Once Upon a Katamari will have you rolling up the annals of history, and it’s coming to PC

Punishing my inclination to ne'er fuss watching Nintendo Directs, Bandai Namco utilized today's Switch 2-focused showcase to denote Once Upon a Katamari: the archetypal mainline, non-remake Katamari crippled since 2011. It’ll beryllium retired connected PC arsenic well, travel October 24th 2025, and portion you’ll erstwhile again beryllium rolling up full societies astir a swelling sticky ball, this 1 volition span a scope of clip periods - truthful you’ll beryllium capable to knead full caller planets retired of feudal Japan oregon past Greece.

As is tradition, dating backmost to 2004’s archetypal Katamari Damacy, said rolling volition beryllium connected behalf of godlike space-monarch and perennial fuckup The King of All Cosmos, whose latest oopsie has re-destroyed the Earth for what indispensable beryllium his 5th oregon sixth clip now. Though it looks similar the humanities eras you’ll beryllium rolling up are each Earth-based too, truthful you’re presumably gathering a replacement satellite retired of itself, which the King volition past ruin successful the future, and volition request to built retired of itself again, and truthful on, for infinity. Nice spot of timelooping existential fearfulness for this child-friendly puzzle game, there.

Other touches of newness see the quality to customise your lil' rolling person’s appearance, an original, apt catchy soundtrack, and astir pertinently to your rolling endeavours, a powerup strategy that tin marque for faster oregon much precise detritus-bundling. In the trailer we spot a range-extending magnet, rocket boosters, and the powerfulness to halt TIME ITSELF.

I admit to not having played immoderate Katamari games connected PC, overmuch of my bid acquisition coming successful the signifier of bleary-eyed New Year’s Day sessions connected consoles belonging to whichever aged assemblage person had conscionable fto maine slumber connected their floor. But Windows has seen a fewer of the remakes successful caller years, with Liam (RPS successful Peace) loving 2023’s We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie successful particular. More? Why not.