Summary
Provided they’re not platform exclusives, you’d think just about everything is available to buy and play throughSteam. That’s not the case though, and until now,Kingdom Heartshas been missing fromPC’s go-to marketplace. That all changes on June 13 as it was confirmed on Monday night thatthe core pillars in the Kingdom Hearts series are coming to Steam. Three options will be coming to Steam, or there will be a bundle that packages all of them together for those of you who want to play through the entire saga all over again, or perhaps for the very first time.
The three options are Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts 3 + Re Mind DLC. The bundle that gets you all of those games has been dubbed the Integrum Masterpiece.Square Enixhasn’t revealed how much the games or the Integrum Masterpiece will cost when they land on Steam, but since the bundle includesthe same games as the All-In-One Package, you can expect it to cost somewhere in the region of $100, maybe a little more.
There’s one thing the Integrum Masterpiece will include that the All-In-One package does not though - the Dead of Night Keyblade. Square confirmed that those who buy the bundle or Kingdom Hearts 3 when the series hits Steam will get an exclusive keyblade, and Wario64 has since shared an image of what that keyblade will look like. Blue, white, and silver with stars along the blade, and a Keyblade I’m assuming can only be used in Kingdom Hearts 3 since that’s technically the game with which it will be included even though is also comes with the Masterpiece bundle.
Your First Look At Kingdom Hearts' Steam-Exclusive Keyblade
Perhaps a little frustrating for Kingdom Hearts fans who don’t plan on playing on Steam but like the look of the Dead of Night Keyblade. It would be unfair to complain though as every platform on which Kingdom Hearts has previously launched has its own Keyblade.PlayStationhas the Midnight Blue Keyblade, and even the Epic Games Store, to which the Kingdom Hearts series has previously been locked, has the Elemental Encoder.
The shift to Steam is likely Square’s attempt to get as many people playing Kingdom Hearts before the series continues. There’s no word yet on whenKingdom Hearts 4will be here, and no concrete updatesince the reveal of the game more than two years ago. Here’s hoping the series' debut on Steam means Square is ramping up to revealing new details, and perhaps even a 2025 release date.
