Kingdom Hearts IV Gets Late 2027 Window, Older Steam Games Hit Record Player Counts
The record player counts and top-tier Steam sales ranking for the older games show that the concrete release window is converting long-time lapsed players and newcomers into a catch-up wave ahead of the 2027 launch.
Key Facts
- Kingdom Hearts IV is scheduled for release in the latter half of 2027 on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store on Windows), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
- The release window was announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2026 on August 15.
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX surpassed 10,000 concurrent players on Steam, a record high for the title.
- The Kingdom Hearts series sale offers 70 percent off until August 21, with the three-game bundle priced at 5,148 yen including tax.
- Director Tetsuya Nomura has stated there will be no delays and Kingdom Hearts IV will be released in 2027.
Reporting from 3 sources: ASCII.jp, Automaton, Game Spark.
Disney and Square Enix announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2026 that Kingdom Hearts IV will release in the latter half of 2027. The game is planned for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store on Windows), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The announcement ends a long silence that had stretched since the game was first revealed in April 2022. Director Tetsuya Nomura has stated there will be no delays and the game will arrive in 2027. The new entry begins the Lost Master arc, following the conclusion of the Dark Seeker saga in Kingdom Hearts III. The story opens with protagonist Sora waking up in Quadratum, a world similar to but different from modern-day Tokyo, while Donald and Goofy search the underworld for clues about him. In response to the concrete release window, players have been returning to older entries on Steam. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind have all set new concurrent player records. The series is also on sale at 70 percent off until August 21, with the three-game bundle priced at 5,148 yen including tax.
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX hit 5th place in Steam global sales at the time of writing, and temporarily rose to 2nd place in the US ranking behind Counter-Strike 2, according to Dexerto.
- The same collection surpassed 10,000 concurrent players on Steam, per SteamDB, with many players starting from the beginning of the series.
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX is priced at 2,244 yen during the 70 percent discount, which runs until August 21, 2026.
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX contains six works total, including video content, while Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue contains three works.
- According to HowLongToBeat, playing all works in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX takes about 160 hours.
- The older games are available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
- The D23 announcement also revealed the Coco world will appear in Kingdom Hearts IV, and Disney and Square Enix announced a co-produced anime series.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.