After four years of radio silence, Square Enix just reminded everyone that Kingdom Hearts IV actually exists — and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch 2 as a launch title alongside PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Kingdom Hearts IV is confirmed — Switch 2 launch title across all major platforms
Square Enix dropped a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV at Nintendo Direct on 9 June 2026, finally breaking a silence that had stretched back to the original 2022 tease. The game will arrive day-one on Nintendo Switch 2, with simultaneous launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. No specific release date has been given yet, but the multi-platform simultaneous release signals that Square Enix is treating Switch 2 as a full equal launch platform — not an afterthought port.
Built on Unreal Engine 5, the new trailer is the first time we have seen real extended gameplay. The jump in visual fidelity from Kingdom Hearts III is immediately striking: Sora moves through sun-drenched city streets with a weight and fluidity the series has never had before.
Sora is still lost in Quadratum — and the stakes are bigger
Picking up after Kingdom Hearts III and Melody of Memory, Kingdom Hearts IV begins the so-called Lost Master Arc. Sora finds himself stranded in Quadratum, a hyper-realistic city inspired by Tokyo — specifically a fictionalised Shibuya and Minami-Aoyama. Donald and Goofy are searching for him from the other side of reality, while Sora navigates a world where the usual rules of light and darkness don’t apply.
The premise is the inverse of everything the series has done before: the people of Quadratum believe Sora’s world is fictional, and those in Sora’s world believe Quadratum is fiction. That conceptual twist opens up storytelling space that Kingdom Hearts has never explored, and the new trailer teased both Young Xehanort and a character strongly resembling Luxord as players in whatever scheme is unfolding.
New gameplay mechanics — build system, parkour, grappling Keyblade
The action looks unmistakably Kingdom Hearts, but sharper. Confirmed new additions include:
- Scrap and build mechanic — first shown in detail here, letting Sora dismantle and reconstruct elements of the environment mid-fight
- Keyblade grappling hook — Sora can launch the Keyblade to traverse large vertical distances, turning the city’s architecture into a playground
- Parkour traversal — running across building facades and leaping between platforms is seamlessly integrated into both exploration and combat
- Reaction commands return — a fan-favourite system from Kingdom Hearts II makes its comeback, unlocking doors mid-air and chaining into combo finishers
Can’t wait? The Kingdom Hearts Collection [I–III] lands October 8
For those who want to catch up before KHIV drops, Square Enix also confirmed the Kingdom Hearts Collection [I–III] for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on 8 October 2026. Pre-orders opened on 9 June. The collection is native software (not cloud streaming) and bundles:
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX (KH1, Chain of Memories, Days, KHII, Birth by Sleep, Coded)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Dream Drop Distance, Back Cover, 0.2)
- Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind DLC
A free demo for Kingdom Hearts III on Switch 2 — covering the Olympus and Toy Box worlds — is already available to download now.
Last words
For Singapore players who have been holding out hope since the 2022 tease, this Nintendo Direct was the confirmation we needed. Kingdom Hearts IV is real, it is coming to every major platform simultaneously (including Switch 2 from day one), and the first extended gameplay is genuinely exciting. The release date remains unannounced, but with the Kingdom Hearts 25th anniversary landing in March 2027, keep that calendar clear.
In the meantime, the October 8 collection is a perfect reason to replay the whole saga — or start it for the first time. Check out our latest game news for everything else that dropped at the June Nintendo Direct.