Kingdom Hearts 4 Gameplay Revealed

Kingdom Hearts 4 made a surprise appearance at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct to reveal a first look at gameplay.

Just as the presentation was starting to wind down, Sora showed up to show patient fans what it will be like to wield the Keyblade once more. Additionally, Nintendo and Square Enix confirmed that it will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 when it launches…eventually.

In a separate post, Square Enix confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 4 will also launch simultaneously for PC via Epic Games Store and Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S, as well as Switch 2. You can see Sora, Donald, and Goofy make their surprise grand entrance at today’s show below.

“A new installment in the action role-playing series developed and published by Square Enix, KINGDOM HEARTS 4 gives fans a look at some of the characters that protagonist Sora will meet in the mysterious city of Quadratum,” an official description for the game said. “Sora will once again journey to realms, where new figures cross his path and new powers awaken his next chapter. KINGDOM HEARTS 4 will be available at launch on Nintendo Switch 2.”

Until there’s more to share, you can see everything announced at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct here.

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