Best Kingdom Hearts games

Kingdom Hearts II leads the Kingdom Hearts ranking with 1490 ELO points over 54 duels, ahead of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts.

The gap at the top is stark. Kingdom Hearts II sits 160 ELO points clear of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep in second place, a margin that reflects the sequel's dominance in head-to-head matchups. The original Kingdom Hearts trails in third with 1313 points, while Kingdom Hearts III lands in fourth at 1199 points, a result that may surprise those who expected the most recent mainline entry to claim a higher spot. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep has faced 86 duels and holds a 63 percent win rate, while Kingdom Hearts III has seen 82 duels with a 48 percent win rate. The bottom of the ranking tells its own story: Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded holds the last position with 924 points and a win rate of just 18 percent, suggesting the DS remake holds little appeal for this community.

This ranking draws on 902 duels between 60 players across 8 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. Whether you sided with the numbered entries or found depth in the handheld spin-offs, the Kingdom Hearts series continues to provoke debate among its fans. Cast your vote and shape the next version of this ranking.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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