The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002)
0.2820Canon Score · ranked #67 all time
Aggregated from 6 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a 2002 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. An installment in The Legend of Zelda series, it was released in Japan on December 13, 2002, in North America on March 23, 2003, and in Europe on May 2, 2003. The game is set on a group of islands in a vast sea, a departure for the series.
Why it ranks #67
Every list on which The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #30 / 214 |
| EDGE 100 Greatest (2017) | Critics' canon | #31 / 100 |
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #45 / 200 |
| Slant 100 Greatest (2020) | Editorial list | #52 / 100 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #119 / 500 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |