The Legend of Zelda is celebrating its 40th anniversary, so it's time to take a look back at all the games that dominated Metacritic.

There are few video game series as storied as Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, and these five are the most essential adventures yet released.

Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda video game series celebrated its 40th anniversary in February 2026. Millions of players across the ...

Fortunately, none of them were made by Nintendo, but they exist, so they’re ranked alongside all the rest. We’ve taken all of the major releases in the franchise and ranked them. Their placement is ...

Zelda is one of the most recognizable video game franchises out there, and you can now play almost every Zelda game on the Switch! Meanwhile, RPG fans are having a meltdown over a “Clair Obscur: ...

You start out with a simple lantern, which lights the gloom and can be used to power certain machinery (and annoy certain ...

From N64 classics to SNES gems, these 10 Zelda ROM hacks are essentially brand-new games you need to play!

Julián F.L. is a video game & anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He has enjoyed video games, anime, ...

February 21 marks the original release of The Legend of Zelda in Japan. The series' influence is more impressive than ever at age 40.