Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is a 2010 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. The game was released on UMD worldwide in 2010. An international version of the game titled Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix was released in Japan in January 2011, featuring the changes made in the non-Japanese versions. A direct sequel, Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage, was released in January 2017 as a part of a bundle of games called Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2010
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 9 January 2010 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Square Enix |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Platforms | PlayStation Portable |
| Genres | Role-Playing, Action RPG |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q281110, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep? How long to beat it
Total play time for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is about 74.6 hours to do everything, and around 28.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 28.9h | 125 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 41.9h | 117 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 74.6h | 27 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 75ahead of 28% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 43ahead of 83% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
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Common questions about Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
What platforms is Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on?
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is available on PlayStation Portable. It first released in 2010.
Who made Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep?
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was developed by Square Enix and published by Square Enix.
How long does it take to beat Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep?
about 28.9 hours for the main story, 41.9 hours with the main extras, 74.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.