Square Enix has canceled development on Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link, its April 2022-announced GPS-based action RPG for iOS and Android, as well as confirmed that it remains “hard at work” on Kingdom Hearts IV.
Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link was originally planned for release in 2024, following a closed “Prototype Test” that ran in January 2023, but was delayed to an unannounced date in November 2024.
Here is the full message from Square Enix on the game’s end of development:
Development Team Announcement
We have made the decision to cancel the development of Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link.
We wish to convey our heartfelt apologies to everyone who has been looking forward to the start of service.
Although we worked hard on developing and adjusting the game in the hope that it would be enjoyed by lots of players, 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.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to everyone who gave us their support and assistance with the multiple closed beta tests. We are truly sorry to have to make this announcement.
The Kingdom Hearts series will continue. We are hard at work on Kingdom Hearts IV, and hope you’ll continue to support the series as you keep an eye out for further updates.