For some, the Kingdom Hearts franchise has a number of the finest video games of all time. For others, they’re an incomprehensible mess of subtitles, timelines, and a number of folks having the identical title. In actuality, each are true, however the latter may be simply solved by merely taking part in via the video games within the correct order.
After all, Sq. Enix hasn’t made that simple, with a naming conference that defies all logic and video games that soar between nearly each platform. Fortunately, the video games have since been consolidated right into a bundle on consoles and Steam to not less than put them multi function bundle to get gamers prepared for when Kingdom Hearts 4 finally comes out. You probably have that sport in your most-anticipated upcoming video games listing, or just have all the time needed to dive in however don’t know the place to begin, allow us to be your guiding key.
All Kingdom Hearts video games in launch order
Sq. Enix
The Kingdom Hearts franchise has been going sturdy since 2002 with a number of the finest PlayStation 2 video games and exhibits no signal of stopping anytime quickly. Due to all of the subtitles and rereleases with modified names, it’d appear like there are much more video games than there actually are. To make issues easy, we are going to solely listing the primary model of a sport launched and observe when there was an up to date model later.
Kingdom Hearts/Kingdom Hearts Ultimate Combine — 2002
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Recollections/Re: Chain of Recollections — 2004
Kingdom Hearts 2/Kingdom Hearts 2 Ultimate Combine — 2005
Kingdom Hearts Coded/Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded — 2008
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days — 2009
Kingdom Hearts Beginning By Sleep/Kingdom Hearts Beginning By Sleep Ultimate Combine — 2010
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance — 2012
Kingdom Hearts X/Unchained X/Union X Darkish Highway — 2013
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Beginning By Sleep -A fragmentary passage- — 2017
Kingdom Hearts 3 — 2019
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Reminiscence — 2020
All Kingdom Hearts video games in chronological order
Disney/Sq. Enix
That is the place all of us have to pay shut consideration. Whereas not each sport within the collection got here out in chronological order, taking part in them in that approach would possibly find yourself making the story extra digestible. Both approach, there’s no sport right here that doesn’t have an effect on the story, so there’s nothing you’ll be able to safely skip. For video games like 358/2 Days, Re: Coded, and Kingdom Hearts X, that are both not out there in any respect or very laborious to entry, any of the compilations embody all the required story parts from them as little movies you’ll be able to watch that may catch you up.
That each one stated, right here’s the official Kingdom Hearts timeline:
Kingdom Hearts X/Union X
Kingdom Hearts Darkish Highway
Kingdom Hearts Beginning By Sleep
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Beginning By Sleep -A fragmentary passage-
Kingdom Hearts/Ultimate Combine
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Recollections/Re: Chain of Recollections
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts 2/Ultimate Combine
Kingdom Hearts Coded/Re: Coded
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdom Hearts 3
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Reminiscence
