Catan: World Explorers

Catan: World Explorers is an augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed by Niantic, based on the board game Settlers of Catan.

Catan: World Explorers
Developer(s)
SeriesCatan
Genre(s)Augmented reality, location-based game

Development

In late October 2019, the publisher of Catan revealed during SPIEL 2019 in Essen that the company was developing a "massively multiplayer location based game".[1][2] A promotional website was later released, which allows interested individuals to pre-register for the game.[3] Niantic later confirmed its involvement in the development process following inquiries from media outlets, noting that the upcoming game was developed on its "Real World Platform".[2][4] By June 2020, preregistration for the game had been opened.[5]

In early July 2020, the game was soft launched in New Zealand.[6]

On 1 October 2020, early access to the game was made available in Australia, Denmark, and Singapore.[7]

Gameplay

According to the official website, players of the game will be divided into teams which compete over time to earn "victory points".[8] The game is promoted as having players developing settlements and roads while collecting resources (brick, lumber, grain, ore, and wool), with "matches" being competitive elements at the local or global levels being held in a "season".[9] Like in prior Niantic AR games (such as Ingress and Pokémon Go), the game is centered around real-world landmarks, where players could collect resources in-game.[9]

References
  1. "CATAN - World Explorers angekündigt". catan.de (in German). October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Is this Niantic's next game?". TechCrunch. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. Forde, Matthew (November 20, 2019). "Location-based Catan: World Explorers mobile game using Niantic's Real World Platform". pocketgamer.biz. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. Stephen, Bijan (November 21, 2019). "Catan is the latest game to make the jump to AR". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. "Pokémon Go maker Niantic's next game is Catan: World Explorers". Eurogamer. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. Forde, Matthew (July 7, 2020). "Niantic soft launches next AR title Catan: World Explorers". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. "New countries added to early access". Catan World Explorers Community Forum announcement. October 1, 2020.
  8. "Catan Is Being Turned Into A Pokemon Go Style Game". Kotaku Australia. November 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  9. "Pokemon GO creators' next big game: CATAN World Explorers". SlashGear. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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