The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

All time rank: 1 of 1,000
2010s rank: 1 of 260
2017 rank: 1 of 24
List appearances: 105 lists
Developer: Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
Platforms: Nintendo SwitchNintendo Wii U
Genre: Action-Adventure
Series: The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
IGDB: IGDB
HowLongToBeat: HowLongToBeat
Main: ~50h
Main+Extra: ~98h
100%: ~193h
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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All time 29
2025 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #7
2025 Indy100
The best 100 video games of all time #5
2025 Multiplayer.it
I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #4
2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time #1
2024 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #6
2024 Moustique
On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 #16
2024 Screen Rant
Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time #10
2023 British GQ
The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #1
2023 Digital Trends
The 50 best video games of all time #4
2023 GLHF
The best 100 games of all time, ranked #5
2023 Parade
We Ranked the 25 Best Video Games of All Time #2
2022 GLHF
The 100 best video games of all time, ranked #5
2022 IGN
The Top 100 Video Games of All Time #1
2021 GamesRadar+
The 50 best games of all time #1
2020 Esquire
The 15 Best Video Games of All Time, Ranked #8
2020 GAMINGbible
The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1
2020 Hardcore Gaming 101
HG101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time #1
2020 Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of All Time #43
2019 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #5
2019 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #56
2018 Esquire
The (Real) Greatest Video Games of All-Time #1
2018 Game Informer
The Top 300 Games of All Time #100
2018 GamesTM
The 200 Greatest Games of All Time #38
2018 Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play #1
2018 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #26
2018 Slant Magazine
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #39
2017 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #1
2017 Jeuxvideo
Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #7
2017 Stuff
Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time #18
Decade 34
2021 The Guardian
The 15 greatest games of the 2010s – ranked! #2
2020 3DJuegos
TOP 10: The best games of the decade #3
2020 Culture of Gaming
CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade #1
2020 IGN
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2020 IGN Japan
2010年代のゲームを振り返ろう！ここ10年で最高の30本はこれだ！ #1
2020 Trusted Reviews
Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade #2
2020 USgamer
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade #1
2019 BuzzFeed
The 20 Best Video Games Of The Decade, Ranked #3
2019 CNET
The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked #1
2019 Den of Geek
100 Best Games of the Decade #1
2019 DualShockers
The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019) #4
2019 Eurogamer
Games of the Decade #1
2019 Everyeye
I giochi del decennio: i migliori videogame dal 2010 al 2019 #1
2019 Fanbyte
Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade #1
2019 Gamereactor
Decenniets 30 bästa spel #2
2019 Gamer.nl
De 100 beste games van het decennium #1
2019 GameSpew
The 50 Best Games of the Decade #1
2019 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of the decade #5
2019 Gaming Age
Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade #2
2019 GAMINGbible
GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade #1
2019 GQ
The 17 Best Games That Shaped the Decade #1
2019 Insider
The 10 video games that defined the decade and changed the world of gaming #1
2019 Les Inrockuptibles
Voici les 50 meilleurs jeux vidéo de la décennie #1
2019 Mashable
Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s #1
2019 NME
The 50 Best Games Of The Decade #1
2019 Paste
The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s #1
2019 Polygon
The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) #2
2019 Rolling Stone Italia
La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019 #2
2019 Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s #24
2019 The Hollywood Reporter
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2019 The Young Folks
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s #1
2019 Time
The 10 Best Video Games of the 2010s #1
2019 Tom's Guide
The 30 best games of the decade #1
2019 VG247
The top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked #15
Miscellaneous 3
2023 Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #1
2020 Eurogamer
The top 10 games of the generation #1
2019 The Guardian
The 50 best video games of the 21st century #2
End of year 39
2018 BAFTA
British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2018 #2
2018 D.I.C.E. Awards
Game of the Year 2017 #1
2018 Game Developers Choice Awards
GDCA Game of the Year 2017 #1
2018 GamesRadar+
The best games of 2017 #1
2018 Hardcore Gamer
Top 10 Games of 2017 #5
2018 Kotaku
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2017 #1
2018 New York Game Awards
Big Apple Award for Game of the Year (2017) #1
2017 Ars Technica
Ars Technica’s best video games of 2017 #4
2017 CNET
Here are the greatest video games of 2017 #1
2017 Den of Geek
The 15 Best Video Games of 2017 #3
2017 Digital Trends
Best game of 2017 #1
2017 Edge
Top 10 Games of the Year 2017 #1
2017 Electronic Gaming Monthly
EGM’s Best of 2017 #1
2017 Empire
The Best Games Of 2017 #2
2017 Esquire
The Best Video Games Of 2017 #1
2017 Eurogamer
Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2017 #1
2017 Forbes
The 20 Best Video Games Of 2017 #1
2017 Game Developer
Best of 2017: Gamasutra's top games, devs, events and trends #1
2017 GameSpot
Best of 2017 Games #1
2017 GamingBolt
GamingBolt’s Game of The Year – Top 25 Games of 2017 #1
2017 Giant Bomb
Game of the Year 2017: Best Game #2
2017 Goomba Stomp
The Very Best Games of 2017 #1
2017 IGN
Game of the Year (2017) #1
2017 Insider
A ton of great games came out this year — these are the 10 best (2017) #4
2017 Les Inrockuptibles
Nos dix meilleurs jeux vidéo de l’année 2017 #1
2017 Paste
The 30 Best Games of 2017 #1
2017 Polygon
The 50 best games of 2017 #1
2017 Screen Rant
These Are The Best Video Games of 2017 #1
2017 Slant Magazine
The 25 Best Video Games of 2017 #8
2017 The Game Awards
Game of the Year 2017 #1
2017 The Guardian
The top 10 video games of 2017 #1
2017 The New Yorker
The Best Video Games of 2017 #1
2017 The Verge
The 15 best video games of 2017 #1
2017 Thrillist
The Best Video Games of 2017 #1
2017 Time
The Top 10 Video Games of 2017 #1
2017 USgamer
USgamer's 20 Best Games of 2017 #1
2017 VentureBeat
The 10 best games of 2017 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year #1
2017 Vulture
The 10 Best Video Games of 2017 #1
2017 Wired
The Best Games of 2017 #2

"Hey! Listen!" ~Navi, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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