Settlers of Catan could very well be the most popular “modern” board game of all time, and while there are plenty of games that have attempted to capture the essence of what makes it unique, nothing has come close to its success. Catan‘s unique mix of randomized hexagonal map tiles, resource production tied to dice rolls, and unusually important cooperative trading system are integral to its success, keeping all players engaged even when it isn’t their turn.

Since its 1995 debut, Catan has redefined modern tabeltop gaming, selling more than 45 million games worldwide, and although it still trails mass-market giants like Monopoly or Scrabble, that’s an extraordinary number for a hobby-style strategy game.

And if you’re in the market for a Catan-style strategy game and are also a fan of high fantasy worlds and dragons such as you might find in massively popular franchises like Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings, there’s a brand-new game on Steam that has 100% positive reviews and is available to play now.

This Catan-Style Roguelike Is A Must-Play For Game Of Thrones Fans

Feed the Scorchpot is a brand-new turn-based strategy game from indie developer Moravian and publishers Indieformer and WhisperGames that combines the medieval high fantasy stylings of Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings with the hexagonal board and turn-based deckbuilding strategy tactics of Settlers of Catan.

Players strike a bargain with a demanding dragon, receiving 20 years of protection for their island in exchange for keeping the beast properly fed throughout that period. Each year functions like another round, with difficulty increasing as time passes, and with players rolling dice to work on the island, harvest ingredients, construct buildings, and combine resources into more and more elaborate meals.

The real hook comes from building an interconnected scoring engine across the board, with farms, shrines, harbors, and other structures feeding into one another, while more than 80 recipes allow ingredients to be fused together and multiplied into enormous scores. There are over 50 buildings to experiment with, and every run develops differently as the dragon becomes hungrier and more selective with each passing year.

One disastrous dish can end an otherwise successful run, giving the game a strong push-your-luck roguelike element alongside its tabletop-inspired gameplay. Feed the Scorchpot launched for PC through Steam on August 20, 2026, priced at $15 and discounted at 20% off until August 27. Also, developers promise that “you can pet the dragon.”

Feed The Scorchpot Is A 10/10 Fan-Recommended Hit

While it may only have launched yesterday outright, Feed the Scorchpot’s previously available demo had tons of excellent reviews and the current version has 100% positive reviews among players so far. It’s a testament to the game’s addictive gameplay loop that players have described as “an awesome blend of multiple genres,” and that “feels like some poor soul played Settlers of Catan for the first time, got absolutely hooked, but never found another person to play with so they made their own version,” but in a good way.

Other players describe it as a Balatro meets Catan mash-up that feels like “a sped up single player version of Catan but then throw in a bunch of multipliers that make you scream with delight as you just barely make it through to the next round.” If you’re looking for a Catan-like game with its own distinctive style and feel, you should definitely add Feed the Scorchpot to your wishlist on Steam and see for yourself what’s on offer.

Brand

Valve

Original Release Date

September 12, 2003