The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom cost to play

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo. It was first released on 12 May 2023 on Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo also sells a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. It is a Nintendo-only game, sold at a one-off price on the Nintendo eShop.

How it plays

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an open-world adventure and the sequel to Breath of the Wild. Link sets out across the land and skies of Hyrule to uncover the truth behind a cataclysmic event and the origins of a gloom that is plaguing the kingdom. Players decide their own path through Hyrule's landscapes and the islands floating in the skies above, and the land itself has changed, with new towns, caves and chasms that lead down to the Depths, a vast unexplored area far below the surface.

Link has new abilities. Ultrahand lets him pick up and move almost any object and bond items together to make bridges, vehicles and more. Fuse attaches objects to his weapon, shield or arrows to add durability, damage or new effects. Ascend lets him pass up through solid objects above him, and Recall sends moving objects backwards through time.

Tapping compatible amiibo figures gives weapons and materials, and an upgraded version with improved visuals and performance is available on Nintendo Switch 2.

What it costs

At standard price the Nintendo Switch game costs £59.99 on the Nintendo eShop UK. Owners of the Switch version can buy an upgrade pack to play the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, priced at £7.99 on the Nintendo eShop UK. Nintendo UK's page says members of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack who own the Switch version can get the upgrade pack at no extra cost while their membership is active.

Age rating

The game is rated PEGI 12 for violence, as shown on Nintendo UK's product page.

How we checked

Prices are the Nintendo eShop UK standard prices, read on 21 October 2026. The release date, rating and upgrade pack details are from Nintendo UK's product pages for the game and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. There are no player figures because the game isn't on Steam and Nintendo doesn't publish player counts. The gameplay description is based on Nintendo's official UK and US store pages.

It ranks #54 in our best games of all time ranking.

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