Every Legend of Zelda Game, Ranked
Updated May 2023 to add Tears of the Kingdom.
The Legend of Zelda, now over 35 years old, is one of Nintendo’s strongest, most popular and longest-running franchises. The latest Zelda title, Breath of the Wild for the new Nintendo Switch console, has drawn rave reviews from critics, with many giving it a perfect score.
Is Breath of the Wild just a great Zelda game … or the greatest Zelda game of all time? To answer that question, we have ranked every Zelda game by Metascore. (Note that some of the older titles are not available on Metacritic, and in those instances we have used scores from our sister site, GameRankings.)
Additional content by Jason Dietz
3DS, 2013
Don’t call it a remake! This 2013 game, while based in the world of the SNES classic A Link to the Past, features an entirely new storyline, new dungeons, and new puzzles.
LEVEL writes, “It’s an intelligent and entertaining action game, brimming with fresh ideas and fascinating worlds.”