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Once Upon A KATAMARI
Developer RENGAME
Once Upon a Katamari is an action-puzzle game developed by RENGAME and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is the first original console installment in the Katamari series since Touch My Katamari (2011); it was released on October 24, 2025, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version set to follow on October 8, 2026. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
404 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
218 positive · 53 negative
95% range 75–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 218 | 53 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 49 | 1 | 60 |
| Mastodon * | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,214 of 1,322 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
82% recommend · 218 yes, 49 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 267 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,540 of 1,687 positive).
Players are thrilled that a new, proper Katamari game has finally arrived after a long wait. [1][2][3] Many praise the game as a worthy successor that captures the classic charm and fun of the series. [4][5][6] Some reviewers express frustration with physics issues and getting stuck more often than in previous games. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [18]
i really, really, REALLY wish there was a neutral review, but just for the sake of my complaints, i'm putting this as not recommended. this will be a long winded review simply because i love katamari and am very conflicted about how i feel on this game. i am going to preface this with the positives. it IS a fun game, and i can tell genuine love was put into so many aspects. something lacking polish or having issues …
- [4]
This is a truly a worthy modern successor to the first couple Katamari titles. I had my reservations going in and kind of assumed this would just be a hollow nostalgia trip and nothing more but it's chock full of charm just like the beloved Katamari games of the past. The controls are smoother than ever and the new gameplay additions are extremely fun to use without impacting the core experience significantly enough …
- [2]
FINALLY A NEW KATAMARI!!!!!! The last non-remake console Katamari game, Katamari Forever, released in North America on September 18th, 2009. I was ten years old, almost eleven. I just turned TWENTY SEVEN. And it's worth the wait! The music is amazing, the game plays buttery smooth on Steam Deck, it looks amazing, and the plot is as wacky as ever. Bandai Namco is really putting out banger after banger this year with …
- [5]
Katamari is back, and honestly? Not only is it an amazing return to form, it's probably the best it's ever been! I am overjoyed by how much I am loving this game. I think, finally, we have a title that manages to surpass We Love Katamari. The core gimmick of the Eras adds a lot of variation to this game's environments and scenarios, the powerups are fun to play around with in a way that feels fairly unintrusive to …
- [1]
GTA 6 this, GTA 6 that… DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS WAITING FOR A NEW ORIGINALÉ KATAMARI GAME?! You peasants don’t know true suffering. GOTY. Best game. I’ve only just started and I have tears running down my face and my thighs
Summarised from 34 of the 378 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Once Upon A KATAMARI talk about the game captures the classic Katamari charm and fun; those who didn't talk about players get stuck on objects more often than before. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "generally favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Charlie Wacholz of IGN praised the game, saying it's "the best the Katamari series has been since the PlayStation 2 era". Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
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Reactions
60 of 404 · most liked firstFollow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Once Upon a Katamari courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Oct 27th, 6:30 PM PT Game is $32.97 on Gamesplanet w/ code KATAMARI buff.ly/j4qOsMG
neutral · AI labelView post →GTA 6 this, GTA 6 that… DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS WAITING FOR A NEW ORIGINALÉ KATAMARI GAME?! You peasants don’t know true suffering. GOTY. Best game. I’ve only just started and I have tears running down my face and my thighs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*boots up katamari* King of the Universe: ahh my stupid ass son. Get your gay ass on earth and roll ♥♥♥♥ up for 20 minutes. OK. I hate you *the best song ever produced for a video game starts to play*
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would never call Once Upon a Katamari an educational game, but for a four-year-old, it's really gotten him talking a lot about numbers (how much food he needs to roll up to win the armor level) and time a lot. It's set the stage for some pretty neat conversations, if nothing else.
