When it was announced that a new KINGDOM HEARTS game with important plot elements was being developed for a Japan-exclusive mobile phone, international fans were less than pleased! However, the game eventually found more accessible worldwide release in the form of KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded.

The game featured many varying styles of gameplay, including side-scrolling elements, rail shooters, class turn-based RPG battles, and of course, the typical platforming and combat elements featured in other KINGDOM HEARTS games. The story is arguably the weakest in the franchise, with much of it being rather superfluous, save for a handful of scenes toward the end. However, the game does continue from the end of KINGDOM HEARTS II and sets the stage for the events of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D Dream Drop Distance.

KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded was re-released as part of the KINGDOM HEARTS HD II.5 ReMIX Collection for the PlayStation 3.  The game had fully remastered with HD graphics, a handful of re-orchestrated tracks, and PlayStation Trophy support.

Much like KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days in the KINGDOM HEARTS HD I.5 ReMIX collection, KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded was featured only as an HD Cinematic in this remastered collection. Rather than playing through the game, players could watch the game's important story elements in the form of a nearly 2 hour movie.

KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded was released again just a few years later as part of the KINGDOM HEARTS HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX Collection for the PlayStation 4.  This collection featured all of the games from KINGDOM HEARTS HD I.5 ReMIX, as well as those found in KINGDOM HEARTS HD II.5 ReMIX (both originally for the PlayStation 3).

Like KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days in this collection, the HD Cinematic of KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded had PlayStation Trophies removed from the PlayStation 4 version.

KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded was also included in the KINGDOM HEARTS ~The Story So Far~ collection for PlayStation 4.

This collection was a 2-disc set that came with KINGDOM HEARTS HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX as well as KINGDOM HEARTS HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue. There was nothing different about this iteration of KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Coded compared to its inclusion in the KINGDOM HEARTS HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX collection; it was simply a repackaged collection to include every KINGDOM HEARTS remastered title in one bundle.