The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a 2013 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is the 17th in The Legend of Zelda series and is a spiritual successor to the 1991 title The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Announced in April 2013, A Link Between Worlds was released in Australia, Europe, and North America in November, and in Japan a month later.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 22 November 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q11300470, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds? How long to beat it
Total play time for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is about 23.6 hours to do everything, and around 16 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 16h | 854 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 19.2h | 1,058 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 23.6h | 575 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 80ahead of 36% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 43ahead of 83% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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Common questions about The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
What platforms is The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on?
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2013.
Who made The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds?
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds?
about 16 hours for the main story, 19.2 hours with the main extras, 23.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.