positive · AI labelView post →New Katamari? In 2025? Ultrawide support? Classic + updated controls? Banger new music? Same classic charm? Yes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i really, really, REALLY wish there was a neutral review, but just for the sake of my complaints, i'm putting this as not recommended. this will be a long winded review simply because i love katamari and am very conflicted about how i feel on this game. i am going to preface this with the positives. it IS a fun game, and i can tell genuine love was put into so many aspects. something lacking polish or having issues does not automatically equal a bad game, it just means it has pretty glaring…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Katamari was one of my favourite series as a child back on the playstation. I was beyond excited for this game to come out. I was nervous because of the original director and composer both weren't involved, but I wanted so desperately to recapture part of that childhood magic that Katamari gave me. However, this game just doesn't feel good. If you want it, I'd recommend getting it on sale. Not to mention, I feel like the DLC feels almost necessary to help with the intense amount of redudancy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Science Fact: It is impossible to be sad while playing a Katamari Damacy game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100%-ed the game. I liked it, and I'm a huge Katamari fan but returning fans should wait for a big sale. This game is just too frustrating to enjoy fully, especially after playing the previous remasters. TL;DR - It's just too frustrating to really enjoy all the cool additions at launch price, and may or may not get repetitive in terms of theming. I would honestly only pick this up at 50% off or more. If you're itching to try Katamari for the first time, get the previous 2 remasters instead,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My son (4) just wants to watch this gameplay video of Once Upon a Katamari over and over again and as someone who spent years writing up impressions based on footage it's fascinating to see him notice/discuss the differences between this game and the previous ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6z-...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a truly a worthy modern successor to the first couple Katamari titles. I had my reservations going in and kind of assumed this would just be a hollow nostalgia trip and nothing more but it's chock full of charm just like the beloved Katamari games of the past. The controls are smoother than ever and the new gameplay additions are extremely fun to use without impacting the core experience significantly enough to be detrimental to the overall flow of Katamari. Genuinely cannot believe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starting off this review just to say I love Katamari! I went on a Katamari binge a few years back and played as many as the games as i could, with Katamari Forever being my favorite after Keita Takahashi's departure from Namco. So seeing this new game get announced gave me hope that we're getting a new title that breathes new life into the series! This new title sadly lives up to the norm of the sequels post-WLK with relying heavily on rehashing content from the first two (but mostly the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AGDQ 2026 Schedule. The world is pretty fucked up right about now. You all deserve a break. Go grab your favorite snacks, sit back and enjoy some games being done quick. If you somehow never heard of it. It is a week long speedrun marathon with different runners attending showcasing their skills of beating a game as quickly as possible. Donations go partially to different charities, though if you care about that you can just donate directly to the organizations. It is a great event though.…
neutral · AI labelView post →The good: Katamari is back. The bad: The new developers created a game where you get stuck and can’t break free more often than in every other Katamari game in the franchise, COMBINED.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, I love Katamari very much as a series. Once Upon a Katamari is a $40 mobile game. I've 100%'d the collections of every game in the series up to the remasters (minus Touch My Katamari), so you can imagine it was very exciting to see a new game on the horizon. Unfortunately I don't believe many people playing this are aware that this April an Apple Arcade exclusive mobile game called Katamari Rolling LIVE released. KRL for a mobile game was very impressive compared to Katamari…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bandai Namco recently filed a trademark for “Once Upon a Katamari” in Europe, and I can only hope that it means there’s a new Katamari game on the way. 😩
neutral · AI labelView post →FINALLY A NEW KATAMARI!!!!!! The last non-remake console Katamari game, Katamari Forever, released in North America on September 18th, 2009. I was ten years old, almost eleven. I just turned TWENTY SEVEN. And it's worth the wait! The music is amazing, the game plays buttery smooth on Steam Deck, it looks amazing, and the plot is as wacky as ever. Bandai Namco is really putting out banger after banger this year with Digimon then Katamari <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished the main game of Once Upon a Katamari today. It's just as good as Katamari Damacy has ever been, with a soundtrack just as good as the PS2 era. And even though I rolled credits, there's still plenty more for me to do. Just a really pleasant game that reminds me of years long gone.
