Niantic, the creators of Pokémon GO, are releasing their next game! This time it’s about the popular board game “The Settlers of Catan.” We show you how you can already test the first minutes.
What kind of game is it? Catan: World Explorers is the new AR game from Niantic. With it, you can turn the whole world into a game of Catan and collect resources at real landmarks in your city through augmented reality mechanics.
The core principle of “The Settlers of Catan” remains, but Niantic has adjusted it so that you can play it online anywhere in the world.
Test Catan: World Explorers – Here’s how
Can you play it already? On the game’s website, you can already pre-register and then get started as soon as it officially launches. However, there is no release date yet.
However, you can already download an APK file that lets you play the first few minutes of the game. Just click the linked APK file and follow the instructions. Once you’ve installed the app, you can get started.
What can you play already? Only the first minutes of the game are available. You can go through the tutorial and understand the basics of the game.
Once you’ve mastered the tutorial, you’ll land on the map that you also know from Wizards Unite or Pokémon GO. However, there are no stops to interact with in the vicinity, and nothing else happens in the game yet. So you can only really play the tutorial.
What exactly do you need to do in the game? In The Settlers of Catan, you need to build roads and settlements to create a small empire. This only works through resources that you can earn or trade.
In Niantic’s game, you receive these resources from your landmarks. However, there should also be rarer resources that you will need to trade among each other.
You interact as a team that you have chosen. Together you can then expand your settlements and compete against other teams on a global and local level.
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