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The iconic game Catan has a new look with the classic playstyle we love, and we played it at PAX Unplugged 2025

Catan fans: there's a new edition, with new art and more!

Features by Chris Arrant, Editor-in-Chief

Published on Sat Nov 22 2025

This article is brought to you by Catan Studio.

There are hundreds of games to play this weekend at PAX Unplugged 2025, but one of the ones that was appointment-playing for us was the newest edition of the landmark game Catan. Popverse sat down with Catan Studio's director of brand development, Ken Hovdestad, to play the game one more time - this time with streamlined gameplay and all-new art for every card we saw.

Here's what to expect:

Come play for yourself at Catan Studios' booth (#2327) at PAX Unplugged 2025, or check it out wherever you go for your game shopping.

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Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel, Newsarama, CBR, and more. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)