In April 2022, Square Enix revealed Kingdom Hearts IV was in development during the series' 20th anniversary celebration. The game is being developed by Square Enix Business Division 3, the same Osaka-based team that developed Kingdom Hearts III, with Tai Yasue serving as co-director, and Masaru Oka and Akiko Ishibashi joining Nomura to write the game.
In April 2022, Square Enix revealed that Kingdom Hearts IV was in development during the series' 20th anniversary celebration. The game is being developed by Square Enix Business Division 3, a team with similar experience as the one behind Kingdom Hearts III, with Tai Yasue serving as co-director and Masaru Oka and Akiko Ishibashi contributing to the writing.