TheKingdom Heartsfranchise is known for its compilation releases. Each major title in the series has been re-released as a compilation featuring bonus material in the form of side games - sometimes fully playable, sometimes as a “movie” that players can watch.Kingdom Hearts 3has not yet gotten this treatment, but a “Kingdom Hearts 3.5"seems inevitable given the franchise’s history - but what should this next bundle ofKingdom Heartstitles include?
Contents Of Previous Kingdom Hearts Compilations
Previously,Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remixreleased in 2013, followed byKingdom Hearts 2.5 Remixin 2025-05-29 Final Chapter Prologuethen debuted in 2017. These compilations contained the following games:
What Should Kingdom Hearts 3.5Include?
The obvious core feature would be, of course,Kingdom Hearts 3,the latest main series title in which Sora and his companions travel to a variety of exciting new Disney and Pixar-inspired worlds. Like the previous main series title, it should appear in its entirety in any potential collection. Other games and pieces of media that could appear include:
Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind
ReMindis a DLC expansion forKingdom Hearts 3released in 2020. It covers Sora’s attempts to rescue Kairi at the climax ofKingdom Hearts 3,as well as scenes of Sora’s friends searching for him after his disappearance and a “Secret Episode” revealing more about where Sora ended up and featuring the mysterious character Yozora. As it ties directly toKingdom Hearts 3, ReMind’sinclusion in any potential compilation seems obvious.
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
A rhythm game,Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memorywas released in 2020. It primarily retells the events of the previousKingdom Heartsgames via Kairi’s memories, and serves as an excellent refresher of those games' plots, making it perfect for a pre-Kingdom Hearts 4bundle. It features dozens of worlds and iconic songs from the previous games, including Utada Hikaru’s “Simple and Clean” and “Sanctuary”, as well as several popular Disney tracks.
Possible Cinematic Content
Each of the previous compilations has included cinematic retellings of some of theKingdom Heartsside games, allowing players to experience their stories without having to play through them. The obvious choice for3.5’s cinematic entry isDark Road,a stand-alone entry introduced within the mobile gameKingdom Hearts Union X.Dark Roadtells the story of Xehanort, one of the series' main antagonists, beginning in his childhood and revealing how he eventually turned to the darkness and became the forbidding foeKingdom Heartsplayers have faced so many times.
Notably, a companion film toX,known asKingdom Hearts X Back Cover,did appear in the2.8compilation. However, that released in 2017, and the game continued for several years before ending service in 2021 (withDark Roadremaining available until 2022.) Another cinematic film dealing with more of the game’s plot introduced after 2017 could be a good inclusion in3.5,especially asbothUnion XandDark Roadwere delisted from app stores in 2024, so players interested in discovering this aspect of theKingdom Heartsuniverse are no longer able to. As the mobile game’s plot will likely be highly relevant to the events ofKingdom Hearts 4,it should feature majorly in any kind ofKingdom Hearts3.5bundle.
Kingdom Hearts 3
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Sora is joined by Donald Duck and Goofy, two emissaries sent by King Mickey from Disney Castle, to stop an evil force known as the Heartless from invading and overtaking the universe. Through the power of positivity and friendship, Sora, Donald and Goofy unite with iconic Disney-Pixar characters old and new to prevail tremendous challenges and persevere against the darkness threatening their worlds. Also includes Re Mind - the other tale that unfolded during the climax of KINGDOM HEARTS III. In this additional chapter, Sora travels to the Keyblade Graveyard determined to rescue Kairi and discovers truths that he never before imagined.
