Kingdom Hearts Missing Link Canceled, Team "Hard At Work" On Kingdom Hearts 4

Kingdom Hearts fans eagerly awaiting more information on Sora's next adventure were placing hope in a new mobile game, Missing Link, to ease the wait until they find out more about Kingdom Hearts 4. Today, those aspirations went up in digital smoke, as Square Enix has announced that Missing Link will no longer be released.

Official Kingdom Hearts Missing Link social media accounts announced the cancellation of the game, which was first announced in 2022 as a "GPS-based action RPG for iOS and Android." The official statement also offered "heartfelt apologies to everyone who has been looking forward to the release."

"Although we worked hard on developing and adjusting the game in the hope that it would be enjoyed by lots of players," the statement reads, "we determined that it would be difficult for us to offer a service that players would find satisfactory over a long period of time, leading us to the decision to cancel development."

The announcement also confirmed that "the Kingdom Hearts series will continue," while also mentioning that "the team is hard at work on Kingdom Hearts 4." No additional details were provided for either the cancellation or KH4.

Kingdom Hearts 4 was first announced in 2022, at the same anniversary event where Missing Link was unveiled. Missing Link was said to connect to KH4 in some way at the time, though it is unclear now how that connection will be established, or if it will remain at all.