Overview
- Also Known As
- The Legend of Zelda: BotW
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
- 3rd Mar 2017, $59.99
- 3rd Mar 2017, £59.99
- 3rd Mar 2017
- Also Available On
- Series
- Characters
- Tags
- Addons / DLC
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Champions' Ballad + Expansion Pass
Reviews
Review The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Switch)
A breathless experience
The Legend of Zelda has always been a franchise that best typifies Nintendo's desire to create memorable, substantial adventures. If Mario is all about precise mechanics and pure enjoyment, Zelda is a series that focuses on storytelling, world-building and classical tropes of good against evil, Hero against returning villain...
DLC Reviews
Expanding the great adventure
Nintendo recently dropped the second DLC pack (and final part of the Expansion Pass) for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, one of the most beloved games. For many it's been the addition we've been waiting for, offering new story content and a fresh dungeon in addition to the now-standard add-ons in the forms of...
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Guides
Guide Best Zelda Games Of All Time
Where does Echoes of Wisdom rank?
Updated with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Enjoy! What are the best Zelda games? Following decades of adventures across Nintendo consoles, ranking The Legend of Zelda series is one heck of an undertaking. Most stand among the very best games on their respective consoles, so assembling a ranked Zelda list...
Guide 36 Longest Switch Games Worth Playing To The End
Playing the long game
With rumours suggesting that Switch 2 might not be launching until sometime after March 2025, you might be looking to fill the time while you wait for the next Nintendo hotness. Fortunately, there are plenty of very big, very long games on Switch if you're a time-rich gamer. Sometimes you just want a quick hit of video game...
Guide Most Addictive Nintendo Switch Games
Just one more
Updated with Balatro. Enjoy (responsibly)! Video games. They can transport you to other worlds, put you in someone else's shoes, and artfully illuminate and educate while engaging your grey matter with entertainment of astonishing variety. There's no end to the incredible, life-affirming experiences on offer: from thought-provoking,...
Guide Best Food In Nintendo Switch Games
So mushroom in our hearts (not our stomachs)
We originally published this list ahead of the release of Pikmin 4, but we're updating and republishing it this November to celebrate Thanksgiving in North America. Whatever you plan on doing on your day off, perhaps we can inspire your video game-themed food for the day... Food, glorious food~ Pikmin...
Guide Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: Breath Of The Wild Story Recap
What happened before Tears Of The Kingdom?
We have been looking forward to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for around six years now. Ever since we first rolled credits on Breath of the Wild, we have been eagerly anticipating what is to come next, speculating about who Link will be facing, what's the deal with his arm, and what the sequel...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 100% Completion - What Am I Missing?
BOTW/100
So you've completed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (congratulations!), or so you think. Upon landing the final blow on the final boss and watching the end of the game, you arrive back in Hyrule with a percentage in the bottom lefthand corner of your map screen, and it's not quite 100%. In fact, it's likely to be very far from 100%...
Guide Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: Who Are The Zonai? - Zelda's Ancient Tribe Explained
Lore of the Ruins
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild shook things up for Zelda fans in a variety of ways. Dungeons were reduced, exploration was increased, and our vocabularies were expanded by a mysterious new word, echoes of which popped up all over Hyrule: "Zonai". Perhaps best known for Faron's Zonai Ruins, the footprints of this...
Guide Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: Everything We Know So Far
We collect every shred of information on the BOTW sequel
Update: Reviews are live, and as far as the critics are concerned, TOTK is a winner: <related ids="148637,149290"> Polishing off the last few shrines and giving Calamity Ganon what for in the final battle of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a bittersweet act. After such a...
Guide Best Feel-Good Nintendo Switch Games
I see a ship in the harbour
Blue Monday. No, not just a kick-ass New Order song, but the name coined by marketers for the third Monday in January (or the first, or the second — all January Mondays it seems!), which is purportedly the 'most depressing day of the year'. While the genesis and questionable 'science' behind this dreary moniker is...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
Don't go alone, take this
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild set a new bar for Nintendo's classic series, adding a whole host of new items and systems, not to mention enemies and weapons. It's a huge adventure and we figured you might need some help along the way. We've broken up our content into various specific guides that you should find useful...
