# Katamari Damacy

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Katamari Damacy and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Katamari Damacy for the delight of first seeing it, and they say it runs fine on almost anything.

## Why people recommend it

- Delight on first encounter (1 comments): "I can't describe the delight of first seeing a Katamari Damacy or a Portal." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46579906))
- Runs well on almost anything (1 comments): "it seems to run fine on almost anything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49826472))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2.md): 50 recommend
- [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper.md): 40 recommend
- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
- [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dead-redemption-2.md): 28 recommend
- [Grand Theft Auto (1997)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-theft-auto.md): 28 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Katamari+Damacy+REROLL+Nintendo+Switch&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Katamari Damacy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/katamari-damacy/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).