Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
Ratings
N/A
Age
4+
Category
Games
Languages
English
Fri Oct 17 2025
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE brings the wonderfully bizarre universe of Katamari to Apple Arcade. After the King of All Cosmos accidentally destroys all the stars in the sky, he tasks his tiny son, the Prince, with recreating them. You do this by rolling a highly adhesive ball, the Katamari, around various Earth locations. You start small, picking up ants and paperclips, but as your Katamari grows, you'll soon be rolling up people, cars, and eventually entire skyscrapers. Backed by one of the most infectious, jazzy soundtracks in gaming history, it's a delightful, surreal experience of scale and momentum.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Katamari Damacy is one of the most uniquely joyful video games ever created, and Rolling LIVE captures that exact chaotic magic on mobile. There is something profoundly satisfying about the progression of scale. You start off as a tiny prince struggling to roll up a battery on the living room floor, and within ten minutes, you are rolling down the street absorbing entire buildings and screaming pedestrians. And you do it all to one of the catchiest, most upbeat soundtracks in gaming history.
Playing it on a touch screen takes a little bit of adjustment—the dual-stick rolling mechanic was designed for physical controllers, so syncing a gamepad to your device is highly recommended for the best experience. Some players have reported occasional crashes on older iOS builds, but when it runs smoothly, it is a blast. It is a weird, wonderful, and insanely fun game that deserves to be played by everyone.
Features
Unique scale-based rolling mechanics
Incredibly charming, surreal art style
Legendary, upbeat musical soundtrack
Optimized for touch screens and controllers
Tips & Walkthrough
You can only roll up objects smaller than your current Katamari. If you hit something too large, you'll bounce off and lose items. Always stick to dense clusters of small items to build your size quickly before tackling larger obstacles.
Gameplays
Using dual virtual thumbsticks, push both forward to roll straight, or push in opposite directions to turn on a dime. You can also trigger a quick dash to cross gaps or climb steep inclines.
Q&A
While touch controls work, a paired Bluetooth controller offers the authentic console experience.