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Pick the games you have played, and read the story and the theories up to exactly there. Japanese- and English-speaking fans talk about it in the same place.
Official anniversary site
Twenty-five years
Square Enix has an anniversary site running ahead of March 2027, twenty-five years from the first game. It covers the series so far and whatever is planned to mark it.
What is on the official site
- A timeline running through every title in the series
- KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III], out 8 October 2026
- The 25th Anniversary Ichiban Kuji merchandise line
What's out right now
NewsWhat has been officially confirmed, kept apart from what has not been announced. Every item links back to where it was said.
- Event
KINGDOM HEARTS comes to Fortnite — Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas
Epic Games has announced a KINGDOM HEARTS collaboration. Costumes for Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas arrive in the item shop, alongside in-game items and a timed event.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- Shop launch from 17 September 2026, 8pm US time
- Costumes for Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas, each with back bling, pickaxe and LEGO® Fortnite style
- The Kingdom Chain weapon (melee combos and a lightning strike) and Sea-salt Ice Cream consumable (restores health and shield)
- A Kingdom Hearts Power Hour runs 20 September 2026 (3–5am and 10am–12pm JST)
- A heart-shaped moon appears over the island
Not announced yet
- No end date has been given, and further gameplay elements have not been detailed.
- Media
Six world-introduction videos released for KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I–III]
Ahead of the 8 October 2026 release of KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I–III], six YouTube Shorts introducing worlds from the collected games have been released.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- Released 14 September 2026 as six YouTube Shorts
- Worlds shown: Arendelle (Frozen), Pride Lands (The Lion King), Halloween Town (The Nightmare Before Christmas), Enchanted Dominion, Symphony of Sorcery, and the Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie the Pooh)
- The collection releases 8 October 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, priced ¥11,000 (tax included)
- Event
The KINGDOM HEARTS 25th Anniversary Exhibition opens 5 February 2027
An exhibition marking the series' 25th anniversary has been announced for Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi Hills, running 5 February to 4 April 2027.
Only a Tokyo (Roppongi Hills) venue has been announced so far.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- Runs Friday 5 February to Sunday 4 April 2027
- Held at Mori Arts Center Gallery, 52F Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills
- Organized by Sony Music Solutions, with cooperation from Walt Disney Japan and Square Enix
- Advance tickets are planned to go on sale 8 October 2026
- Planned content includes photo spots recreating key scenes, keyblade replicas, archival material, an immersive theater segment, and exhibition-exclusive merchandise
- Covers the numbered games and spin-offs, and is also planning content tied to the as-yet-unreleased KINGDOM HEARTS IV
Not announced yet
- Ticket pricing and how sales will work
- What the KINGDOM HEARTS IV-related content actually shows
- Whether the exhibition will travel beyond Roppongi
- Media
The extended KINGDOM HEARTS IV trailer is out
A roughly four-minute trailer shown at the D23 2026 panel, carrying the release window and the Disney/Pixar world that will appear.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- A world based on Pixar's Coco appears
- Late 2027, with the co-directors explicitly denying a further delay
- PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC (Steam, Epic, Microsoft Store)
- There are action sequences in which you play as Donald and Goofy
- There is an exploration segment following King Mickey as he looks for clues to the missing Sora
- The footage includes Mickey in Scala ad Caelum, and Strelitzia and Sigurd in Quadratum
Not announced yet
- Whether Donald, Goofy and Mickey are playable only in set pieces or more broadly
- What the Coco world is actually called in-series
- Which other Disney and Pixar worlds appear
- An exact release date
SourcesKINGDOM HEARTS IV — Extended D23 2026 Trailer (official channel)D23 2026 panel coverage (RPG Site)Read the full piece → - Merch
The KINGDOM HEARTS 25th Anniversary Ichiban Kuji is on sale
¥790 a draw. Sora as the top prize and Riku as the last-one prize, alongside keyblade metal charms and world-logo rubber charms.
