Games Like Katamari Damacy
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The closest games to Katamari Damacy are We Love Katamari Reroll, Donut County, Untitled Goose Game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Wobbledogs. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Katamari Damacy, and what does not.
What Made Katamari Damacy Work
Katamari Damacy is one verb — roll — and a soundtrack that makes it feel like a party. Everything in the world is a size class, and the joy is the moment you cross a threshold and the things that were obstacles become collectibles. Nothing else has quite this shape.
Katamari Damacy is Namco's 2004 PlayStation 2 game, created by Keita Takahashi. The King of All Cosmos has destroyed the stars, and his son, the Prince, must roll up objects into a sticky ball until it is big enough to become a new star. The ball grows from thumbtacks to buildings, and the soundtrack is famously eclectic. It was remastered as Katamari Damacy REROLL in 2018. Fans usually want another odd, joyful game built on one simple idea.
Also written as Katamari — same game, same list.
9 Games Like Katamari Damacy
1.We Love Katamari Reroll
The sequel, and the better of the two.
Why it fits: The 2023 remaster of Namco's 2005 sequel, We Love Katamari, adds new content and keeps the rolling mechanic.
What is different: The sequel, with levels framed as requests from fans; the rolling is much the same.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.
More about this game →2.Donut County
A hole instead of a ball, and the same escalating-size comedy.
Why it fits: Ben Esposito's 2018 game, published by Annapurna Interactive, has you control a hole that grows as it swallows objects.
What is different: You are a hole that swallows things and grows, and it is short and story-led rather than timed.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and iOS.
More about this game →3.Untitled Goose Game
Same deadpan mischief and the same small, perfect scope.
Why it fits: House House's 2019 game, published by Panic, has you cause mischief as a goose in an English village.
What is different: You pester a village as a goose from a to-do list of pranks; mischief and stealth, not growth.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch.
More about this game →4.Kirby and the Forgotten Land
For the same cheerful absorb-everything logic.
Why it fits: HAL Laboratory's 2022 Switch game has Kirby swallow objects, including cars and vending machines, to transform.
What is different: A 3D platformer; Mouthful Mode, where Kirby swallows cars and vending machines, is as close as it gets.
Where to play it: Switch.
Games like this →5.Wobbledogs
Strange, funny systems under a friendly surface.
Why it fits: Animal Uprising's 2022 game has you breed and care for dogs with strange, physics-driven bodies.
What is different: You raise floppy dogs and watch them mutate in a sandbox; no rolling and no clock.
Where to play it: PC.
More about this game →6.A Short Hike
Small, warm, and finishable in an evening.
Why it fits: adamgryu's 2019 game is a short, warm exploration game about climbing a mountain.
What is different: A small island to climb and glide around at your own pace, with no score and nothing to grow.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch.
More about this game →7.Chibi-Robo
Cleaning a house at tiny scale, and just as odd.
Why it fits: Skip Ltd.'s 2005 GameCube game has you play as a tiny robot cleaning and helping a family at small scale.
What is different: A tiny robot tidying a house for Happy Points; slower and house-sized.
Where to play it: GameCube.
More about this game →8.Wattam
By Katamari's designer, and even stranger.
Why it fits: Funomena's 2019 game, directed by Keita Takahashi and published by Annapurna Interactive, has everyday objects join hands and play.
What is different: Keita Takahashi's later game: you stack and combine odd objects to make friends, with no timer.
Where to play it: PC and PS4.
More about this game →9.Viva Pinata
A bright systems game hiding under a children's surface.
Why it fits: Rare's 2006 Xbox 360 game is a colourful garden simulation with surprisingly deep systems.
What is different: A garden sim where you attract piñata animals; patient rather than frantic.
Where to play it: Xbox 360; later Xbox One.
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Where to Start
We Love Katamari Reroll is the best next step. Donut County is the closest in mechanics, with a hole instead of a ball. Untitled Goose Game is the pick for a similar sense of mischief.
How We Picked These Games
Every pick either shares Katamari's escalating-size mechanic, its playful surrealism, or its small, finishable scope. We included Takahashi's later game and the sequel, then games with the same sense of humour.
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How These Picks Match Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy is catalogued here as an art-led game and party game on the PlayStation 2. Two of the nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — two adventures among them. The other seven — We Love Katamari Reroll, Donut County, Untitled Goose Game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Wobbledogs, Wattam and Viva Pinata — are different genres and are on the list for one specific thing Katamari Damacy did, so read the reason before ruling them out.
Going by the "where to play it" notes, six can be played on PC, five can be played on a PlayStation, six can be played on a Nintendo system and five can be played on an Xbox. Donut County, Untitled Goose Game, Wobbledogs, A Short Hike and Wattam are from small or self-published studios. We Love Katamari Reroll, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Chibi-Robo and Viva Pinata are, like Katamari Damacy, games a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Katamari Damacy | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| We Love Katamari Reroll | Puzzle, Casual, Family | Different genre — see the reason above | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch. |
| Donut County | Puzzle, Casual, Indie | Different genre — see the reason above | PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and iOS. |
| Untitled Goose Game | Puzzle, Casual, Indie | Different genre — see the reason above | PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch. |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Platformer, Family, Action | Different genre — see the reason above | Switch. |
| Wobbledogs | Simulation, Casual, Indie | Different genre — see the reason above | PC. |
| A Short Hike | Adventure, Indie, Casual | Adventure | PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch. |
| Chibi-Robo | Adventure, Simulation, Family | Adventure | GameCube. |
| Wattam | Puzzle, Casual, Indie | Different genre — see the reason above | PC and PS4. |
| Viva Pinata | Simulation, Family, Casual | Different genre — see the reason above | Xbox 360; later Xbox One. |
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