Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Nintendo Switch

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

80
Critic Rating
#Strategy

About

See Hyrule 100 years before the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game and experience the events of the Great Calamity. Join the struggle that brought Hyrule to its knees. Learn more about Zelda, the four Champions, the King of Hyrule and more through dramatic cutscenes as they try to save the kingdom from Calamity. The Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity game is the only way to see firsthand what happened 100 years ago. Battle hordes of Hyrule’s most formidable foes. From barbaric Bokoblins to towering Lynels, menacing monsters have emerged in droves. In addition to Link and Zelda, take control of characters like the four Champions and a young Impa. Use their distinct abilities to carve through hundreds of enemies to save Hyrule from the impending Calamity.

Storyline

The story begins 100 years before the events in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game. A young soldier named Link is asked to guard Princess Zelda. Impa, Zelda, and Link are shown. Link stands alongside the champions of Hyrule. They travel with Impa to four different regions to recruit mighty champions to help defend Hyrule against an impending attack from Calamity Ganon.

Playtime Estimates

Main Story24.9h
Main + Extra39.2h
Completionist76.6h
All Styles42.5h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 4/9/2026

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Multiplayer

Online Max1 players
Local Max2 players
Local Co-opUp to 2
Campaign Co-opYes
Split ScreenLocal

Languages

LanguageSupport
KoreanInterface
EnglishInterface
FrenchInterface
DutchInterface
GermanInterface
ItalianInterface
Spanish (Spain)Interface
JapaneseInterface
Chinese (Simplified)Interface
Chinese (Traditional)Interface

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Game Info

Release Date11/19/2020
DeveloperOmega Force
PublisherNintendo
PlatformsNintendo Switch
GenresStrategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
IGDB Rating80/100 (55)

Game Modes

Single player
Multiplayer
Co-operative
Split screen

Themes

Action
Fantasy

Perspectives

Third person

Release Dates

Nintendo SwitchNov 20, 2020
Nintendo SwitchNov 19, 2020