Zelda Timeline Last verified: 2026-11-10
All Zelda games
Twenty-one games sit on Nintendo's public chart. The other rows are real releases that the chart does not name.
31 games
| Game | Era | Branch | Japan | North America | Europe | Original platform | Story neighbors | Remakes / editions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Sky era | Before the split | 2011-11-23 | 2011-11-20 | 2011-11-18 | Wii | Skyward Sword HD · Nintendo Switch · 2021-07-16 | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Force era | Before the split | 2004-11-04 | 2005-01-10 | 2004-11-12 | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo Classics · Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 · date not sourced | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Force era | Before the split | 2003-03-14 | 2002-12-02 / 2002-12-03 (sources differ) | 2003-03-28 | Game Boy Advance (bundled with A Link to the Past) | Four Swords Anniversary Edition · Nintendo DSiWare · 2011-09-28 | On official timeline · 3 source domains · NA date conflict | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Era of the Hero of Time | Before the split | 1998-11-21 | 1998-11-23 | 1998-12-11 | Nintendo 64 | Before: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Ocarina of Time 3D · Nintendo 3DS · 2011-06-16 (Japan) Ocarina of Time · Nintendo Switch 2 · 2026-11-05 | On official timeline · 4 source domains |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 1991-11-21 | 1992-04-13 | 1992-09-24 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | A Link to the Past & Four Swords · Game Boy Advance · 2002-12-02 / 2002-12-03 (North America; sources differ) Nintendo Classics · Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 · date not sourced | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 1993-06-06 | 1993-08-06 | 1993-12-01 | Game Boy | Link's Awakening DX · Game Boy Color · 1998-12-12 (Japan) Link's Awakening · Nintendo Switch · 2019-09-20 | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 2001-02-27 | 2001-05-13 / 2001-05-14 (sources differ) | 2001-10-05 | Game Boy Color | Nintendo Classics · Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 · date not sourced | On official timeline · 3 source domains · NA date conflict | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 2001-02-27 | 2001-05-13 / 2001-05-14 (sources differ) | 2001-10-05 | Game Boy Color | Nintendo Classics · Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 · date not sourced | On official timeline · 3 source domains · NA date conflict | |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 2013-12-26 | 2013-11-22 | 2013-11-22 | Nintendo 3DS | — | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 2015-10-22 | 2015-10-23 | 2015-10-23 | Nintendo 3DS | — | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Era of Light and Dark | Downfall | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | Nintendo Switch | After: The Legend of Zelda | — | On official timeline · 4 source domains |
| The Legend of Zelda | Era of decline | Downfall | 1986-02-21 | 1987-08-22 | 1987-11-15 | Famicom Disk System / Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo Classics · Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 · date not sourced Game Boy Advance port · Game Boy Advance · 2004 | On official timeline · 2 source domains | |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Era of decline | Downfall | 1987-01-14 | 1988-12-01 | 1988-09-26 | Famicom Disk System / Nintendo Entertainment System | Before: The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo Classics · Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 · date not sourced Game Boy Advance port · Game Boy Advance · 2004 | On official timeline · 3 source domains |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Child era | Child | 2000-04-27 | 2000-10-25 / 2000-10-26 (sources differ) | 2000-11-17 | Nintendo 64 | Majora's Mask 3D · Nintendo 3DS · 2015-02-13 (North America / Europe) | On official timeline · 3 source domains · NA date conflict | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Twilight era | Child | 2006-12-02 | 2006-11-19 | 2006-12-08 | Wii / GameCube (regional dates below are Wii) | Twilight Princess HD · Wii U · 2016-03-04 (North America / Europe) | On official timeline · 4 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | Shadow era | Child | 2004-03-18 | 2004-06-07 | 2005-01-07 | GameCube | — | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Era of the Great Sea | Adult | 2002-12-13 | 2003-03-23 / 2003-03-24 (sources differ) | 2003-05-02 | GameCube | The Wind Waker HD · Wii U · 2013-09-26 (Japan; NA digital 2013-09-20; NA physical / Europe 2013-10-04) | On official timeline · 3 source domains · NA date conflict | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Era of the Great Voyage | Adult | 2007-06-23 | 2007-10-01 | 2007-10-19 | Nintendo DS | — | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Era of Hyrule's rebirth | Adult | 2009-12-23 | 2009-12-07 | 2009-12-11 | Nintendo DS | — | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | The Great Calamity and the Upheaval | Wild era | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-03 | Wii U / Nintendo Switch | Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition · Nintendo Switch 2 · 2025-06-05 | On official timeline · 2 source domains | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | The Great Calamity and the Upheaval | Wild era | 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-12 | Nintendo Switch | Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition · Nintendo Switch 2 · 2025-06-05 | On official timeline · 3 source domains | |
| Hyrule Warriors | — | Not on the chart | 2014-08-14 | 2014-09-26 | 2014-09-19 | Wii U | — | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition · Nintendo Switch · 2018-05-18 | Not on official timeline · 3 source domains |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | — | Not on the chart | 2020-11-20 | 2020-11-20 | 2020-11-20 | Nintendo Switch | — | — | Not on official timeline · 4 source domains |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | — | Not on the chart | 2025-11-06 | 2025-11-06 | 2025-11-06 | Nintendo Switch 2 | — | — | Disputed · 4 source domains |
| Cadence of Hyrule | — | Not on the chart | 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-13 | Nintendo Switch | — | — | Not on official timeline · 3 source domains |
| Link's Crossbow Training | — | Not on the chart | 2008-05-01 | 2007-11-19 | 2007-12-07 | Wii | — | — | Not on official timeline · 3 source domains |
| Link: The Faces of Evil | — | Not on the chart | — | 1993-10-10 | 1993 (day disputed) | Philips CD-i | — | — | Not on official timeline · 3 source domains · regional date gaps |
| Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon | — | Not on the chart | — | 1993-10-10 | 1993 (day disputed) | Philips CD-i | — | — | Not on official timeline · 3 source domains · regional date gaps |
| Zelda's Adventure | — | Not on the chart | — | — | — | Philips CD-i | — | — | Not on official timeline · 3 source domains · release dates disputed |
| BS Zelda no Densetsu | — | Not on the chart | 1995-08-06 | — | — | Satellaview | — | — | Not on official timeline · 2 source domains |
| BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban | — | Not on the chart | 1997-03-30 | — | — | Satellaview | — | — | Not on official timeline · 2 source domains |
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A blank release cell means no supported regional day is available. Zelda’s Adventure has conflicting 1994–1996 reports, so its date fields remain blank; the release-order page lists the source disagreement. Other regional day conflicts are retained with source labels rather than merged into a single date.
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Status is not a vibe. On the official timeline means I found the game on Nintendo's page on 10 Nov 2026. Not on the official timeline means the name was absent. Disputed is only Age of Imprisonment: the chart omits it, and IGN reports that its story is part of the Tears of the Kingdom continuity.
Sources
- Nintendo US — Zelda timeline · checked 2026-11-10
- Wikipedia — List of The Legend of Zelda media · checked 2026-11-10
- Zelda Wiki — release-date cross-checks · checked 2026-11-10
- Zelda Wiki — Zelda’s Adventure conflicting release reports · checked 2026-11-10