One of the co-creators of Kingdom Hearts may be considering retirement after the eventual release of Kingdom Hearts 4, ending a legendary career.

Speaking during an interview with YoungJump, Square Enix ‘s Tetsuya Nomura has revealed that he’s planning on bringing the Kingdom Hearts franchise to an end, and is also considering retirement from the games industry.

Tetsuya Nomura has declared that he may retire before finishing Kingdom Hearts, but it sounds like Kingdom Hearts 4, at least, will end properly.

After 22 years and a whopping 18 games, Kingdom Hearts 4 will finally move the franchise's story towards its conclusion. Speaking to Young Jump and translated by Automaton, co-director, co-writer, and lead artist on Kingdom Hearts 4 Tetsuya Nomura said the game works as a jumping on point for new players following the events of Kingdom Hearts 3 but will also shift the overall series narrative towards its end.

Kingdom Hearts 4 is being developed with the intention of the series "being a story that will be completed". That's according to series director Tetsuya Nomura, via a new interview with Japanese outlet YoungJump.

The next Kingdom Hearts game is still a ways off, but series creator Tetsuya Nomura shared a few details about what's in store for Kingdom Hearts 4’s story

The next round of Kingdom Hearts games are "being made with a stronger focus on being new titles rather than sequels"