How to Play Kingdom Hearts Games in Order

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Release Order

1. Kingdom Hearts (2002)
2. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004)
3. Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
4. Kingdom Hearts: Coded (2008, Japan) / Re:coded (2010)
5. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009)
6. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010)
7. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012)
8. Kingdom Hearts χ (2013, Japan) / Unchained χ (2015) / Union χ [Cross] (2017)
9. Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage (2017)
10. Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
11. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020)

Chronological Order

1. Kingdom Hearts χ / Union χ [Cross] (Ancient Era)
2. Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road (Xehanort’s Past)
3. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
4. Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage
5. Kingdom Hearts
6. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
7. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Parallel to Chain of Memories)
8. Kingdom Hearts II
9. Kingdom Hearts: Coded / Re:coded
10. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
11. Kingdom Hearts III