Without a question, one of Nintendo's most recognizable and inventive franchises is The Legend of Zelda . The series have changed in tandem with the video game industry. Fortunately, the Nintendo Switch supports many (but not all) of these titles. The whole list of Legend of Zelda Switch games is provided here, along with details on where to get each title. Let's begin with a few of the more apparent ones.
1. Breath of the Wild: The Legend of Zelda
Accessible via the Nintendo eShop or in personFor the Nintendo Switch and the Legend of Zelda series, the release of Breath of the Wild was a turning point. Several fans of the brand and the system were won over by the breathtaking open environment and critically acclaimed gameplay.
2. Zelda: The Tale of the Tears of the Kingdom
.Physical copies or the Nintendo eShop are available.One of the biggest, most thrilling, and most captivating Legend of Zelda games to date is Tears of the Kingdom . You'll spend hundreds of hours exploring the sky, surface, and depths in this game because of how well they all work together.
3. Skyward Sword HD
.Accessible via the Nintendo eShop or in personBecause of Skyward Sword's reliance on the Wii's motion controls, it seemed that every review of the game at the time of its release had misgivings. Fortunately, the Switch version of the game lets players turn off these controls and get from Skyloft to the surface much more quickly.
4. Link's Awakening: The Legend of Zelda
.Accessible via the Nintendo eShop or in personThe Awakening of Link reimagined the 1993 classic for the Nintendo Switch, where Link finds himself marooned on Koholint Island and must gather tools to summon a massive Wind Fish that will aid in his journey back to Hyrule. What a notion!
5. The definitive edition of Hyrule Warriors
Physical copies or the Nintendo eShop are available for Hyrule Warriors . was first created as a hack-and-slash adventure for the Wii U. Since then, it has been ported to the Switch and the Nintendo 3DS, but with a few changes from each platform.
6. Age of Calamity: Hyrule Warriors
Physical copies or the Nintendo eShop are available. Age of Calamity like the original Hyrule Warriors in terms of fighting, but it has a far more engaging story. This one is a must-have for lovers of the Link and Zelda versions in Breath of the Wild.
7. Hyrule's Cadence: Necrodancer's Crypt
Accessible via the Nintendo eShop or in personCadence of Hyrule is a really unique Zelda game. To attack, defend, and interact with items, you'll need to move to the rhythm of the remixed Legend of Zelda music.
8. Zelda: The Legend
Nintendo Switch Online is available.Even though it was initially published in Japan in 1986, the original Legend of Zelda is still a fantastic game. Its straightforward and uncomplicated plot contributed to the series' success.
9. Zelda 2: Link's Adventure
Nintendo Switch Online is available.While the first game in the series has remained a beloved classic, the same cannot be said of the sequel.
10. A Connection to the Past: The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo Switch Online is available.An Ancestral Connection introduced a number of elements that have since become famous components of the Zelda formula, including the Master Sword, the Dark World, and the sages. Even now, it's worth going back and rediscovering this masterpiece.
11. Zelda's Legend: A Connection to the Previous Four Swords
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass availabilityOriginally, this version of Four Swords was on the same cartridge as .A Link to the Past, but it's really a different kind of multiplayer gaming. It is the most recent game to be added to the library of Zelda titles accessible via Nintendo Switch Online.
12. Ocarina of Time: The Legend of Zelda
.Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass availabilityMany people believe that Ocarina of Time is the greatest Legend of Zelda game ever made. I don't think any previous game in the series has quite equaled its amazing tale.
13. Link's Awakening: The Legend of Zelda DX
Nintendo Switch Online is available.If you liked Link's Awakening's more modern version, then Link's Awakening DX is a great way to play a more faithfully recreated version of the game.
14. Majora's Mask from The Legend of Zelda
.Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass availabilityThe world of Majora's Mask , which is beloved by many fans, is a distinct and strangely horrifying continuation of Ocarina of Time. The race to save the moon from collapsing is made very gratifying by the time loop in which Link finds himself trapped, which applies just the proper amount of pressure to the narrative.
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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass availabilityLink journeys to the Minish Woods after Zelda is turned to stone. There, he converses with a magical hat that grants him the ability to shrink down to a little size and communicate with the similarly tiny Picori people. The Four Elements are required to restore the Four Sword, which is required to save Zelda, and the Picori told Link where to get them.
16. Oracle of Ages + Oracle of Seasons: The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo Switch Online is available.The Ages Oracle and Both Oracle of Seasons and its companion game were launched concurrently on the Game Boy Color in 2001, and both games have the same conclusion. This ending would become accessible if a connected password was used to play both games. Thankfully, Nintendo Switch Online makes it simple to play both.
17. Myth of Zelda: Reverberations of Knowledge
Physical stores or the Nintendo eShop will soon be available.The most recent The Story of Zelda is the Nintendo Switch game.Wisdom's Echoes, wherein Princess Zelda ultimately takes center stage. In order to solve puzzles, players in the game may construct "echoes" of things they find around the world. The game opens on September 26th, 2024.
How About Twilight Princess and Wind Waker on Switch?
There has been no word about a port for any of these titles as of the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. Cross your fingers!