Sold in Japan only.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- On sale from Saturday 15 August 2026
- Prize A: a Sora statue (approx. 15cm); Last-One prize: a Riku statue (approx. 15cm)
- Prize G: keyblade charm collection (8 types); Prize F: world-logo rubber charms (7 types)
- Stocked at 7-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, Yumetown and similar chains
- The Double Chance campaign runs to the end of November 2026
- On screen
A KINGDOM HEARTS anime (working title) is in development
An animated series for Disney Channel and Disney+, announced at D23 2026. It is described as a brand-new story rather than an adaptation.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- It is bound for Disney Channel and Disney+
- It is a new story set in the KINGDOM HEARTS universe
- Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix are involved
Not announced yet
- When it airs
- Episode count
- The production studio
- How, if at all, it connects to the games' storyline
- Release
KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] arrives on 8 October 2026
The date was given at a Nintendo Direct in June 2026. It bundles HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind.
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Confirmed in an official announcement
- Released 8 October 2026
- Contains HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind
- PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via the Microsoft Store
- Runs natively on each platform rather than as a cloud version
2002 — 2027
Twenty-five years
March 2027 is twenty-five years from the first game. Here they are in release order — the rail scrolls sideways.
PlayStation2002KINGDOM HEARTS
PlayStation 2
Disney UK2004Chain of Memories
Game Boy Advance
スクウェア・エニックス2005KINGDOM HEARTS II
PlayStation 2
KINGDOM HEARTS2010coded / Re:coded
Nintendo DS (Re:coded)
PlayStation2009358/2 Days
Nintendo DS
スクウェア・エニックス2010Birth by Sleep
PSP
スクウェア・エニックス2012Dream Drop Distance
Nintendo 3DS
スクウェア・エニックス2015Unchained χ
Mobile
KINGDOM HEARTS2017χ Back Cover
Film (in HD 2.8)
KINGDOM HEARTS20170.2 Birth by Sleep
PlayStation 4 (in HD 2.8)
![KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross] – Launch Trailer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k1twY4TrYDs/maxresdefault.jpg)
KINGDOM HEARTS2016Union χ[Cross]
Mobile
KINGDOM HEARTS2019KINGDOM HEARTS III
PlayStation 4 / Xbox One
![KINGDOM HEARTS III Re Mind [DLC] Trailer (Closed Captions)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YWXio_Jra9s/maxresdefault.jpg)
KINGDOM HEARTS2020Re Mind
DLC
KINGDOM HEARTS2020Melody of Memory
PlayStation 4 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox One
KINGDOM HEARTS2027UnreleasedKINGDOM HEARTS IV
PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC
Official account
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Four to read first
START HEREPicked as the easiest ways in for somebody arriving for the first time.
- 01Story2026-08-17
What order should you play KINGDOM HEARTS in?
Release order, chronological order and an order for a first playthrough, compared — what each is good at and where each hurts.
- 02StoryKINGDOM HEARTS2026-08-17
Revisiting the story of the first KINGDOM HEARTS
The events of the first game in order, from leaving the islands through to how it ends.
- 03StoryAll titles2026-08-17
The major mysteries still open
The questions the series has not answered yet, set out alongside the scenes and statements that bear on them.
- 04UpdateKH4 official info2026-08-17
KINGDOM HEARTS IV — what has actually been confirmed
What has been made public up to D23 2026, separated into what was announced and what remains open.
- 05UpdateKH4 official info2026-09-20
KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I–III] — what's included, and is it all you need?
The collection arrives 8 October 2026. What it contains, which platforms it runs on, and what has actually been announced.
![KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I ~ III] Announce Trailer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ldMqRmTwy80/maxresdefault.jpg)
Theory Lab
One question at a time, worked through from what the games show and what the official material says — counter-evidence and rival readings included, not just the convenient parts.
Theories and discussion →Come in through what you like
EXPLORECharacters
48 entriesFollow who these people are and how they change, as far as the games you have played.
Browse the cast →Music
11 tracksThe themes and the score that stayed with you, alongside the scenes they played under.
Browse the music →Worlds
35 worldsFrom worlds built on Disney and Pixar films to the ones this series invented, each with the games it appears in.
Browse the worlds →Video
50 videosOfficial trailers, sorted by when they landed and what they were for.
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