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TheKingdom Heartsfranchise is a bit notorious for having a complicated list of entries. It’s difficult to even nail down a simple answer to how many games are in the series, thanks to multiple re-releases and now defunct mobile/browser games. However, several collections have been made to consolidate the series, including theKingdom Hearts: All-In-One-Packagethat contains every game up toKingdom Hearts 3.
The series can be a bit daunting for new players, who might wonder justhow long it takes to beatKingdom Hearts. Despite having a reputation for being convoluted,theKingdom Heartsfranchise is straightforward to play through, and some games can be experienced through cutscene movies rather than the full package.
Updated June 06, 2025 by Mark Sammut:Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- is now available on Steam, potentially introducing Square Enix’s crossover franchise to a whole new audience. That package contains a lot of content, covering multiple full games along with a few cutscene compilations. It can keep someone busy for months on end, buthow long is Kingdom Heartsoverall?
The completion times were sourced fromHowLongToBeat,
The Length Of Each Kingdom Heart Game
Focusing on the vanilla console releases, there are11Kingdom Heartsgames, along with theRe:MindDLC. However, Square Enix has released updated versions for quite a few entries that add content, streamline the campaign, or adapt the experience for other platforms. More importantly, these iterations are usually the ones included in compilations.
Furthermore, some titles in the franchise are not included in game form inKingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 Remix, and these collections are more likely to be picked up by newcomers to the series than the original releases.358/2 DaysandRe:Codedwere both Nintendo DS titles that were remastered as cutscene movies for the remixes. As both games are still worth playing separately, their DS playtimes will be included in the following table detailing thelength of everyKingdom Heartsgame.
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57 Hours
Other Kingdom Hearts Content
In addition to the games,there is also the movieKingdom Hearts X: Back Cover, which is only an hour long. It revolves around the Foretellers and the story is elaborated upon inKingdom Hearts Union X. In regard toKHUXandDark Road, both mobile games contained within the same app, theonline service has already been discontinued. The app will still be downloadable to experience the story.Dark Road’s cutscenes lead up to about an hour of story content.KHUXis harder to nail down numbers for, but cutscenes lead to about eight hours of actual main story content.
Kingdom Hearts Mobiledebuted in 2008, but it was defunct in 2013.
How Long Is A Full Kingdom Hearts Playthrough
Taking the base versions of each console entry and DLC,the main story ofKingdom Heartsleads to 219 hours of playtime, while completionists have about 571 hours of playtime ahead of them.
However, newcomers to the series are more likely to play the following releases:
Not only are these the most readily accessible versions of the games, but they are also part of PS Plus Extra, making it very easy for players to just work their way through the franchise. If someone were to stick to these releases, they would be looking at roughly155 hours to completeKingdom Hearts' main story, along with 436 hours for a completionist run.
