Katamari Damacy remains a franchise with no new mainline game on the schedule. Its recent activity is merchandise, licensing, and archival talks.
Katamari Damacy released no new game in this run of stories. What the reports show is a series kept visible through other products. Bandai Namco put a Katamari item on its TGS2026 merchandise slate, and Prime 1 Studio chose the Prince and the King to open its new A-SYMBOL figure line.
The figure line is the clearest recent development. Pre-orders ran October 22 to December 22, 2026 for a Prince figure and a King figure, with release around November 2027. The Prince is 1/1 scale at 5cm tall, or 15cm tall on its Katamari, which has magnets in its protrusions so three included objects can be swapped in. The King is over 50cm tall with a movable neck and cloth cape. Bonus editions cost 10,120 yen and 32,340 yen. Bandai Namco's TGS2026 slate included a King Rainbow tissue box cover, sold early at the ASOBI STORE branch in Makuhari Messe Hall 11 from September 17 to 21, with pre-orders on ASOBI STORE from September 28 and shipping from the end of January 2027.
The sound side got an airing at CEDEC 2026, where Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, and Akihiro Nomura described the 2004 approach of pairing in-house songwriters with famous artists. The latest work features 14 artists, including Maya Sakura, DAOKO, Shigeru Matsuzaki, and Etsuko Yakushimaru. The design credit surfaced separately: some course designs in Reality Drift, a roguelike racer due November 12 on PC via Steam, are by Keita Takahashi.
The Met Museum's collection is the setting for Katamari Met, a browser game with five play modes, three locked at the start. In Cabinet of Curiosities, play begins with an 8cm ball and a target size that keeps updating, and oversized items or walls can knock collected pieces loose. One run ended at 225 items and 3.21m.
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Katamari Met is a browser game that applies Katamari Damacy's roll-and-grow loop to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. It has five play modes, three locked at the start. In Cabinet of Curiosities, play begins with an 8cm ball and a target size that keeps updating. Items too large to absorb, or a wall, can knock collected pieces loose. One run ended at 225 items and 3.21m.
Prime 1 Studio has opened pre-orders for Prince and King figures from Katamari Damacy, the first release in its new A-SYMBOL series. Pre-orders began October 22, with both figures scheduled for November 2027. The Prince stands 15cm with a magnetized Katamari that accepts included objects or metal items; the King stands 50cm with a movable neck and cloth cape. Bonus editions cost 10,120 yen and 32,340 yen.
Prime 1 Studio's new figure series A-SYMBOL starts with Katamari Damacy's Prince and King. The 1/1 scale Prince is 5cm tall and 15cm tall on its Katamari, which has magnets built into its protrusions so three included objects (eraser, film, soy sauce bottle) can be swapped in. A King figure over 50cm tall ships alongside. Preorders run October 22 to December 22, 2026, with release around November 2027 at 10,120 yen.
Arganoid Industries will release Reality Drift on November 12 for PC via Steam, with a Japanese release appearing on November 11 in-store depending on time zone. The roguelike racer sends players through 26 delivery missions, races 99 opponents who also collect upgrades, and uses a card deck drawn between areas. Some course designs are handled by Keita Takahashi.
Bandai Namco will sell new merchandise for Ace Combat, Tales of, Katamari Damacy, and other series at TGS2026. The early sales run September 17 to 21 at the ASOBI STORE branch in Makuhari Messe Hall 11. Items include a Katamari Damacy King Rainbow tissue box cover, a Little Nightmares Twin Chefs T-shirt, and an Ace Combat 8 tumbler. Pre-orders open on ASOBI STORE on September 28, with shipping planned from the end of January 2027.
At CEDEC 2026, the sound team behind Katamari Damacy detailed the philosophy behind the series' music. Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, and Akihiro Nomura discussed the 2004 strategy of pairing in-house songwriters with famous artists. The latest work features 14 artists, including Maya Sakura, DAOKO, Shigeru Matsuzaki, and Etsuko Yakushimaru.