positive · AI labelView post →Pretty, pretty dance Pretty, pretty, pretty dance Everybody world Every, everybody world Get your star Get your, get your, get your star お気に召しますかな？このリディム Pretty, pretty dance Pretty, pretty, pretty dance Everybody world Every, еverybody world Get your star Get your, gеt your, get your star カタマリマス！ アザ, アザ, アザマス！ KATAMARI IS BACK BABY!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Katamari Forever has been one of my favorite games of all time basically since its release. Even before that I've been a fan of the series since WHK, and have literally thousands of hours in these games. So I understand the desire for any non-mobile Katamari game after SIXTEEN years (seventeen for you xbox players). This just ain't it. This game shares much of its source code with Rolling LIVE, a mobile game, and it shows. The levels are shockingly small and the physics is painfully clunky,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a long time lover of the original Katamari games and especially We Love, this game feels completely wrong to me. The physics of how the ball rolls up items just make no sense, and it ruins the core thing about Katamari that makes it so enjoyable. The premise of katamari is you're this ball that is able to magnetize things to it. Your magnet powers are dictated by your volume and generally you can only magnetize things that are of lower volume than the ball itself. As you pick up more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I appreciate that Once Upon a Katamari has next to no attempt to look modern. It recognizes "Looks like a PS2 game" should be a badge of honor.
positive · AI labelView post →This game goes beyond any of the other katamari games, genuinely surprised me. They really aced the game. This game is a complete labor of l'amour. Makes me wanna clip-clop my slips together and say lalala. nutsuo shabby. Every nickel deserved. If this game fell flat I would've been foomin. This is truly the king of all katamari games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know how social media works so I just deleted the original Once Upon a Katamari tweet. TL;dr - The Stage Select areas in the game have that terrible Unity problem where the camera is 50hz in a 60FPS game. It stutters & looks awful. The rest of the game is fine though. youtu.be/mbhrxYOmUiM
neutral · AI labelView post →At the time of writing, I have all achievements in both this game and Katamari Damacy Reroll. I really want to be able to recommend this game but I just can't when the original exists. To start, I DID end up enjoying: -The music -The amount of content -The modern QOL additions -Some of the unique level objectives The number one problem with OUAK is the physics. They absolutely murdered how it feels to roll the katamari. Rolling everywhere feels sluggish and tedious and doesn't even keep up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's time for "miss jackie yaps about something no one cares about" Once Upon a Katamari is a....frustrating game but not in the way you'd expect, possibly. I love it, but I have so many GRIPES about it.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a good game but the DLC pricing is insane and really seems like they stripped a bunch of music out of the game to sell it back to you at a premium price. So you'll pay 30 to 40 dollars, then get fomo because there's a bunch of music out there that's price gated behind 44 dollars of dlc. I really hate monetization policies designed to just sell the game to a core group of superfans then gouge them. There are other issues here technically and graphics wise etc, they've followed the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Once Upon a Katamari | Review Thread. Game Information -------------------- **Game Title**: Once Upon a Katamari **Platforms**: - Nintendo Switch (Oct 24, 2025) - PlayStation 5 (Oct 24, 2025) - Xbox Series X/S (Oct 24, 2025) - PC (Oct 24, 2025) **Review Aggregator**: **[OpenCritic - 81 average - 81% recommended - 27 reviews](https://opencritic.com/game/19027/once-upon-a-katamari)** Critic Reviews ------------- **[But Why…
neutral · AI labelView post →Rating this positive, but I'm halfway between a neutral and positive. After the previous two re-rolls, I was hoping for a Beautiful Katamari or Katamari Forever Reroll, but this does sufficiently scratch the itch. I like the variety of environments, the crowns encourage exploration, and although the powerups appear to be contentious, I think they could be a seed for something interesting in a future game. That said, there were some missed opportunities: 1) A couple of the levels had what I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. It's a Katamari Damacy game, so I can't NOT recommend it. However, compared to other titles in the series, it's just... meh. Too many "gather only this type of thing" levels, not enough "As Large As Possible"-style levels for my taste.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The dev team responsible for the original Katamari Damacy remake and the We Love Katamari remake went ahead and made a brand new one, and it's good to see that it's clearly shaping up to take after those two games as opposed to following in the wake of everything that came AFTER We Love Katamari. Another one for the books. Only took 20 years.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IT IS ONCE UPON A KATAMARI RELEASE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! come roll a lil with me and maybe win a key to the game :-) #bandainamcocreator 🌈 twitch.tv/jesscapricorn
