10 Games Like Catan: What to Play Next After Settlers
Loved Catan and ready for more? These 10 board games capture what makes Catan great while adding new depth and variety.
Terraforming Mars ($50) is the best game to play after Catan because it takes the resource management and engine building that hooked you in Catan and adds 200+ project cards that make every session feel different -- the strategic depth scales up without losing the satisfying arc of building something from nothing. If Catan's trading and negotiation is what you love most, Bohnanza ($15) doubles down on that element specifically.
The definitive gateway board game where players trade resources and build settlements on a modular hex island.
- Easy to learn with rules that click within one game
- Modular board means every game has a different layout
- Trading mechanic creates lively social interaction
- Massive ecosystem of expansions and variants
- Dice rolls can create frustrating droughts for some players
- Player elimination in spirit, if not in rules, when someone falls behind
- 3-player games feel less dynamic than 4-player sessions
Prices checked Mar 2026
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