Once Upon A KATAMARI

Once Upon A KATAMARI

Steam Deck Verified

RENGAME · Action · Oct 23, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $35.99, but it has been as low as $23.99.

92%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is less memorable, the king has less bite, the in-game physics are less polished.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Since movement is 1 of the 2 core game mechanics (the other being picking items up to get larger), it may be a deal breaker for replayability for me.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I don't want them to remove it, but I wish you could progress the dialogue with the trigger buttons so you do not have to remove your thumb from the analog stick to hit the face button.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Competitive multiplayer is the best it's been, especially being online, though I am sad that We Love Katamari's co-op is missing.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Outside of the gameplay, the games offer an amazing soundtrack, incredibly charming visuals (levels are often scattered with lots of silly and comical things), and a story that makes you smile with a wide cast of quirky characters.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The game seems too easy.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Audio80 reviews
Gameplay78 reviews
Story and characters59 reviews
Multiplayer26 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization22 reviews
64%
Interface9 reviews
33%
Bugs9 reviews
56%
Co-op8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $35.99 (−40%). The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $35.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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