neutral · AI labelView post →Once Upon A KATAMARI – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch. Once Upon A KATAMARI comes to Nintendo Switch on Oct 24, 2025! Pre-orders are open. Keep the good times rolling with a new entry in the Katamari Damacy series on Nintendo Switch! 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. Experience a fabulous new soundtrack and never-before-seen support…
neutral · AI labelView post →Once Upon a Katamari is a very-near perfect game, marred only by the extremely brave choice not to let you play as this little guy
positive · AI labelView post →I finished Once Upon a Katamari. I love it. Gonna go back and 100% every level I can. What a perfect game.
positive · AI labelView post →Katamari is back, and honestly? Not only is it an amazing return to form, it's probably the best it's ever been! I am overjoyed by how much I am loving this game. I think, finally, we have a title that manages to surpass We Love Katamari. The core gimmick of the Eras adds a lot of variation to this game's environments and scenarios, the powerups are fun to play around with in a way that feels fairly unintrusive to the core formula. The charm this series is known for is intact, the OST is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't count the # of random Katamari ports, mobile garbage, re-releases, whatever. This is not that. This is a true proper Katamari game, and its glorious. If you loved the first few ones, you will love this. Took them long enough, but glad to have a new proper entry, well done devs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished the game so have some thoughts. This is coming from someone who has played every game and remake (except the Xbox and Vita games) multiple times over 15+ years for probably a couple hundred of hours so I would say I am pretty experienced with the series. TLDR: Game is good, variety is the best it's been. Would be a contender for best in the series, except the movement has a weird issue where it randomly slows down. Significantly slower than past games, and it's only sometimes.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you want me to sit here and talk about how this game is an anachronistic purgatory, a prison for artist and developers? Should I talk about how every single design choice in this game seems to venerate the original PlayStation 2 game as religious dogma, down to nonsensical "loading screens" and a King of All Cosmos who, by now, has the narrative voice of sardonic Starbucks barista who subsists more on complaining about their job than on actual pay? Or maybe we could approach it another way:…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had to get this refunded because the King was driving me crazy. I played for an hour and a half and got to see what I was actually doing for maybe a third of that. The King pops up CONSTANTLY to quip at you. Much more so than in past games. And on the Steam Deck he fills basically the entire center of the screen. Frantically pressing 'A' to try to clear it while missing the last few items you need to clear S-rank on a level was frustrating. It's even worse on the shorter timed levels. Three…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I adore Katamari so much. It always takes me back to the best time in my life. Even with this being a new game, it still gives me those good, good vibes. The gameplay loop is the same as always, but with the addition of a few optional power-ups that can ease your way through some stickier spots. The maps are solid and packed with the silly little vignettes that are so fun to find. As usual, the soundtrack is full of bangers too. If I have a single complaint about the game, it's that it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →16. Once Upon a Katamari One of the best games in the series since the PS2 era. I do agree with the common criticism that the amount of Feudal Japan levels heavily outweighs the levels of other eras, but I found the game as a whole very endearing and fun throughout. The music is incredible as usual
positive · AI labelView post →Let me get one thing out of the way right from the start: Once Upon a Katamari is a very solid Katamari game that fans of the core series will have a hard time passing up. That said, I simply can't agree with some of the claims that it's a "masterpiece" and I've played and genuinely loved every entry in the series except for the mobile titles. For newcomers, OUAK is just as welcoming as any other Katamari game. In fact it hardly matters whether you start with the original, jump in somewhere in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems rather unfinished. It's got the possibility of being the best in the series but could benefit some minor gameplay changes. The collision is overly sensitive which causes your katamari to get stuck. In the worst of cases, this can soft lock the stage. Stages with multiple cousins are a bit dissapointing. For example, if a stage has three cousins, you must collect them in unlock order once per playthrough. This hurts the little speedrun demon in me. The eras dont really seem balanced.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recently wrote up an article about my time spent playing "Once Upon A Katamari". A worthy addition to the Katamari franchise.
