It has been around four months since Square Enix celebrated the 20th anniversary of its RPG seriesKingdom Heartsvia an online event. Not only did the Japanese company reveal anexciting trailer forKingdom Hearts 4, it also gave an update about its mobile titleKingdom Hearts: Dark Road.Now, Square Enix has made good on its promise of delivering the mobile game’s story finale this month while also making an offline version ofKingdom Hearts: Dark Roadavailable for download.Square Enix first made the announcement that it wasshutting downKingdom Hearts: Dark Roadover a year ago. Since then, only a few updates were being made to the game, and the release date of the game’s story finale as well as the launch of its offline version had to be delayed several times. BothDark Roadand its predecessorKingdom Hearts: Union Xare still part of the RPG series' Dark Seeker saga and have important ties to the mainKingdom Heartsplot. This is likely why Square Enix has decided to keep both titles active through offline versions of the games.RELATED:Kingdom Hearts Creator Was ‘Really Picky’ Over Sora’s Inclusion in SmashIn a recent Twitter post, Square Enix shared that the offline version ofKingdom Hearts: Dark Roadis now available for download on both iOS and Android devices. This update also comes with thefinal story update forKingdom Hearts: Dark Road. According to the game’s version history on the Apple Store, version 5.0.0 will have officially ended the service and that players should not expect support from the company for the recently released offline version.
Some commenters on the Twitter announcement asked how they go about accessing the game’s offline version or if they have to restart their progress in the game. Unfortunately, Square Enix did not share instructions on how to keep players' progress intact whenKingdom Hearts: Dark Roadswitched to the offline version, though there is an old post telling players not to delete the app on their devices to save their data.
With Square Enix gearing up for itsnew mobile gameKingdom Hearts: Missing Link, it is understandable for the development team to move its efforts away fromKingdom Hearts: Dark Road. Though the offline version of the game may not have any support from the team anymore, being able to access the title and its story even after service has ended is likely appreciated by both old and new fans of theKingdom Heartsseries.
Kingdom Hearts: Dark Roadis now available offline on iOS and Android devices.
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