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Square Enix is currently collaborating with h.a.n.d. on a Days remake. Titled “Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days HD ReMIX”, it is being developed in Unity with PS2-era KH assets. Cutscene animation and voice acting are being reused from the 1.5 movie, with select missions receiving new voicework. The multiplayer mode and mission mode from the DS versions will not return. Reveal and release are currently planned for 2025.

Preliminary work on a similar Re:coded remake started at around the same time. If the Days remake performs well, h.a.n.d. will continue their work on that too, using the Days engine as a foundation.

When development on Re Mind was completed, the intention was for the Osaka staff to use the assets they had made to develop several smaller-scale titles simultaneously with KH4. COVID and other factors, such as KH4 eating up many more resources than expected, tore these plans apart.

Square Enix and Disney want to expand the series’ audience as much as possible before KH4 releases, with the Steam ports, remakes, and Missing-Link all being parts of that plan. KH4 is currently scheduled for the end of 2026, but it might slip into 2027 depending on how development proceeds.

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