The game says it needs to download an update before being able to play for the first time. It seems the game devs took down the server where that update was stored. The update fails and the game won't open. This is dumb. Before pulling the plug on their private server/going out of business, they should have updated the final version of the app that didn't require updates outside of the play store system. It turned the paid app into trash.
A Google user
Should be disclaimers that initially you are playing for only about 15% of the actual game. RNG biased towards AI; an incredible streak of 2s or 3s when it favors them, rolling a seven as soon as you move the knight to their spot but never when they have more than 7. And trading with AI is broken. AI will trade anything to each other but will never trade you anything you need to build.
A Google user
Don't waste your money, it's not good. I love catan and used to use the free app. I assumed the paid for version would be better. I was wrong. Game play, graphics and controls are much better in the free version. I wish I had just paid for the in-app purchases on the free version rather tham buy this one.
A Google user
Do not buy. Game mechanics broken. Played a game with goal of 10 winning points. Opponent won with 7 points (3 villages + longest street + army) claiming he had 3 victory point cards but he bought 6 development cards, 5 of them knights. Not the first time this happened. And I am not even talking about AI... Read the other reviews, they are correct. Would expect more from a game that is 5 dollars. Also be warned that you need to spend another 10 dollars for the full game which includes seafarers and knights expansion. My conclusion is would not buy again and the app damages the good name of the game.
A Google user
Seems designed to be hard to play unless you have every card and mechanic already memorized, know exactly what resources and cards you have at any given time, and never look away from the screen. You can't look at your progress cards or even the settings when it's not your turn, which makes the turns take longer (especially because you want to turn every feature off). Frequently pops up to kick players, even if their turn just started.
Bijay Shrestha
The graphics and mechanics of the game is nice (very few bugs) but the game itself is very frustrating if you play with the AI. The AI cheats horribly. The dice outcomes is always in the favor of the bots. For an example, I had a case, where the AI had put the robber in my tile at 11. As soon as that happened, dice rolled to 11 three times in a row (which is statistically so unlikely). Before that I rarely got 11. At first I thought it was just an one off game, but it happens almost every game.
Eli Cunningham
I love Catan but... this is a broken game. Single player is incredibly frustrating. As an example: AI will just switch the robber back and forth between your properties, dwindling your resources, the dice will hit on the obstructed number, no one will trade with you, and you just have to pass on your turn. And this will happen 3-4 times in a row. AND this happened in 5/6 of the last games I played. I'm out. Developers, it is not fun to play a game where you can't do anything. Fix this.
Damon Krull
Worst buy I ever made. Online the other players will take forever to go, longer then it should ever take. Or they're disconnect and reconnect and the entire turn starts over, I got tired of it so I went to solo so it would be fast paced, and I literally just spent 6-8 turns without anything to be able to do because the numbers never rolled, every few rounds they will give you one resource to make up for it. But the worst part about it, is it'll be the "hot" numbers that don't get hit. Trash game
A Google user
Tried to play my first game online and got through about 30 minutes of gameplay before the game froze for my friend and then for me. Could not reload the game afterward. Tried to start another game with just one friend and could not get the game to let me to play. It skipped my turn on the opening round twice, froze the game, then only allowed me to build a city before it crashed altogether. I wish I could give this game 0 stars because of how buggy and ineffective it was. I wish I hadn't paid $5 to find out that this app just doesn't work.
A Google user
as much as I like the IRL board game, this, not at all. Now, the gameplay is just like the board game which is to be expected, but the AI and seemingly the dice rolls are completely rigged and stacked against you. Maybe I just suck at playing, but I've played about 7 games and have lost every time, even on easy mode. I've read other people's complaints about the app on online forums, and they say the same thing, so I'm not the only one who thinks this. Trading with the AI is also terrible.
