Catan – Console Edition – Longest Road

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**Article Update: – Longest Road Part 2 – trailer added**
**Article Update: – Longest Road Part 3 – trailer added**

I’m not the greatest fan of board games and I don’t particularly enjoy strategy games, but over 15 years ago there was one game found on Xbox Live Arcade that really caught my attention,
Catan, was the digital representation of the board game I’d never played, packed with the strategy I wasn’t looking for, and while it went against everything I thought was a fun video game, I was well and truly hooked.

I couldn’t even guess the hours I invested into the Xbox Live Arcade gem, and building roads to link villages, while collecting resources, it was a fun and relaxing game that proved to be just as much of a challenge. Roll forward to 2023 and Catan is making a return to home consoles on the 28th February.

Below you can check out the trailer, followed by the official press release with another “Longest road” to launch video.

Fans of board games now have a date to mark on their calendars: CATAN – Console Edition will be released on Tuesday, February 28th, on Xbox. Pre-orders will be available from February 3rd, with early access beginning on February 23rd for those who pre-order.

A new behind-the-scenes video released by Dovetail Games shows the game in action, revealing a thriving, animated board and aesthetic true to that of the hugely-popular original board game.

Studio Producer Natalie Dodd explains:

“Anyone who is familiar with CATAN can look forward to how we’ve brought this iconic board game to life,” says Studio Producer Natalie Dodd.

“We aimed to provide authentic gameplay that fans know and love, while retaining the essence of the board game in our digital iteration. We can’t wait to see Catanians playing from the couch and online. Both new players to the game and CATAN fans will really enjoy the immersive experience.“

Longest Road – Episode 2, delves further into the creation of Catan – Console Edition, with a closer look at

Card Companion – The Mobile companion which will allow local players to keep their cards private and only visible via the mobile app.
Multiplayer – As well as local multiplayer there’ll be online options with private lobbies, matchmaking and cross-play – Multiplayer will also have a ranked system, which uses the stars you collect as you play to matchmake against similarly skilled and experienced users.

When CATAN – Console Edition, developed by Nomad Games and published by Dovetail Games, was announced last year, gameplay and strategy were key elements in making Console Edition authentic, with a dynamic single-player AI and the ability to track resources on your smartphone both highlighted as core features.

A host of other features are included, relating to single-play, couch multiplayer and online multi-player. The dynamic AI comes in the form of individual AI characters that very much look the part within CATAN’s distinctive visual style. They’ll have their own gameplay strategies, some are more willing to trade, some less and some play more proactively than the others – just as some do playing the physical board game!

Couch multiplayer forms part of the release, with only one console required to play with up to four friends around the TV and the ability to track resources on a smartphone even without the need to install an app. Offering enjoyment with friends and family has been a key part of developing the game for console. Cross-play has also been confirmed for online multiplayer, bringing together fans of CATAN from both PlayStation and Xbox platforms.

Regardless of gameplay mode, players will become immersed as explorers on the island of CATAN, with islanders, including the numerous sheep, populating hexes and working away to gather each of the five resources: brick, grain, ore, wool and lumber. Ships float in the Harbours, smoke rises from the chimneys of Cities and the Robber is waiting to take resources away. Players can zoom in and see all the action up close, or play in the traditional ‘top down’ view for an overall look at the board.

Both established fans of CATAN and those new to the strategy game will soon be able to enjoy a new and unique way of outsmarting friends and strangers alike.

CATAN – Console Edition, developed by Nomad Games and published by Dovetail Games, will be released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles February 28th. The title, releasing with both Standard and Deluxe editions, is now available digitally on the PlayStation® and Microsoft Stores for wishlisting, with pre-order going live February 3rd. CATAN – Console Edition: Deluxe will include 5 previous CATAN World Championship board layouts from the real-life competition!

Pre-order purchases of the standard release will get Early Access from February 23rd, with Deluxe pre-orders also getting specially designed player Dice Skin & Hex Frame and a 10% pre-order discount.

CATAN – Console Edition = £16.99*/$19.99/€19.99
CATAN – Console Edition: Deluxe = £19.99/$24.99/€24.99
*Xbox price. PlayStation version = £15.99

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