The Legend Of Zelda Officially Returns February 2027 With New Remaster

It’s a good time to be a fan of The Legend of Zelda. The beloved video game series is celebrating its 40th anniversary with new merch, special events, and a stunning remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that, judging by the reception across social media, has absolutely blown away critics and gamers alike.

It is, in fact, one of those rare games that has the exact same user score and critic score over on Metacritic — an impressive 96, making it the best-rated game this year by some distance. Given the brilliant reaction to Ocarina of Time, fans will be glad to know Nintendo is revisiting another Zelda game next year, although it’s not quite as well regarded as the N64 classic.

In February 2027, a Nintendo Switch 2 remaster of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity will be released. For those who might have missed this one the first time round, it’s not a mainline entry. Rather, it’s a spinoff from the increasingly popular Hyrule Warriors sub-series, one that takes place before the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and shows Link and Zelda teaming up with Hyrule’s Champions to defeat Calamity Ganon.

“Experience the events of the Great Calamity that took place 100 years before The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” the game’s official synopsis teases. “Lead your forces onto the battlefield, then take on the might of Calamity Ganon in the ultimate struggle for survival.”

The Hyrule Warriors games swap puzzles and exploration for large-scale battles and screens filled with enemies. They might not scratch your itch for a classic Zelda, then, but if you’re just looking for an excuse to return to Hyrule, you could do much worse.

Releasing February 25, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Definitive Edition promises the following new features:

• Smoother performance and higher resolution visuals
• A new mode: Calamity Mode
• GameShare support for up to two players locally or online via GameChat
• Includes the base game and the Expansion Pass DLC

If you have save data from the Nintendo Switch version of the game, Nintendo has also confirmed you’ll be able to transfer it over to the Switch 2 remaster.

We gave Age of Calamity an 8/10 when it first released for the Switch way back in 2020. “Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity offers a fascinating look at the world of Breath of the Wild,” we wrote at the time. “Whether it’s sleek combat, character development, or a scattershot but intriguing plot, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is packed full of exciting content. It’s exactly the type of thing that can hold over fans until the Breath of the Wild sequel is finally released, and deserves a look even if its genre is a little more niche to some.”

After the Age of Calamity re-release, the next big Zelda event is likely to be the live-action movie. Beyond that, I’m sure Nintendo has probably started work on the next mainline entry, but I’d also love it if a Majora’s Mask remake was in the works.

Release Date

April 30, 2027

Director

Wes Ball

Writers

Derek Connolly

Producers

Avi Arad, Joe Hartwick Jr.