Kingdom Hearts Fans Are Wondering Why Melody Of Memory Isn't Coming To Steam

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After years of being exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC, Kingdom Hearts is finally coming to Steam next month. Well, most of it anyway, as it seems that Melody of Memory isn't going to be ported over.

Earlier this week, Square Enix finally announced the news that Kingdom Hearts is losing its Epic Games Store exclusivity and coming to Steam next month, which is something that fans have been waiting years to hear. Although the announcement has largely been a cause for celebration among PC players, there is one strange caveat to the ports.

As a lot of Kingdom Hearts fans have noticed by now, one major Kingdom Hearts game isn't being ported over to Steam alongside 1.5 + 2.5 Remix, 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts 3. I am, of course, talking about 2020's Kairi-centric rhythm spin-off, Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.

When Square Enix initially revealed that Kingdom Hearts would be coming to Steam on June 13, some fans noticed that Melody of Memory was curiously absent from the announcement. Many figured it was a mistake, but then a trailer for the Steam ports was released that showed each game in the collection in painstaking detail while completely glossing over Melody of Memory.

Although it's true that Melody of Memory is a rhythm spin-off that's not essential to the Kingdom Hearts canon (although it does set up Kingdom Hearts 4 in its final moments), it's still an odd omission that's made even stranger when you consider that it's the most recent release in the series.

Melody of Memory is notably the most Kairi-centric game in the series so far, which makes its omission from Steam even more noticeable.

Some fans have held out hope that it could mean we're getting an upgraded version of the game that brings over some new tracks and quality-of-life features, but that does seem like a little bit of a stretch and it's far more likely that Steam just wasn't able to port the game over alongside the rest of the series.

So far, Square Enix and