Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

After decades of mostly being a figure for series hero Link to rescue, The Legend of Zelda's eponymous princess has been stepping into the limelight of late. After significantly more prominent roles in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom , 2024's Echoes of Wisdom gave Zelda her first official outing as the playable protagonist, and now she gets her second shot at main character stardom in this surprisingly meaty spinoff to the core series.

This latest Hyrule Warriors – the third in the series, though distinct from the prior two – tells the other side of the story from Tears of the Kingdom, with Zelda trapped in the distant past of the Kingdom of Hyrule. While players of that game will know the lengths that Zelda goes to in order to

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