{"id":7976,"date":"2026-08-16T12:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kingdom-hearts-iv-extended-d23-trailer-mickey-donald-goofy-playable\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T12:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:22:25","slug":"kingdom-hearts-iv-extended-d23-trailer-mickey-donald-goofy-playable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kingdom-hearts-iv-extended-d23-trailer-mickey-donald-goofy-playable\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts IV Extended D23 Trailer: Mickey, Donald, and Goofy Are All Playable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The four-minute extended Kingdom Hearts IV trailer, shown during Disney&#8217;s D23 fan event on 15 August, packed in gameplay reveals that the 90-second teaser the night before only hinted at. The headline is unmistakable: King Mickey is playable \u2014 properly playable, with his own world and his own mechanics \u2014 and Donald and Goofy step into the action too. As we <a href=\"\/blog\/kingdom-hearts-iv-coco-world-late-2027\/\">covered when the Coco World was first revealed<\/a>, KH4 is targeting a late 2027 window across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. This extended look makes that wait feel a great deal more worthwhile.<\/p>\n<h2>King Mickey Is Finally Playable \u2014 and Gets a Paper-World to Call His Own<\/h2>\n<p>Mickey&#8217;s playable section takes place inside a book within Scala ad Caelum, a flat paper-styled world built around origami shapeshifting. Players can create a paper-thin version of Mickey to slip through wall cracks, scale up to a giant form for heavier combat, or compress to a tiny size for puzzle navigation. Mickey can also fold himself into a paper airplane to cross gaps. The series has placed Mickey in spectacular cutscene moments since the original Kingdom Hearts \u2014 having him in your hands with a dedicated traversal system feels like a genuine series milestone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qm6_DoM1Pc\" title=\"Kingdom Hearts 4 - Official Coco Extended Gameplay Trailer | D23 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Kingdom Hearts 4 &#8211; Official Coco Extended Gameplay Trailer | D23 2026 \u2014 via IGN on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Donald and Goofy Take On the Land of the Dead<\/h2>\n<p>Donald and Goofy get their own playable moments too \u2014 seen sledding through the Underworld and fighting Heartless with their signature abilities in the Coco crossover world. They show up in full D\u00eda de Muertos skeleton outfits, making their way through the Land of the Dead on a mission parallel to Sora&#8217;s. The gameplay shown for the duo is more familiar in style, but having them fully controllable \u2014 rather than AI party members \u2014 is something the series has circled around for over two decades.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kh4-donald-goofy-coco-world.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Donald Duck and Goofy in D\u00eda de Muertos skeleton outfits in Kingdom Hearts IV's Coco world\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Square Enix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Riku Has Found Sora \u2014 and Maleficent Is in the Mix<\/h2>\n<p>After a search that stretched across KH3 and <em>Melody of Memory<\/em>, Riku has broken through into Quadratum \u2014 the Tokyo-inspired world where Sora has been living. The extended trailer closes on a shot of the two reuniting alongside Sigurd and Strelitzia. Series director Tetsuya Nomura also hinted at a significant role for Maleficent in the story, saying &#8220;I hope you look forward to her,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/gaming\/news\/kingdom-hearts-4-dropped-a-new-extended-cut-trailer-packed-with-gameplay-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as relayed in ComicBook.com&#8217;s D23 coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kh4-sora-tokyo-d23-extended.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sora in the Tokyo-inspired world of Quadratum in Kingdom Hearts IV\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Square Enix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Singapore players are well-served by the platform lineup \u2014 all four versions (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC) are available locally, and Square Enix has consistently kept the KH series at standard Asia-region pricing. There&#8217;s no SGD price or local physical edition confirmed yet; those details will likely come as late 2027 approaches. For now, the extended trailer is the most complete look the team has offered, and it suggests a game that&#8217;s been thought through well beyond its opening Coco world reveal. Browse the latest in <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Game News<\/a> for more upcoming releases.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"3 images only; no Mickey paper-world screenshot available from press sources\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The four-minute extended Kingdom Hearts IV D23 trailer confirms King Mickey is finally playable, with paper-world mechanics, plus Donald, Goofy, and a long-awaited Riku reunion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[30],"tags":[777,169,142,1199,1202],"class_list":["post-7976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-d23","tag-disney","tag-kingdom-hearts","tag-kingdom-hearts-iv","tag-pixar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kh4-riku-d23-extended-trailer.jpg?fit=1229%2C691&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-24E","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7906,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kingdom-hearts-4-late-2027-coco-world-anime-disney-plus\/","url_meta":{"origin":7976,"position":0},"title":"Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets a Late 2027 Window \u2014 Coco World Revealed and KH Anime Coming to Disney+","date":"August 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Kingdom Hearts 4 launches late 2027 on Switch 2, PS5 and PC with Coco as its first world \u2014 plus a Disney+ anime series for Singapore fans.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kh4-coco-world-cable-car.png?fit=1200%2C668&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5685,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kingdom-hearts-d23-2026-25th-anniversary-panel\/","url_meta":{"origin":7976,"position":1},"title":"Kingdom Hearts 25th Anniversary Panel Set for D23 2026 \u2014 SG Watch Guide","date":"July 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Disney confirms a 'Deep Dive Into Kingdom Hearts' panel at D23 2026 on 15 August \u2014 Singapore fans can catch it live at 7:30 AM SGT on 16 August.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kh-d23-sora-banner.jpg?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7893,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kingdom-hearts-billion-dollar-d23-august-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7976,"position":2},"title":"Kingdom Hearts Is Now a Billion-Dollar Franchise \u2014 Watch the D23 Deep Dive Tonight","date":"August 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Disney confirms Kingdom Hearts has crossed the $1 billion mark. 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