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Once Upon a Katamari
Keep the good times rolling with a new entry in the Katamari Damacy series! In this puzzle action-adventure game, you'll roll your Katamari through time itself. Journey through the Jurassic Period, Ice Age, historic Japan, and more eras to rebuild the starry sky.
Details
- Released
- October 24, 2025
- Developer
- Rengame
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2
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Once Upon a Katamari Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Once Upon a Katamari is the new high point of this bizarre ball rolling series, will expertly crafted stages and loads of silly objects to roll up.
A soaring exercise of how to refresh a franchise, Once Upon a KATAMARI consistently stays neck-and-neck with its history, sometimes surpassing it.
What do you expect from a sequel? What makes one worth the wait? Most of the time, you want the continuation of a well-estabilished story, the addition of new features, more content, improved visuals, and so on. If a studio decides to release a sequel to a well-liked game in which very little has changed, more often than not we call that a cash grab. Just look at the yearly releases of sports titles for further proof. But there’s always an exception to the rule. There are cases in which we ...
The series is back and brighter than ever with Once Upon A Katamari, the first new entry in 14 years, retaining its memorable playful spirit and setting in a colorful whimsical world.
Years ago, I read about Katamari Damacy, which was releasing on PlayStation 2.
A simple game concept is often more than complex game systems. As they say, there is beauty in simplicity, and the Katamari series has proven this for over 20 years.
Ready for absurdity and a childishly simple concept? Once Upon a Katamari is your next must-play! You can read why in the review, of course!
Once Upon a Katamari brings back Bandai Namco's cult classic franchise with an all-new game that feels ripped straight from its PS2 prime.
Once Upon A Katamari delivers an amazingly fun time. It may be derivative with its graphics and story, but the impressive level variety across nine eras and sheer wealth of content ensure fans and newcomers will be rolling until they're sick of smiling. This is easily one of the best games in the series and one of the most charming games of the year.
Once Upon A Katamari has been a long time coming. The first new entry in the bonkers ball-rolling series in more than 14 years, it’s a curious continuation of
Once Upon a Katamari is a love letter to all the other games, for a game that doesn't always love you back. If there's ever been a time you wanted to shut a king up, it's here. There's still a sprinkle of happiness to roll over any and everything, but my Katamari may be getting a little flat.