Back Page Ranking Every Version Of Fairy Fountain From The Legend Of Zelda
Pick of the pixies
You may have noticed that we're doing a video game music festival while the summer months are still here — but you may also be wondering why we haven't included the most important music of all. Fear not! I'm here to save the day by ranking EVERY SINGLE VERSION OF FAIRY FOUNTAIN FROM THE LEGEND OF ZELDA. That's right, it's a...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Best Armour And Clothing Sets
Dress for success
Clothing has never played a more important role in any Zelda titles than it does in Breath of the Wild. Link's multiple options serve not only to make him more stylish but also to protect him from Hyrule's harsh environment. With that in mind, we've put together a list of all of the options we've been able to find along with what...
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild News
News Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
Serenity now!
Sigh... Okay, let's do this. While fans are absolutely desperate to hear from Nintendo regarding the upcoming Switch successor hardware, the firm has instead revealed an official alarm clock dubbed 'Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo'. Available now via Nintendo's official website for $99.99 with a retail release coming in early 2025,...
Review LEGO The Legend Of Zelda - Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 - A Superb Debut With One Minor Irritation
Splinters not included
It finally happened: Lego and The Legend of Zelda have come together, and the form they’ve taken is that of the Great Deku Tree in two delicious flavours. Whether you prefer Ocarina of Time’s or Breath of the Wild’s incarnation, this kit covers both. Not at the same time, of course - that would be yet more expensive,...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Master Works Has Some Suggestions On Kass' Whereabouts
No light to illuminate our paths
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is absolutely stuffed to the brim with characters, mechanics, enemies, and things to do. However, one glaring omission is Kass, Breath of the Wild's travelling Rito minstrel. Luckily for fans, the recently released Master Works Book does propose a few scenarios as to where
News Zelda Timeline Featuring Breath Of The Wild And Tears Of The Kingdom Spotted
A history of Hyrule at Nintendo Live 2024
Over the life of the Zelda series, the timeline has been a massive talking point with all sorts of information and discoveries shared. With this in mind, it's become the big talking point this weekend after a graphic was sighted at Nintendo Live 2024. Nintendo fansite Vooks is on the ground at this event in...
News 'The Knightling' Takes Inspiration From 3D Zelda In A Promising Debut Trailer
Slip 'n' Slide
Publisher Saber Interactive and developer Twirlbound have announced The Knightling, a 3D action-adventure game heavily inspired by Zelda in which you take on the role of the titular Knightling in a quest that arms you with just a shield. Utilising a semi-open world structure, you'll be free to explore to your hearts' content by...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sold Better Than Tears Of The Kingdom Last Quarter
Showing the youngsters how it's done
Well, we weren't expecting this. After crunching some of the numbers from Nintendo's latest financial report, it turns out that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - which was a launch game in 2017, mind - actually sold better than its direct sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, during Q1 of FY2025 (cheers, Mr. Jon...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2024
Change may be afoot
Nintendo has published its latest financial data for Q1 of FY2025, and as part of that, we've got an updated look at the top ten best-selling games list for the Switch. The order stays the same with some minimal additions to the total sales figures, but there may be a shift in the coming months. Take a look at Zelda: Tears of...
News New Pokémon Snap Is The First Official Pokémon Release In China Since 2000
Albeit with some minor alterations
After China finally ended the complete ban on the production, import, and sales of video game consoles, in effect from 2000 to 2015, its doors were opened to the official release of Nintendo titles. Although the Switch itself would be subject to several alterations in the country to effectively region-lock the...
Random We'd Kill A Bokoblin To Get This Zelda: BOTW Switch Cartridge Case
Better than finding opals, anyway
One of the coolest examples of the emergent gameplay in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the selection of outposts scattered throughout Hyrule, largely comprised of Bokoblins and other hapless beasts. Defeating them would unlock a nearby treasure chest, often containing a variety of goods including...
Random Directors And Producers - What's The Difference? Sakurai Explains
Now you know what Aonuma does
If you're anything like us, then chances are you already have a pretty good idea of what various game development roles entail. Sometimes, however, it can be good to get a bit of a refresher. Take directors and producers, for example. It's not entirely uncommon that the two roles get confused sometimes, particularly...
Previews
Hands On Is Genshin Impact The Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Clone Fans Thought It Was?
