Kingdom Hearts Collection I–III gathers most of the Dark Seeker Saga into one bundle, but as you’d expect from the series, it’s a bit confusing. You see, the series placed important stories on handhelds, turned two games into cutscene compilations and gave another collection a decimal point.
The collection includes HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts III and its Re Mind DLC. That covers the main journey from the first game to the end of Kingdom Hearts III, but it isn’t a playable archive of every Kingdom Hearts release.
What Is Included in Kingdom Hearts Collection I–III?
The bundle contains three packages:
– Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX
– Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
– Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind
Square Enix released this version for PS5, Xbox Series X & S and Nintendo Switch 2 on 8 October 2026. An equivalent bundle is sold on PC as Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece because it wasn’t confusing enough already. The individual packages are also available separately.
What Is in HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX?
This first collection contains four playable games:
– Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
– Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
– Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
– Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
It also contains two HD cutscene compilations:
– Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
– Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Those last two are sadly not remastered versions of the Nintendo DS games. You watch their principal story scenes through a theatre-style presentation, without playing their original missions or combat. Shame!
Describing the package as six “experiences” is technically correct, in the same way that reading a restaurant menu is a dining experience. PlayStation and Square Enix both explicitly label Days and Re:coded as cutscene compilations rather than playable remasters.
The collection uses the Final Mix editions of Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II and Birth by Sleep. These are the expanded versions rather than the games’ original Western releases.
What Is in HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue?
HD 2.8 contains three quite different pieces:
– Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD is a full remaster of the Nintendo 3DS game.
– Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage – is a short playable episode starring Aqua and leading into Kingdom Hearts III.
– Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover is a film about the Foretellers and the distant history surrounding the Keyblade War.
Only Dream Drop Distance and 0.2 are playable. Back Cover is an original film rather than a converted version of the mobile game, and it doesn’t reproduce the whole Union χ storyline.
Does It Include Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind?
Yes. The new Collection I–III includes Kingdom Hearts III and Re Mind. Re Mind is a story expansion set around the climax of the main game, so it should be played after completing Kingdom Hearts III.
This is an important difference from the older Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package for PS4. That package includes HD 1.5 + 2.5, HD 2.8 and the base version of Kingdom Hearts III, but its PlayStation Store listing sells Re Mind separately. Similar names, different contents. The Heartless would be proud.
Which Kingdom Hearts Games Are Missing?
The most notable omissions are:
– The playable DS versions of 358/2 Days and Re:coded. Only their cinematics are included.
– Kingdom Hearts Union χ and Dark Road. Back Cover explores related history from another perspective, but it isn’t the complete mobile storyline.
– Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. This separate rhythm game revisits the series through more than 140 songs and eventually presents a new continuation of the story.
– The original Game Boy Advance Chain of Memories. The collection contains its 3D remake, Re:Chain of Memories.
It also doesn’t include every historical version of the games, such as the original PS2 releases. This is a compilation of selected remasters, remakes and films, not a museum containing every build.
Is Collection I–III the Best Bundle for Newcomers?
Yes, provided you understand that two entries are films and some mobile-era material remains stranded elsewhere. It gives newcomers the four major early action RPGs, Dream Drop Distance, the 0.2 bridge chapter, Kingdom Hearts III and Re Mind without requiring several separate purchases.
Owners of the older PS4 All-In-One Package don’t need the new bundle. Buying Re Mind separately fills its most important content gap.
For a fresh purchase on current hardware, however, Collection I–III is the clearest single package and finally includes the expansion its predecessor left out.
We’ll see you for the next bundle that arrives once Kingdom Hearts IV comes out.
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