An absurdly fun and addictive adventure that takes Katamari rolling across colorful historical eras packed with secrets, collectibles, and unlockables.
Once Upon a Katamari2025
Once Upon a Katamari
2025 Bandai Namco Entertainment80Great
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 12 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
- Steam DeckVerified
- Steam MachineVerified
Available on
- $39.99
- $39.99
- $39.99
- $39.99
Game modes
- 2–4 players
Details
- Launch
- October 23, 2025
- Developer
- Rengame
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
Overview
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.
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Reception
Press80
Players92
GreatExcellent- Metacritic79from 36 reviews
- OpenCritic81from 39 reviews
Overall, Once Upon A Katamari is a big expansion over its earlier iterations, but with the added complexity and stricter time limits, some of the charm and fun of just exploring has been lost. This is still a solid entry in the series, but certainly not one of my favorites.
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.
However, nearly 50 levels weren't necessary. Bandai Namco should have streamlined things a bit and eliminated all the stages that use a rather flat and boring design. Fortunately, many of the missions employ new ideas or well-executed variations on familiar concepts. It doesn't surpass the fantastic We Love Katamari , but Once Upon a Katamari is a solid...
Much like the remasters before it, Once Upon a Katamari is a great reminder that there's still nothing quite like this series, and it feels as fresh today as it did with Keita Takahashi's original over two decades ago.