It's out now, so we had a look
There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding a game called Genshin Impact ever since it was revealed back in June 2019, and not because it looks fantastically original; quite to opposite in fact. It didn’t take long for fans to see similarities between Genshin Impact and the latest mainline entry in the popular Zelda...
Hands On Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild VR Made Us Want To Puke
A link to the barf
It always seemed too good to be true. A virtual reality update to Breath of the Wild that enables you to play the entire game with the Labo VR Goggles? Blimey Charlie! Despite all our nagging doubts, the very fact that Nintendo was putting it out meant it must pass a minimum quality threshold, no? At the very least it wouldn't...
Preview Immersing Ourselves in the World of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
A potential game changer
Nintendo faced a big challenge when developing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Primarily a Wii U project, since Summer 2014 series producer Eiji Aonuma has spoken of the most ambitious title yet in the franchise, of an open world that's truly alive and fantastical. Some remarked that we'd heard bold statements...
First Impressions Revisiting Hyrule in Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch
Link has never looked this good
Steve Bowling and Narelle Ho Sang collaborate their thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch. At E3 2016, Nintendo showed little from upcoming games in the Wii U's twilight year. Understandable given the Switch was on the horizon, and details were still under wraps. Instead, the...
Hands On How Will the "Open World" Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Suit a Traditional Gamer?
Anthony Dickens feels too old to play in a sandbox
I'd consider myself to be quite a traditional gamer; I tend to prefer games that have a simple core structure and a finite length. Now in my 30's I've found that whilst getting older has many benefits it has also restricted the amount of time I spent playing games, typically an hour or two here and...
Hands On Embracing Freedom in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Where even the smallest details can surprise Zelda veterans
In our third and final hands on preview of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild from E3, Alan Lopez breaks down what makes it a unique new direction for the series. Links to our previous write-ups by Morgan Sleeper and Mitch Vogel can be found at the end. To really understand the...
Hands On Taking a Deep Breath with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
A fresh, new approach
In our second Hands On piece for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mitch Vogel shares his analysis of the demo experiences offered at E3. You can find a link to our first article by Morgan Sleeper at the end, while Alan Lopez will pitch in with his thoughts in our third impressions piece very soon. When Nintendo made...
Hands On Wide-Open Wanderlust in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Legendary
Instead of the open-floor plan filled with dozens of demo kiosks we've come to expect from its showings, Nintendo's booth at E3 this year looked rather different, featuring a single space shielded from the rest of the showfloor and dedicated to a single game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While it may have seemed like an odd...
About The Game
Step into a world of adventure
Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda games. Step into a world of discovery, exploration, and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across vast fields, through forests, and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the kingdom of Hyrule In this stunning Open-Air Adventure. Now on Nintendo Switch, your journey is freer and more open than ever. Take your system anywhere, and adventure as Link any way you like.
Features:
- Explore the wilds of Hyrule any way you like—anytime, anywhere! - Climb up towers and mountain peaks in search of new destinations, then set your own path to get there and plunge into the wilderness. Along the way, you'll battle towering enemies, hunt wild beasts and gather ingredients for the food and elixirs you'll make to sustain you on your journey. With Nintendo Switch, you can literally take your journey anywhere.
- More than 100 Shrines of Trials to discover and explore - Shrines dot the landscape, waiting to be discovered in any order you want. Search for them in various ways, and solve a variety of puzzles inside. The tasks you must perform in each Shrine varies, and you'll never expect the challenges you'll face until you enter. Some will involve realistic physics, and some will require you to harness the power of nature, including electricity, wind, fire, and more. Work your way through the traps and devices inside, utilizing your runes and think outside the box to earn special items and other rewards that will help you on your adventure.
- Be prepared and properly equipped – With an entire world waiting to be explored, you'll need a variety of outfits and gear to reach every corner. You may need to bundle up with warmer clothes or change into something better suited to the desert heat. Some clothing even has special effects that, for example, can make you faster or stealthier.
- Battling enemies requires strategy – The world is inhabited with enemies of all shapes and sizes. Each one has its own attack method and weaponry, so you must think quickly and develop the right strategies to defeat them.
