Kingdom Hearts IV
I haven't quite got the fine points down, like...when, or where... It just kinda kicks in whenever it wants to.
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| キングダムハーツIV Kingudamu Hātsu IV | |
| Developer(s) | Square Enix |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Genre | Console action role-playing game |
| Game modes | Single player |
| Ratings | TBA |
| Platform(s) | TBA |
Kingdom Hearts IV is an upcoming title in the Kingdom Hearts series. It is part of the Lost Master Arc and was officially announced at the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary event on April 10, 2022.[1]
Development
Kingdom Hearts IV's existence was leaked as part of a list of games on September 12, 2021, when a user was able to access Nvidia cloud gaming service GeForce NOW's internal database that video game developers such as Square Enix would have access too.[2] Nvidia would acknowledge the leak list of games, however the games presented in them were speculative titles, used only for internal tracking and testing and not an actual confirmation or announcements of the games from the game's developers. [3]
The game was officially announced at the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary event on April 10, 2022 with a teaser trailer of the game being in development. Following the event, in an interview with famitsu, series director Tetsuya Nomura stated the trailer was rendered in real time in Unreal Engine 4. However, the game's development would be moving to be developed in Unreal Engine 5. Nomura stated that Kingdom Hearts IV takes place after the events of Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory and world selection is currently in progress. After the conclusion of the Dark Seeker Saga, Nomura decided between either a game based on Verum Rex or Kingdom Hearts IV as the next continuation and discussed it with series co-director Yasushi Yasue. In the end, Nomura decided Kingdom Hearts IV to be the next game in development because it'd be difficult to develop two big console games at the same time.[4] Kingdom Hearts IV's theme was described by Nomura as the contrast between the inhabitants of Sora's original world believing the inhabitants of Quadratum are fictional and vice versa.[5]
Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link would have elements connecting to Kingdom Hearts IV, explaining that there were "some figures that appear" in Missing-Link that were tied to the story of IV.[6] On May 14, 2025, Square Enix announced that Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link had been cancelled. On the following day, they later revealed more progress on Kingdom Hearts IV to assure the community that they are hard at work with developing the game.[7]
Gameplay
Kingdom Hearts IV will feature elements of a "scrap and build" in its gameplay concept.[5]
Worlds and characters
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Notes and references
- ^ KINGDOM HEARTS 20th ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER - Youtube
- ^ Ighor July: Found 18K+ games on NVIDIA GeForce NOW
- ^ wccftech: NVIDIA Responds to GeForce NOW Database Leak, Says List Included ‘Speculative Titles’
- ^ famitsu: 『キングダム ハーツ4』続報はいつ？ UE5での開発やヨゾラが登場する『VERUM REX』の話題も
- ^ a b https://www.famitsu.com/news/202204/14257987.html
- ^ Game Informer: Nomura Reveals More On Kingdom Hearts IV And The Series' Future With Final Fantasy
- ^ a b Twitter (@KINGDOMHEARTS): May 15, 2025 Update on Kingdom Hearts IV Development
- ^ a b c d e Square Enix Press Release: "Square Enix and Disney announce development of Kingdom Hearts IV"
