The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Released: 3/3/2017

Step into a world of discovery, exploration, and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across vast fields, through forests, and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the kingdom of Hyrule in this stunning Open-Air Adventure. Now on the Nintendo Switch console, your journey is freer and more open than ever. Take your system anywhere, and adventure as Link any way you like.

Critics

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

95.7

Critic Average

144 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

Metacritic User Score

26,278 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

N/A

Metacritic Disparity

+6.7

Combined Disparity

+6.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

55 early (38%)81 launch window (56%)8 late (6%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 12, 2025

Based on 144 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 95.7/100. Critics score this game 6.7 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 144)

Michael JordanviaNiche Gamer
Sep 12, 2025Late review
70/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · -19.0 pts
Dan HastingsviaNerdburglars
Aug 13, 2018Late review
100/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +11.0 pts
Adam GrochockiviaNEOsite
Feb 17, 2018Late review
95/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +6.0 pts
Alex HamiltonviaGameGrin
Dec 12, 2017Late review
100/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +11.0 pts
Game Volt StaffviaGame Volt
Nov 28, 2017Late review
98/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +9.0 pts

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Released: 3/3/2017