The First New Katamari Damacy Game Is Exclusive to a Surprising Service

In a blog post from Apple, they announced a slew of new games for their Apple Arcade subscription service, including a new Space Invaders, an enhanced RollerCoaster Tycoon game combining elements from the first two games, and an all-new Katamari Damacy game, titled Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE.

Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE puts players at the mercy of the King of All Cosmos’s whims once more, this time to support his new career as a livestreamer.

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Being as it is an Apple Arcade exclusive, Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE will only be available to owners of a relatively modern Apple device – either a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV – who pay the $6.99 USD monthly subscription.

In return, like all games on Apple Arcade, it will be playable for no extra cost, with no ads or microtransactions.

According to its App Store page, in Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE, the prince will be tasked, as usual, with rolling objects in the world up into their Katamari to create stars.

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The twist this time around is the streaming aspect, complete with an in-game livestream chat – which provides insights like, “Omgz I cant even this is so I cant,” “Can U eat the katamari,” or “Why was this in my recommendations?” – and, as they play, they’ll build the stream’s audience.

By completing challenges from the king, they’ll increase their subscriber count and unlock new stages.

The last console entry in the series was a remaster of We Love Katamari in 2023, while the last all-new game was Amazing Katamari Damacy from 2017, also a mobile game. There have been no new Katamari games on consoles since Touch My Katamari on PS Vita back in 2011.

All that being said, while the game is exclusive to Apple Arcade for now, that doesn’t mean it won’t make its way to consoles at some point down the line; the excellent RPG Fantasian eventually made it to consoles with Fantasian Neo Dimension in late 2024, as did Hello Kitty Island Adventure earlier this year.