- amiibo compatibility – The Wolf Link amiibo from Twilight Princess HD, the Zelda 30th Anniversary series amiibo, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild series amiibo are all compatible with this game. Tap the Wolf Link amiibo (sold separately) to make Wolf Link appear in the game. Wolf Link will attack enemies on his own and help you find items you’re searching for. Tap a Zelda 30th Anniversary series amiibo to receive helpful in-game items or even a treasure chest!
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Will Link have an item that delays important in game events for up to 2 years?
NX version > Wii U version
Hurry up E3. I want more info!
They haven't made a bad Zelda game yet, so it's hard to say anything bad about this. Hope it has some online features.
@improviser meh, triforce heroes wasn't great, but I guess it wasn't bad either.
I can't wait for this game to come out, I will most likely buy the NX solely for this game.
Not wild about 'Breath of the wild' the only way it could be worse is if it was called, 'The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce Awakens'
This looks like absolutely the most incredible video game ever made. Period!
@Iflywright There is something seriously wrong with you.
This game look bloody amazing! All the footage we have seen is for WiiU, im crossing my fingers and toes for an 'improved' version on switch. If this happened I'll wet my pants.
I've always said an 'Elder Scrolls' style game set in the Zelda universe will literally be the best thing ever, and from everything we've seen, this honestly just blows me away overtime I see new footage.
Ocarina of Time has been my favourite game since it's release in '98 but this honestly looks like it could finally better it.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MASTERPIECE!
I'm a little skeptical of this game, since Twilight Princess was a nightmare to play. The imagery is cool, but I'll wait for player reviews.
We waited and BOOM were rewarded with one of the most well reviewed games ever!
Game is amazing on all fronts, and Wii U version runs excellent as well . I haven't had single framerate dip. Game looks beautiful, runs great.
Cons - making me not play "For Honor"
Pros- Hhhhhmmmmm everything!
@Switched Someone obviously never played Majora's Mask...
Will make you rethink everything you know about the Legend of Zelda.
beautiful game, been a fan of the whole series and love everything about it, the only minor is that i breeze through the game like i have played it before, shrines dungeons and bosses done in one go while in previous games there would have been many points where you would be stuck because of the challenge, cant wait till dlc with hard mode and extra dungeon hope they will be a challenge
@Moviefan2k4 excuse me? Twilight Princess was a great game!! I think Botw will be even better!!
@Blazinglegend16 I was really annoyed by the constant wolf changes, and the dark environments. Most of the time, I couldn't even see what I was doing.
@Moviefan2k4 Well that was the storyline. For being my first Zelda game, I thought it was a good introduction. Btw, people don't notice because of the amazing and just beautiful landscape, but in Botw, the story is pretty dark as well. Link dies, zelda's dad dies, spirits, evil, there's alot. And the wolf part was cool, so you can use animal instincts and your sword. They are both amazing games.
@Blazinglegend16 The only 3D entry I've liked so far is "Ocarina of Time". I mostly prefer the older games with the top-view perspective, like the first two NES games and "A Link to the Past".
@Moviefan2k4 Ok, that's your problem. Alot of us, including me, are young. Nintendo aims their games at 10+ to teen, so alot of young players play it. Which Im happy about, unlike xbox with them M games that Im not aloud to play. I'm saying that people have different opinions. I don't really like the bad graphics, because I have no idea what I am doing, but in recent games, it looks amazing.
I like this game. Period. it's plain amazing. Now I can play zeldacraft without being made fun of, "Minecraft is 4 babies"!!
@Blazinglegend16 No need to get personal; its simply a preference, not a problem.
I just realized that fire and ice weapons effect your body temperature. If you equip a meteor rod it makes your warmer, blizzard rod colder. Haven't seen anyone else mention this.
@Switched No offense, but you are either a pessimist, blunt, or really, really, really stupid. You haven't played this game correctly. I'm only 30 hours in the game and already it was worth buying the $500 bundle.
Amazing game stunning graphics brilliant open world style and is a reasonably hard game to complete but the koroks are just such a pain to get but it doesn't affect the score since they are optional which is a great part of the game that everything except defeating Gannon and the first 3 shrines is optional. No doubt 10/10 outstanding game.
