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For the most part, the series takes place in sequential order. The first game in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' timeline is ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. The first ''Kingdom Hearts'' takes place 10 years after ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. The direct sequels to ''Kingdom Hearts'' are ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. The sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' is ''Kingdom Hearts II'', which takes place one year after ''Kingdom Hearts'' and intersects chronologically with the ending of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', which takes place shortly after Xemnas's defeat and King Mickey's return to Disney Castle at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', leads into ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'',<ref>[http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/21/kingdom_hearts_3ds_next Kingdom Hearts 3D is Next]</ref> which sets the stage for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' and the conclusion of the "[[Dark Seeker Saga]]".<ref>Weekly Famitsu interview, Novermber 17, 2010: '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "''Kingdom Hearts 3D'' connects to ''Kingdom Hearts III''; I plan on showing how they evolutionarily progress. [...] both the system and the story are tied to ''Kingdom Hearts III''. It’s likely that the ending of ''3D'' will continue into the story of ''KH3''."</ref> | For the most part, the series takes place in sequential order. The first game in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' timeline is ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. The first ''Kingdom Hearts'' takes place 10 years after ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. The direct sequels to ''Kingdom Hearts'' are ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. The sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' is ''Kingdom Hearts II'', which takes place one year after ''Kingdom Hearts'' and intersects chronologically with the ending of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', which takes place shortly after Xemnas's defeat and King Mickey's return to Disney Castle at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', leads into ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'',<ref>[http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/21/kingdom_hearts_3ds_next Kingdom Hearts 3D is Next]</ref> which sets the stage for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' and the conclusion of the "[[Dark Seeker Saga]]".<ref>Weekly Famitsu interview, Novermber 17, 2010: '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "''Kingdom Hearts 3D'' connects to ''Kingdom Hearts III''; I plan on showing how they evolutionarily progress. [...] both the system and the story are tied to ''Kingdom Hearts III''. It’s likely that the ending of ''3D'' will continue into the story of ''KH3''."</ref> | ||
The | The main games of the series and their remasters, remakes and companion releases, along with their original release dates follow: | ||
*''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' (2002) | *'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''' (2002) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' (2004) | **''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'' (2002) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (2005) | *'''''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''''' (2004) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'' (2008–2010) | **''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'' (2007) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' (2009) | *'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''' (2005) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' (2010) | **''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' (2007) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' (2012) | *'''''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''''' (2008–2010) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]'' (2013-2016) | **''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' (2010) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts | *'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''''' (2009) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover]]'' (2017) | *'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''''' (2010) | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' (TBA) | **''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'' (2011) | ||
*'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''''' (2012) | |||
**''[[Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD]]'' (2017) | |||
*'''''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]''''' (2013-2016) | |||
**''[[Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ]]'' (2015-2017) | |||
**''[[Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover]]'' (2017) | |||
**''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'' (2017) | |||
*'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]''''' (2017) | |||
*'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''''' (TBA) | |||
=== | ===HD Collections=== | ||
All titles of the series are collected in some form between three releases: | |||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'' (2013), including HD remasters of | |||
**''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' | |||
**''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' | |||
**all ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' cutscenes | |||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'', | *''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]'' (2014), including HD remasters of | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]'', | **''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' | ||
**''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix'' | |||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue]]'', a compilation introducing '' | **all ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' cutscenes | ||
*''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue]]'' (2017), a compilation introducing | |||
**''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-'', an original short game | |||
**''Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD'', an HD remaster of ''Kingdom Hearts 3D'' | |||
**''Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover'', an HD theater video that ties in the events from ''Kingdom Hearts χ'' | |||
===Spin-offs=== | ===Spin-offs=== | ||