What is the best Kingdom Hearts game?

Disney magic collides with Square's RPG mastery across handheld experiments, numbered epics, and mobile deep cuts. Some entries are beloved icons, others divisive cult picks. Where do you stand?

1

Kingdom Hearts II

The 2005 PS2 sequel that refined the action combat with Drive Forms and Reaction Commands, widely hailed as the series' peak.

1000pts

2

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

The 2010 Nintendo DS remake exploring a digitized Jiminy's Journal in a data version of the Keyblade journey.

793pts

3

Kingdom Hearts

The 2002 original that fused Disney worlds with Final Fantasy characters and launched the entire franchise.

694pts

4

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

The 2020 rhythm-action game that revisits the saga's iconic soundtrack while teasing the next chapter.

555pts

5

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link

The location-based mobile entry continuing the Project Xehanort storyline in the world of Scala ad Caelum.

555pts

6

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

The 2010 PSP prequel following Terra, Aqua, and Ventus that reshaped the series' mythology.

444pts

7

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

The 2004 Game Boy Advance entry that introduced card-based combat and bridged the first two numbered games.

444pts

8

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road

The mobile prequel chronicling Master Xehanort's origins and his fall toward darkness.

444pts

9

Kingdom Hearts III

The 2019 grand finale of the Dark Seeker Saga featuring Pixar worlds and the Keyblade Graveyard climax.

277pts

10

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

The 2009 Nintendo DS story of Roxas and Organization XIII told across daily missions.

277pts

11

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance

The 2012 Nintendo 3DS adventure where Sora and Riku take the Mark of Mastery exam across dream worlds.

0pts

12

Kingdom Hearts Union X

The browser and mobile entry set in the ancient Keyblade War era, expanding the series' deepest lore.

0pts