Yes, you need to play previous Kingdom Hearts games in order to play Kingdom Hearts 4.
Kingdom Hearts is a series that is extremely story-heavy, and as such if you’ve not played any of the previous games, or if you’ve missed even one of the previous games then you’re going to missing substantial context that you need for the game. It may seem daunting at first, especially with how many games there is in the series, but without it you’ll be missing character beats, character introductions, character departures, story developments, plot twists and basically everything important in the series.
Kingdom Hearts Story Order
- Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain Of Memories
- Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
- Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD
- Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep- A Fragmentary Passage
- Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind
- Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory
All of the games above are available on modern consoles through the Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 collection and the Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. Obviously you’ll have to buy Kingdom Hearts 3, Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind and Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory separately, but there’s sales on quite often so it’ll be easy to grab. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded and Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover are all movies, so be prepared to watch them and plan accordingly for them.
Kingdom Hearts 4 Table of Contents:
What consoles will Kingdom Hearts IV release on?
What Final Fantasy characters could be in Kingdom Hearts 4?
What new worlds could be in Kingdom Hearts 4?
When will Kingdom Hearts 4 release?
What Kingdom Hearts games should you play before Kingdom Hearts 4?
