THE Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is a hot topic after gamers were given a sneak preview of what is to come in 2023.
But if you can’t wait until then to play Zelda, you can take a trip down memory lane, where you will find a lost list of Zelda history – and we have everything you need to know.
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Zelda games release order
As many gamers will know, with most long-running franchises the order to play the series of a game can become jumbled and complicated – but the easiest way to play Zelda is in order of release.
And here’s how you play the Nintendo favourite.
It is also worth noting that a number of titles such as Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2019) and Cadence of Hyrule (2019) are considered as spinoffs and not part of the core release order.
However, not everyone will agree on a definitive order that you can play Zelda in – and that’s because of the different timelines that exist throughout the games.
Zelda timeline order
There are a number of timelines that gamers need to know about if they want to play Zelda with a consistent narrative.
A lot of the games jump around across time, so we’ve included only the games that will keep the timeline flowing – from beginning to end or from child timeline to fallen hero timeline.
- Skyward Sword (2011)
- The Minish Cap (2004)
- Four Swords (2002)
- Orcarina (1998)
- Majora’s Mask (2000)
- Twilight Princess (2006)
- Four Swords Adventures (2004)
- The Wind Waker (2002)
- Phantom Hourglass (2007)
- Spirit Tracks (2009)
- A Link to the Past (1991)
- Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages (2001)
- Link’s Awakening (1993 – remade in 2019)
- A Link Between Worlds (2013)
- Tri Force Heroes (2015)
- The Legend of Zelda (1986)
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Line (1987)
- Breath of the Wild (2016)
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This brings us to the next game in the series – the much anticipated release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2.
Despite the release date being pushed to 2023 – fans of Zelda are eager to see the destruction of Hyrule again and Link take to the skies.