positive · AI labelView post →A brand new Katamari game called Once Upon a Katamari is coming to PC and consoles in October. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-brand...
neutral · AI labelView post →MONSTER HUNTER STORIES 3, ONCE UPON A KATAMARI, OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, AND THAT ELLIOT GAME I AM GONNA BE EATING SO GOOD. 🍽️
neutral · AI labelView post →#Psynplays Once Upon a KATAMARI They did it, they made a 3rd PS2 Katamari game. This is great, the levels are great, the gimmick levels are mostly great, fantastic soundtrack, and the time travelling gimmick allows for a good variety of locales. Very happy this turned out as good as it did!
positive · AI labelView post →In short: it's an excellent Katamari game. It does nothing to revolutionize the series, but it didn't need to. If you're a longtime fan, you'll love this. But if you're new to the series, you should probably begin with Katamari Damacy REROLL instead.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Once Upon a Katamari... a new game rolled in from the stars!
neutral · AI labelView post →while the game itself it alright, feels like it lacks soul somehow. i cannot explain to you why i felt that why. it just lacks IT
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The physics engine is a bit janky compared to We Love Katamari, and I swear I find myself getting stuck on objects more often, but it's still Katamari, and still a lot of fun. The soundtrack is good, but it feels very Jpop, the songs are lacking a bit of that quirky Katamari identity from the old games. Still lots of bangers, but it feels less "Lonely Rolling Star" and more "opening theme to some random seasonal anime." Overall weaker than We Love Katamari, but still a fun game worth…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to start this with I do love Katamari. I started playing Katamari after the Simpsons: Road Rage vs SEGA debacle over using the Crazy Taxi arrow and I found out about the Katamari Copyright (When you take on an object, it's shape affects your shape). Imagine my surprise when I started playing and from the very beginning the objects you collect will just clip trough the floor. How could you make a Katamari game without it's quintessential technology? I can live with the removal of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What started as an enjoyable game turned into a soundtrack DLC money grab fest.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Once Upon a Katamari is a game where you go "eh just one more level" and then you basically play the entire game in a day.
positive · AI labelView post →Going to be hard to get an unbiased review on this game from me, I love all the Katamari Damacy games. This one has online play, co-op, and a decent amount of content to it. I was a little depressed I was able to beat the last one really quick, but that's not the case with this one. Like the games before it, it is well made, full of funny stuff, kid-friendly, and really fun to play. I waited until a sale to buy it because I felt the pricetag was a bit high and rec. that you do the same. Happy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi! Thank you for checking out Once Upon a Katamari!! I loved it so much and thanks to @bandainamcousa.bsky.social for the free code for the game! Thank you @shadotemple.bsky.social @happybearcares.bsky.social @starlord23.bsky.social @chibigasm.bsky.social nuke4prez gameb0y_C0l0red for the raids!
positive · AI labelView post →New OG Katamari, yay. Now give us the rest of the classic ones please
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the physics have changed a bit so objects have less knockback and you get stuck more often. it's a bit of a shame. that being said i do love to roll. this is a half-thumbs-up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only thing that is disappointing about the launch of this game is the amount of people who bought it. :(
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