If you haven’t pre-ordered, and you’re thinking to yourself, “Darn it, now I have to wait till the 28th of February to play!”. I have good news, if you pre-order between now and the official release on February 28th, you’ll instantly be granted Early Access and can start playing. Woo!

It’s probably a good time to share those pre-order links right?

Did you miss the premier of the CATAN – Console Edition Gameplay First Look? Watch as members of our Dovetail Games Boardgame Club compete in a local game!

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Assuming you’ve just finished watching the Couch Multiplayer video above, let’s remind ourselves of the other ways to play CATAN – Console Edition. Quick Play is a straight into the action, single player experience against three AI players. Your initial Settlements and Roads are pre-determined, and the game always takes place on the default board layout.

Variable Setup is where things start to get spicy, here you can either play on a randomised board layout, default layout or pick to play with one of the five Championship Maps (Included with the Deluxe Edition). Variable Setup is also where you’d go if you want to play with your friends or family on the couch together in real life! Up to four people can play together or, if there’s just the two of you, you can play against one or two AI players. Playing this way gives you a more traditional experience of CATAN where all players will decide where to place your initial Settlements and Roads.

With Online Multiplayer, you can either set up your own multiplayer game and invite friends using your room name from both PlayStation and Xbox devices, or simply join the queue and get matched with your fellow Catanians. Oh, and yes, CATAN – Console Edition does support Crossplay, this means Catanians can build and trade with one another regardless of whether you’re playing on PlayStation or Xbox!

CATAN - Console Edition, developed with our friends at Nomad Games, is available to play right now for all players who either have pre-ordered or pre-order between today and February 28th. It’s also your last chance to save 10% when pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition which also includes Championship Maps plus a Dice and Hex frame!

*Xbox price. PlayStation version = £15.99

Now that CATAN – Console Edition is out in the wild we want to make sure you know where to go if you have any questions, are experiencing a problem, have feedback, or just want to find and meet fellow players!

To start with click this blue text to find answers to frequently asked questions, Game Rules, Almanac, and Video Tutorials. If you are experiencing a bug or problem in the game, you can click that blue text to submit a support ticket detailing the problem to us here.

We have plenty of spaces for you to talk to and meet fellow CATAN – Console Edition players so feel free to join the conversation on our Forums or join our official Discord server.

We can’t believe we’re finally here, welcoming you all to our crazy little Island. We hope your resources are plentiful, your roads are long and your armies are large. Stay in touch with all things CATAN – Console Edition by following our socials below and we’ll see you down the road!