Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy is a 2004 puzzle-action game developed by Namco for the PlayStation 2, an offbeat title in which the tiny Prince rolls a sticky ball called a katamari to collect objects and rebuild the stars his father, the flamboyant King of All Cosmos, has accidentally knocked from the sky.
The core loop is simple yet hypnotic: using only the two analog sticks for tank-like steering, players roll the katamari over ever-larger items, from thumbtacks and mice to cars, cows, buildings, and eventually entire islands, watching it snowball until it can absorb whole landscapes within a time limit. Its surreal humor, vibrant low-cost art style, and famously catchy, genre-hopping soundtrack made it unlike anything else on the market.
Conceived by designer Keita Takahashi on a modest budget, this surprise cult hit spawned numerous sequels and cemented a reputation for creative, joyful design. The original has been remastered for modern platforms, letting new players experience its charm and quirky imagination firsthand.
Where can you play Katamari Damacy today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Donut County (€ 12,99) and Katamari Damacy REROLL (€ 29,99).
- Mac
- Donut County (€ 12,99).
- Linux
- Donut County (€ 12,99).
- iPhone
- Donut County (€ 12,99).
- iPad
- Donut County (€ 12,99).
- Android phone
- Donut County (€ 12,99).
- Android tablet
- Donut County (€ 12,99).
- PlayStation
- Donut County (€ 12,99) and Katamari Damacy REROLL (€ 29,99).
- Xbox
- Donut County (€ 12,99) and Katamari Damacy REROLL (€ 29,99).
- Switch
- Donut County (€ 12,99) and Katamari Damacy REROLL (€ 29,99).
- Steam Deck
- Donut County (€ 12,99) and Katamari Damacy REROLL (€ 29,99).
Games like Katamari Damacy
Modern alternatives to Katamari Damacy, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Donut County Indie
€ 12,99An indie physics puzzler about swallowing objects into an ever-growing hole.
Donut County runs on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Katamari Damacy REROLL
€ 29,99Official remaster of the original with updated visuals.
Katamari Damacy REROLL runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Verified.
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