Bleak Sword vs Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bleak Sword
Embark on a dark fantasy adventure across cursed diorama battlefields. Battle creatures through nine chapters, lifting a legendary curse by upgrading your hero with magic and items. Challenge yourself further in Arena Mode with unlockable achievements.
- Diorama battlefields
- Nine tense chapters
- Powerful magic invocation
- Item discovery
- Character leveling and stat upgrades
- Arena Mode
- Unlockable achievements
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Developed by more8bit Bleak Sword is a dark fantasy action game tasking players to struggle across compact, cursed diorama battlefields. Through nine tense chapters, heroes must lift the curse of the legendary Bleak Sword by striking down all manner of creatures in every forest, swamp, castle, and dungeon on their journey. Invoke powerful magic, uncover helpful items, and level up your character to upgrade your stats before facing down menacing guardians. Once the curse has been lifted the challenging Arena Mode and thirty unlockable achievements await even the most accomplished warrior. Bleak Sword is designed to be able to play it easily with elegant controls allowing heroes to roll, parry, attack and counter-attack using basic movements on gamepads and touch controls. Scored by award-winning composer Jim Guthrie with sound by famed designer Joonas Turner.
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
Engage in a quirky action game where you roll and collect objects to grow your katamari. Complete the King's objectives to create stars and discover hidden cousins to play as. Collect items and unlock special rewards along the way.
- Roll, stick, and grow katamari
- Collect scattered items
- Complete King's objectives
- Unlock Royal Presents, Channel Badges, and Costumes
- Search for and play as hidden Cousins
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Roll, stick, and grow! The quirky action game "Katamari Damacy" where you grow your katamari by collecting objects is now on Apple Arcade! [Features] ◆Roll, stick, and grow! Enjoy this easy, addictive game by just "rolling"! Stick everything from tiny trinkets to huge objects and watch your katamari grow! ◆Collect all kinds of items scattered across the Earth to complete the "Collection". ◆Grab "Royal Presents" along the way to unlock “Channel Badges” and "Costumes". ◆Search for hidden "Cousins" and you can play as your favorite ones. [How to Play] ◆Just roll and stick items to your katamari! ◆Complete the King's objectives and turn your Katamari into a beautiful star that lights up the night sky! - Support: Need help? Contact us through these options: https://bnfaq.channel.or.jp/title/3230 - Privacy Policy: https://legal.bandainamcoent.co.jp/privacy/katamaridamacyrollinglive - Terms of Use: https://legal.bandainamcoent.co.jp/terms/KatamariDamacyRollingLIVE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE at free against Bleak Sword's paid. Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). Bleak Sword's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (80% vs 68%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bleak Sword holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 904 and 489 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Bleak Sword's written reviews are positive against 68% of Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE's.
Bleak Sword ships an update every 8 months, Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bleak Sword | Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (904 ratings) — better | 4.2 (489 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.9% of reviews — better | 68.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 904 — better | 489 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 467 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Devolver Digital, Inc. | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. |
Customer experience
Bleak Sword
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
User reviews
Bleak Sword
From 904 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
- 👍 Satisfying combat mechanics
- 🎨 Unique and atmospheric pixel art style
- 🕹️ Challenging but fair gameplay
- 🕰️ Suitable for short play sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional save data loss issues
- 🔍 Difficulty in tracking character on screen
- 🤕 Overly punishing difficulty curve
- 🧠 Lack of progression and upgrade systems
- 🔍 Blurry visuals on some devices
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
From 489 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining gameplay
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🎮 Works well with controllers
- 🕹️ Nostalgic and true to the series
Room to improve
- 🐛 Control issues and input delay
- 🤔 Inconvenient touch controls
- 🔍 Camera and view obstruction problems
- 🔥 Device heating and performance issues
Bugs and requests
Bleak Sword
Reported bugs
2 issues- Controls becoming unresponsive after app switch
- Inconsistent blocking mechanics
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Ability to skip credits after first completion
- More enemy and boss variety
- Customizable controls
- Expanded story and lore
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Map selection issues after completing levels
- Disappearing unlocked items and cousins
- Leaderboard bugs causing game to hang
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Add Princess character
- Free play mode
- Control scheme with single stick for movement and camera
In-app purchases
Bleak Sword
No in-app purchases
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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