The Legend of Zelda

Entries in series order

• #1 The Legend of Zelda - Game · 1986
• #2 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Game · 1987
• #12 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Game · 2006
• Zelda - Game · 1989
• The Legend of Zelda Game Watch - Game · 1989
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Game · 1991
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Game · 1993
• Link: The Faces of Evil - Game · 1993
• Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon - Game · 1993
• BS Zelda no Densetsu - Game · 1995
• Zelda's Adventure - Game · 1996
• BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban - Game · 1997
• Nintendo Mini Classics: Zelda - Game · 1998
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - Game · 1998
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Game · 1998
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Game · 2000
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - Game · 2001
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - Game · 2001
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Game · 2002
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Game · 2002
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest - Game · 2002
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Game · 2002
• Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda - Game · 2004
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Game · 2004
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Game · 2004
• The Legend of Zelda: Navi Trackers - Game · 2004
• Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - Game · 2006
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Game · 2006
• Tingle's Balloon Fight DS - Game · 2007
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Game · 2007
• Link's Crossbow Training - Game · 2007
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Game · 2009
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition - Game · 2011
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Game · 2011
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - Game · 2011
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Game · 2013
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Game · 2013
• Hyrule Warriors - Game · 2014
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - Game · 2015
• The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - Game · 2015
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - Game · 2016
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Game · 2017
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Game · 2017
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Game · 2019
• Vermin - Game · 2021
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - Game · 2021
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Game · 2023
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Game · 2024

Reviewed orders

Reviewed 2026-11-09.

Series timeline

Nintendo's official timeline (Hyrule Historia, updated in 2018 and 2024). It runs from Skyward Sword to Ocarina of Time, then splits into three parallel branches: the hero defeated, the child era and the adult era. This list gives them one after another. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom come after all three, on no branch.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Before the split
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - Before the split
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Before the split
4. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Before the split
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The split
6. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - The split
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The split
8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Hero defeated branch
9. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Hero defeated branch
10. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - Hero defeated branch
11. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Hero defeated branch
12. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - Hero defeated branch
13. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - Hero defeated branch
14. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Hero defeated branch
15. The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - Hero defeated branch
16. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Hero defeated branch
17. The Legend of Zelda - Hero defeated branch
18. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Hero defeated branch
19. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Child era branch
20. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - Child era branch
21. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Child era branch
22. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - Child era branch
23. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Child era branch
24. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Adult era branch
25. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Adult era branch
26. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Adult era branch
27. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Adult era branch
28. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - After all branches
29. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - After all branches

Sources: Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda Timeline, Nintendo Wire: Echoes of Wisdom now has an official position on the Zelda timeline, Nintendo: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, Destructoid: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake review