| Kingdom Hearts Dark Road | |
|---|---|
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| キングダム ハーツ ダーク ロード Kingudamu Hātsu Dāku Rōdo | |
| Developer(s) | Square Enix |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Release date(s) |  / / / / June 22, 2020 |
| Genre | Collectible card game Action role-playing game |
| Game modes | Single-player |
| Ratings | CERO: N/A
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| Platform(s) | iOS, Android, Fire OS |
- "Why did he become the seeker of darkness?"
- —Tagline
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road is an upcoming game set in the Kingdom Hearts series. It will be released on iOS, Android, and Amazon smartphone devices and set to be released in June 22, 2020 globally. It was announced on January 23, 2020 via Twitter under the working title "Project Xehanort".[1]
The game will explore why Xehanort became a seeker of darkness and his days of training to become a Keyblade Master.
The game was released on June 22nd, 2020, as part of Kingdom Hearts Union χ's second rebranding. Now titled Kingdom Hearts Union χ Dark Road, the app makes both games available for play.
Development
The game was first hinted by series creator Tetsuya Nomura on January 22, 2020 in a Q&A to celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind and that it will be announced by the Kingdom Hearts Union χ team on January 23, 2020.[2][3] On January 22, 2020, the Kingdom Hearts Union χ posted a sketch artwork depicting a young Xehanort and Eraqus along with blurred out other characters.[4]
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road was initially announced with the working title "Project Xehanort" along with a guess-the-name Twitter campaign.[5][6] The official name was revealed on January 31, 2020.[7]
On May 18, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Square Enix announced the game development will be delayed.[8]
On June 8, 2020, new characters were revealed to have trained with Xehanort and Eraqus in their youth.[9]
On June 22, 2020, The Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] app will be rebranded as Kingdom Hearts Union χ Dark Road that will contain both Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] and Kingdom Hearts Dark Road.[10]
Characters
Notes and references
- ^ Project Xehanort" Official Twitter Announcement
- ^ @_KINGDOMHEARTS
- ^ Tetsuya Nomura: "We still need some time with regards to main line Kingdom Hearts, but first up the KH UX team will have a surprising announcement tomorrow." Translation via Goldpanner
- ^ @kh_ux_na: "Stay tuned for an important announcement tomorrow at 5pm PT!"
- ^ @projectxehanort: "8 letters, 2 words"
- ^ @KHNewTitle_PR: "『キングダム ハーツ ○○○ ○○○』"
- ^ @kh_dr_na: "Please view the video below for the official title for Project Xehanort."
- ^ @kh_dr_na: "Due to current conditions, development for KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD has been delayed."
- ^ Official Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Twitter Announces New Characters
- ^ dualshockers: Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Details, Screenshots Released