The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved and treasured video game series available. In the decades since its beginnings, the game has made numerous leaps and strides and delivered countless unforgettable adventures. You know if you are getting a Legend of Zelda game from Nintendo, you are getting a game filled with hours of fun puzzles, combat, and memorable characters. Here is the order of every single Legend of Zelda game and the original console it came out on, sorted by release date.

All Legend of Zelda games in release order

  • The Legend of Zelda (1986) – Nintendo Entertainment SystemZelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) – Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) – Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (1993) – Game BoyLink: The Faces of Evil (1993) – Phillips CD-iZelda: The Wand of Gamelon (1993) – Phillips CD-iZelda’s Adventure (1994) – Phillips CD-iThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) – Nintendo 64The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000) – Nintendo 64The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages (2001) – Game BoyThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) – Nintendo GameCubeThe Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004) – Nintendo GameCubeThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004) – Game Boy AdvanceFreshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland (2006, Japan and Europe only) – Nintendo DSTingle’s Balloon Fight (2007, Japan only) – Nintendo DSThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) – Nintendo GameCube/Nintendo WiiThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007) – Nintendo DSLink’s Crossbow Training (2007) – Nintendo WiiThe Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009) – Nintendo DSThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) – Nintendo WiiThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013) – Nintendo 3DSHyrule Warriors (2014) – Wii UThe Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (2015) – Nintendo 3DSThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) – Nintendo Wii U/Nintendo SwitchCadence of Hyrule (2019) – Nintendo SwitchHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020) – Nintendo SwitchThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) – Nintendo Switch

Obviously, that’s a ton of games and some of them are going to be harder to get access to than others. However, with such a loose throughline in the series, you’re perfectly fine hopping in where ever you want. That said, if you want to play the full catalog in order, the list above should help you out.