Kingdom Hearts coming to Steam on June 13th 2024

[Dr. Zoidberg]

We’re excited to announce that Sora is coming to Steam!

Multiple KINGDOM HEARTS experiences are coming to the platform, specifically:

- KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX
- KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
- KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind DLC
- KINGDOM HEARTS INTEGRUM MASTERPIECE (bundle that includes all the above compilations)

Across these titles, you’ll experience the “Dark Seeker Saga" and play through Sora’s humble beginnings on the idyllic Destiny Islands, his fateful meeting with Donald Duck and Goofy, and ultimately to the trio’s climactic battle against the forces of darkness.

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX features textural updates to its graphics, while purchasing KINGDOM HEARTS III + ReMind DLC or the INTEGRUM MASTERPIECE bundle will give you a new platform-exclusive Keyblade: “Dead of Night."

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX

This compilation contains four full games, with two additional story experiences for good measure.

• KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX - The game that started it all, remastered with HD visuals, improved controls, a remade soundtrack, and more. This is the game that introduced us to Sora - a brave lad with big feet and a bigger heart.
• KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories - Set directly after the events of the first game, Sora, Donald and Goofy enter the mysterious Castle Oblivion, and stumble into an adventure that's forgettable in the best possible way! …That'll make more sense when you've played it.
• KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (HD Remastered Cinematics) - This story focuses on Roxas, a new character with a special connection to Sora. The compilation features cinematics from the original game, enhanced with additional text and remastered in HD.
• KINGDOM HEARTS II FINAL MIX - The second numbered game reunites Sora, Donald and Goofy in an epic adventure across some of the most memorable and unexpected Disney worlds in the series. Like Tron - Tron's in here!
• KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX - Prequel time! This game turns back the clock to before Sora ever wielded a keyblade and shifts the focus onto three new characters: Terra, Ventus and Aqua. It's an emotional adventure with a wildly entertaining battle system - there's a reason it's a real fan favorite.
• KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded (HD Remastered Cinematics) - This hi-tech tale takes Data Sora into the digital world to seek an answer about a cryptic message. The compilation features enhanced cinematics only.

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

This collection of games is a real dream for fans. It contains games that focus on some of the most popular characters in the series, Sora, Riku and Aqua, and set up the climax to the saga.

• KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance HD - Sora and Riku take their Mark of Mastery exams to become true keyblade wielders. Things do not go as planned - if you thought your exams were stressful, you ain't seen nothing yet.
• KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- - Made specifically for this collection, this episode gives you control of Aqua, following the dramatic ending of Birth by Sleep. It's a short and sweet adventure that leads directly into KINGDOM HEARTS III.
• KINGDOM HEARTS χ Back Cover (movie) - An HD movie that goes back in the timeline even further than Birth by Sleep. It tells the story of the Foretellers - but who are they and what will they mean for the KINGDOM HEARTS series?

KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)

The Dark Seeker Saga reaches its climax in KINGDOM HEARTS III. The Guardians of Light gather for the final battle against the forces of Darkness

Before that though, Sora must travel through a whole new set of Disney and Pixar worlds. He'll team up with Buzz and Woody to explore a toy store, untangle a mother's sinister plot with Rapunzel, soar across the skies of San Fransokyo with Baymax, and much more.

The PC version also includes the Re Mind DLC as standard. It features additional story content, some of the toughest and most exciting boss battles in the whole series, and loads of additional features, including gameplay modifiers and photo galleries.

[ian]

I never got the appeal of kingdom hearts... I wanted to like the first game, I've had people about 5-10 years younger than me call it the best game in the entire world, and how I have to try it. I've tried to play it a few times now, and I just don't get it...

It's like a 4 hour Cutscene, then wandering aimlessly in a hole in the ground with nothing to do before you go back for another 2 hour Cutscene and then the worlds worst platforming game level and that's where I sort of give up on it ever being good.

Can someone explain the appeal?
It's like the worst parts of Disney and the worst parts of a squenix game. It makes no sense because Disney have had plenty of good games, and squenix have also had plenty of good games, but the first hour of Kingdom hearts is fucking tedious! I don't get how people didn't get bored as shit before they decried it as even a good game.

[pixel]

Same here. I think it's harder to like Kingdom Hearts if you don't have the nostalgia of playing it on PS2.

[melancholy]

I’m going to be real here. I have played every single Kingdom Hearts game except KH3. I even played through the DS games. But I only play them for the convoluted story. I actually don’t like the gameplay. And no, the story doesn’t make a lot of sense and I don’t care. Something about its style is always exciting or intriguing despite not knowing WTF is going on.

[ian]

I’m going to be real here. I have played every single Kingdom Hearts game except KH3. I even played through the DS games. But I only play them for the convoluted story. I actually don’t like the gameplay. And no, the story doesn’t make a lot of sense and I don’t care. Something about its style is always exciting or intriguing despite not knowing WTF is going on.

Well at least it makes some sense to me now, style and story and confusion is fine if that's what you're looking for.

You must be the only person in the world that can actually explain WHY they like it, other than its the best game ever!