The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Best Games for Switch - 19 great titles for Nintendo's console

March 13, 2025

Best Games for Switch - 19 great titles for Nintendo's console.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The adventures of Link rescuing princess Zelda are always evoke strong emotions in fans. By developing Breath of the Wild, Nintendo broke new ground and created an open-world game that serves as a model for all their competition.

Genre: a mix of action and adventure in an open world
Play if: you want to witness the perfect sandbox game
Don't play, because: you have little time to play
Similar games: there are no games like Zelda - it outmatches all other sandbox games

BREATH OF THE WILD AND TEARS OF THE KINGDOM

Developer: Nintendo
Release date: March 3, 2017 Breath of the Wild, May 12, 2023 Tears of the Kingdom

Most of the games from The Legend of Zelda series were incredibly successful and became cult classics immediately after their release. Breath of the Wild, however, breaks with the usual story of rescuing the princess and instead introduces a fully open and vast world to play in. The experiment was successful, and both critics and players went crazy with delight.

It's worth making clear that, while Link's adventures appear to be aimed at a younger audience at first glance, they actually offer a much deeper story than most other Nintendo franchises. These games almost always tell stories of friendship, courage, loyalty, and the atmosphere can even include elements of true horror, and this game is no different. While not particularly scary, you'll find all the other elements here, which, in addition to a heavy emphasis on exploration, guarantee hours of unforgettable entertainment.

In Tears of the Kingdom, we return to Hyrule once more. The realm seems familiar, but a few things have changed. The islands suspended in the air and vast undergrounds appeared. To cope in the new conditions, Link received skills that weren't previously available. However, the gameplay remains very similar to that of the previous installment. The core hasn't changed, it has only been augmented with new elements. Without a doubt, the most important thing is the crafting system. And I'm not talking about new cooking recipes, but the option to build cool vehicles and other machines, including combat ones.

It's amazing how many elements can be combined together. Even more irable is the fact that the constructions invented in your head work out in practice. They allow you to get somewhere faster or get to areas that were previously inaccessible. As of now, you can also attach any items to your sword, spear, shield, and other parts of your armament and thus give them new features or enhance the ones they already have.

BotW and TotK are some of the best-rated games not only for Nintendo platforms but also in the entire industry's history. If, for some reason, you can't tolerate the happy-go-lucky Mario, the latest installment of Zelda might still persuade you to buy the Switch. You won't find a game better suited to convince someone to become a Nintendo fan.