ROLLA is a fleshy, monstrous Katamari Damacy clone launching September 30

ROLLA, a B-movie-flavored rolling destruction game from Tyrmä Games, hits Steam on September 30. A demo is already live if you want to try it before launch.

The concept is straightforward: you play as a rolling mass of flesh that grows larger as it devours cities. Each level comes with optional challenges — destroy a set number of radio towers, kill a specific count of humans, rack up millions in property damage. The Katamari Damacy DNA is obvious, but ROLLA leans into explicit violence and makes it reciprocal. Police and military show up to fight back, blasting you with guns and rockets to whittle your mass down to nothing. Temporary power-ups like bullet-absorbing shields and lightning attacks give you tools to survive longer, though the variety feels a little thin right now. The demo caps your maximum size before you can level an entire city, which may or may not reflect the final game.

Katamari Damacy — Namco's cult classic rolling series that started in 2004 — built its reputation on a goofy, wholesome premise where you roll up increasingly large objects to rebuild the cosmos. ROLLA takes that core loop and drags it into creature-feature horror territory, swapping cosmic whimsy for monster-movie carnage. It's a niche but well-worn concept, and the B-movie aesthetic gives it a distinct personality that sets it apart from being a straight clone.

The demo is playable on Steam now, and the full game releases September 30. If the power-up variety gets fleshed out before launch, it could be a genuinely fun, if short, rampage.