Following the cancellation of Kingdom Hearts Lacking Hyperlink, the crew behind the critically acclaimed sequence has taken to X (previously Twitter) to share new photographs of the following mainline entry within the franchise: Kingdom Hearts IV. Offered as a collage and with none context, it is laborious to interpret an excessive amount of from the pictures. Nevertheless, the forth picture within the set appears to point that none apart from King Mickey himself will probably be a playable character within the sport’s subsequent chapter.
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To our Kingdom Hearts neighborhood,
We’re at present working laborious on Kingdom Hearts IV and can proceed pouring ourselves into the sport’s growth. We’re devoted to creating this an expertise that lives as much as your expectations! [1/2] pic.twitter.com/4lbg6l2ErZ— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) May 15, 2025
Except for the image our chandelier-swinging monarch, the parents at Sq. Enix did not give us a lot to mull over with these photographs. That stated, the sheer look of the game–particularly in photographs 4, six, and seven–has left us much more wanting to get our palms on it.
Kingdom Hearts IV doesn’t at present have a launch window, although Sq. Enix has assured followers that it’s “at present working laborious” on the title. Following Lacking Hyperlink’s cancellation, it’s now the following Kingdom Hearts title scheduled to launch.
Previous to its cancelation, Lacking Hyperlink was meant to assist ease the ready interval between 2019’s Kingdom Hearts III and the following chapter of Sora’s story. The cell sport was described as a “GPS-based motion RPG,” and was stated to connect with the occasions of Kingdom Hearts IV. As for why Sq. Enix cancelled the mission, the crew provided the next rationalization:
“Though we labored laborious on growing and adjusting the sport within the hope that it will be loved by a number of gamers, we decided that it will be troublesome for us to supply a service that gamers would discover passable over a protracted time period, main us to the choice to cancel growth.”
With Summer time Recreation Fest 2025 simply across the nook, here is hoping we hear a bit extra about what the Kingdom Hearts crew has cooking quickly.