Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link Canceled As Focus Shifts To Fourth Game

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link Canceled As Focus Shifts To Fourth Game

From DualShockers (Written by Scott Baird) on | OpenCritic

It’s a sad day for Keyblade wielders worldwide, as Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link has been canceled, with the developers reassuring fans that work is still progressing on Kingdom Hearts IV.

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link was a GPS-based RPG for mobile devices. Think Pokemon Go but using Kingdom Hearts trappings, with the player able to explore Disney Worlds and fighting the Heartless, all connected through a global map. The player’s attacks were tied to the Disney and Kingdom Hearts characters they could collect.

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link had a beta test in 2024, but not much had been heard from the game since. It was announced today on the game’s official Twitter/X account that it has officially been canceled, though the team confirmed that they’re still developing Kingdom Hearts IV.

What Killed Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link?

The official reason given in the announcement was that the developers didn’t think they could provide a satisfactory game over a long period of time, which is something that’s expected of live service titles.

However, the poor performance and death of several other Square Enix mobile games might also have had a hand in the demise of Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link. Square Enix went hard...