboard.

Q: Will I get a price regardless of my position on the leaderboard?

A: Yes. Every participant that played at least 5 placement matches will appear in the Season’s leaderboard and get a reward when the Season concludes. You can check out beforehand what rewards the Season will feature.

Q: Why am I not displayed on the Seasons leaderboard?

A: If you haven´t finished your 5 placement matches you won´t get displayed on the leaderboard

Q: Why are there placement matches?

A: We use placement matches to balance out possible drastic Elo changes during the first few matches of a season.

Q: Do my regular placement matches for an expansion count as placement matches for a Season?

A: No. You have to do the required amount of placement matches for every Season, regardless of your number of placement matches for ranking outside of a Season.

Q: How do I start a Season match?

A: Click/Tap on the purple Season button in the respective expansion and choose the option to start a Season match. You must sign in to a Season before you can start playing Season match

Q: Against who will I be playing during a Season?

A: Participants of Seasons will be playing against other Season participants and everyone else using the Automatch mechanic for the Seasons expansion.

Q: Why do I play with other players using the normal Automatch?

A: We want to make sure every player around the world has the opportunity to jump into a Season match as fast as possible. Automatch offers the biggest pool of players to choose from

Q: What happens if I prematurely leave a Season match?

A: For Season matches we apply the same rules as for standard Auto-Matches. You will get ranked depending on the time you leave the match. If you are the first one to leave you will get ranked last. The second player to leave will get ranked second to last and so on.

Q: Will it be displayed to other players that I am playing a Season match

A: No. Other players won´t see that you are playing a Season-Match. Neither in the loading or end screen nor during a match.

Q: Will I start the season with my current Catan Universe Elo?

A: No. In every Season all participants will start with a base Elo score of 1000

Q: Will Season –Matches affect my overall Elo?

A: Yes. Since you are playing against other CU users that might not take part in a Season, every Season game will affect your overall Elo. But it will, of course, get calculated separately from your Seasons Elo.

Q: Can I drop out of a Seasons because I don’t want to take part anymore

A: No. If you decide to take part in a Season, we want you to give it your best shot. Seasons are made for Catan Universe players interested in competitive ranking. Only join if you are up for the challenge.

Q: Is there a limit on how many games I can play during the Season?

A: No. We don’t limit the number of games you can play during a Season

Q: How can I collect my rewards after a Season ended?

A: The rewards will be automatically added to your account after the Season has been concluded and you accepted them in the Season reward screen.

Q: Can I play other expansions I own after signing up for a Season?

A: Yes. Taking part in a season doesn’t prevent you from playing other expansions.

Q: Can I play a normal Automatch during a Season while the expansion I want to play currently is part of a Season?

A: Yes. Just use the standard Automatch matchmaking and the game results won´t get added to the Season leader board

Q: Where can I see when a Season ends?

A: The Seasons menu offers detailed information about the duration of a Season.

Q: When does a Season end?

A: The Season ends when the timer is up. At this point only concluded matches will be taken into account for the Season Elo leaderboard.

Tip: Don´t start a Season matches shortly before the timer runs out. It won´t be taken into account for your position on the leaderboard if the Season is concluded while you are still playing.

Hi Catanians,

Take a first look at our exclusive Orient game set.
You will be able to win the orient game pieces, orient table and orient resource-set, including newly designed tiles for Catan Universe in the upcoming Season.
Our top players will additionally receive a crown for their mastery in the Basegame.



You can already check out the Orient set in your player profile today.

Season 2 will start on Dec 17th, 2018.

Dear Catanians,

Due to the great feedback for our first Catan Season, we are very excited to announce a series of competitive Seasons called "Catan - The Emperor’s Quest"!
So starting this December we are looking for the most skilled Catan players Catan Universe has to offer!



In order to win the prestigious Emperor’s Crown you’ll have to show that you're an extremely versatile Catan player that is able to master all the Catan variants we have and finish every Season in the top 1% to win every Crown necessary to earn the ultimate Crown of the Emperor!

Of course we will make it worth your while, as every Season is going to have great rewards even if you're not able to finish at the very top.

We will start on December 17th with another Base Game Season to make sure everyone has a chance to participate but we will follow it up with the first Seafarer Season in spring 2019.

Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming Season soon!

See you on the island!