New Kingdom Hearts 4 Screenshots Make It Seem Like This Character Will Now Be Playable
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Following the cancellation of Kingdom Hearts Missing Link, the team behind the critically acclaimed series has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to share new images of the next mainline entry in the franchise: Kingdom Hearts IV. Presented as a collage and without any context, it’s hard to interpret too much from the images. However, the forth image in the set seems to indicate that none other than King Mickey himself will be a playable character in the game’s next chapter.
To our Kingdom Hearts community,
We’re currently working hard on Kingdom Hearts IV and will continue pouring ourselves into the game’s development. We’re dedicated to making this an experience that lives up to your expectations! [1/2] pic.twitter.com/4lbg6l2ErZ— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) May 15, 2025
Aside from the picture our chandelier-swinging monarch, the folks at Square Enix didn’t give us much to mull over with these images. That said, the sheer look of the game–particularly in images four, six, and seven–has left us even more eager to get our hands on it.
Kingdom Hearts IV does not currently have a release window, though Square Enix has assured fans that it is “currently working hard” on the title. Following Missing Link’s cancellation, it is now the next Kingdom Hearts title scheduled to release.