Best Zelda Game on the market. I was unsure of I keep the Switch when I bought it on the 3/3/17, but a few minutes with this game showed me that its worth it. I cant remember when I bought so much Games and stuff for a console. Best first release game ever!
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What a total dream game! So much to do, you could play for YEARS and never get bored! The true meaning of an “open world” can be found in this aesthetic wonderland of endless adventure and discovery!
Great graphics, great storyline, great music. Wonderful game. Poor control setup. Should have stuck with the classic 3D control system Nintendo...would have even further improved play.
This game is great! The world is so big, and once you get of of the Isolated Plateau, you don't even have to play the story, you can just explore. What I love to do is go on an ingredient hunt to find the greatest recipes across Hyrule!
I have but one complaint about this game, I'm ok with amunition items, but items wearing out and breaking sucks, ESPECIALLY when you get really great items and it breaks after hitting a boss only a few times. Some people often argue "it adds to the realism, stuff wears out", but it doesn't, it DOES add to the frustration, hell, even the Master Sword becomes screwed and is useless for a good long while as it waits to recharge, what kind of ultimate magical weapon of power is this ??? hell, you can wear the same outfit throughout the whole game and not a single thread will come loose no matter how often you are attacked, but the Miraculous, Magical, Super Weapon of Ultimate Power can break ??? I REALLY hope Nintendo does NOT repeat this in the next game......
despite its flaws (pure opinion), I still think it rocks
Oh crap I hope Samus's suits and weapons don't break on me too !!!
I loved this game- I've sunk over a hundred hours into it- and it's become my second favorite Zelda game!
Zelda Breath of the Wild is very cool!!
@Switched
You obviously haven't played all the Zelda series, and for your information fantasy is evil all on it's own.
I love Breath of The Wild great game however Ocarina of Time will always remain my favorite not just for nostalgic reasons but also how enjoyable and creative it is that it never gets boring!.
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This game is great! The world is so big, and once you get of of the Isolated Plateau, you don't even have to play the story, you can just explore.I just realized that fire and ice weapons effect your body temperature.
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beautiful RPG with a great story, amazing atmosphere and so much to do in it. <3
Only wish there were more marmots in this game.haha
Played it twice though! ))))
Like the game and still playing it little by little. Beautiful game and lots to explore. This game may take me a long time to finish.
This game is amazing. It gets you invested into the game with the story (if you decide to follow the story), the graphics are beautiful, the voice acting is good, and the guardian theme will give you PTSD in a good way. It falls in some categories like weaopn durability and final boss difficulty, but overall it's such a good game. I reccomend this game to anyone with a switch or wii u (remember?)
this game was the one that made me buy a switch. lol
I'm so in love with it that I almost finish the game completely I just need to find the rest of the korok seeds lol
This is definitely one of the only games I could play for hours on end (not that I haven't already) and still feel pumped! Nintendo really got the formula right for this baby 👍👍
Player review:
I gave this one a 3/10 Bad rating, despite popular opinion, because it is not casual player friendly
-Weapon durability is just not needed, especially on top of the other issues I have with it
-There is some quest direction but not nearly enough for me. I get that the open-world nature of the game means you are supposed to get distracted by other things but there should always be an objective to get you back on the right track. (Check out Immortals Fenyx Rising for an example. Whatever complaints you have about it, all quest tracking is so much better)
-I don’t mind a non traditional leveling system, as long as it works. To get anything more than your starter 3, maybe 4 hearts, you need to complete shrines, next to impossible for me with the game’s quest tracking design
-Fast travel points should be unlocked as you progress, not a sidetrack to find a tower and reveal the map, which should also at least be revealed as you explore/walk. The game’s suboptimal system makes going anywhere extremely tedious
I get that there is a majority of people who think, probably rightly so, that this is an awesome game, but it is just not for me. Like I said, for me, Fenyx Rising does it better.
one of the best games on the switch, loved it so much
Cool it with the combat trials, and we have the best game ever made.
love this game so much!
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OMG I'm obsessed with this game!
Breath of the Wild is an absolutely fantastic entry into my favourite video game series, and even 600+ hours into the game at this point, I'm STILL finding new stuff to do. A truly legendary Zelda experience, and can't wait to see what they do for Tears of the Kingdom!
This game is perfect no need to explain
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