| Once Upon a Katamari | |
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| Developer | RENGAME |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Series | Katamari |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X Windows |
| Release | October 24, 2025 |
| Genres | Puzzle, action |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Once Upon a Katamari is an action-puzzle game developed by RENGAME and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Windows. The game is the first original console installment in the Katamari series since Touch My Katamari (2011), it was released on October 24, 2025.
The game carries on the gameplay of previous Katamari games in which players must roll a sticky ball, known as a Katamari, over hundreds of objects, allowing it to grow in size and reach a desired size within a time limit. In Once Upon a Katamari, The King of All Cosmos has once again destroyed the earth and stars. The Prince is tasked with rolling a katamari across time to restore the sky. [1]
In February 2025, Bandai Namco filed a trademark for Once Upon a Katamari. [2] This led to industry speculation over a new entry. The game was officially announced during the Nintendo Direct on July 31, 2025, [3] and was released on October 24, 2025. [4]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 80/100 [5] |
| Publication | Score |
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| IGN | 9/10 [6] |
The game received "generally favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic [5] , and a "strong" rating by the review aggregation website OpenCritic. [6]
IGN praised the game, saying it's "the best the Katamari series has been since the PlayStation 2 era". [6]