Kotaku Launches Guiding Key, a Year-Long Kingdom Hearts Playalong
Kotaku announced Guiding Key, a book club-style series covering Kingdom Hearts, with its first episode on October 8, the same day Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] launches.
Kotaku has announced Guiding Key, a year-long, book club-style playalong series covering the Kingdom Hearts franchise, according to Kotaku. The first, introductory episode will be published on Thursday, October 8.
That date coincides with the launch of Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] on Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, which also arrives on October 8.
Guiding Key will run monthly posts per game, with the numbered mainline entries spread across three months. The playalong is set to culminate in playing Kingdom Hearts IV together at launch.
Kingdom Hearts IV is roughly a year and change away, and Square Enix and Disney have been building the Kingdom Hearts series for 25 years. Kingdom Hearts III was released seven years ago, per the article, and Kingdom Hearts IV is slated for late 2027.