What Is Kingdom Hearts? The RPG Series Blending Square Enix and Disney, Explained by Marine

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Few crossovers are as ambitious as Square Enix teaming up with the entire Disney character library.

What Kingdom Hearts Is

Developed by Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts is an action RPG series crossing over original characters with Disney's cast.

2026 Developments

Square Enix unveiled Kingdom Hearts Collection [1~3], compiling earlier games, and a dedicated Kingdom Hearts panel is scheduled for D23 2026.

What To Know

Kingdom Hearts pairing Square Enix's RPG storytelling with the full breadth of Disney's character library remains one of the most unusual, ambitious crossovers in gaming — a scale of licensing collaboration few other series have ever attempted.

Kingdom Hearts is published by Square Enix — see TBM's Square Enix guide for the company's wider RPG portfolio, including Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

What Fans Are Saying

• "The Disney x Square Enix crossover never stops being wild to me."
• "Excited for the D23 panel."
• "Collection [1~3] is a great way for new fans to catch up."

Original Japanese

• 「ディズニーとスクウェア・エニックスのクロスオーバーは何度見ても驚きです」
• 「D23のパネルが楽しみです」
• 「Collection [1〜3]は新規ファンにとってありがたいですね」

Easy Japanese

キングダムハーツは、スクウェア・エニックスとディズニーのキャラクターが共演するRPGシリーズです。