2017 game guide

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Pick Breath of the Wild when you want quiet exploration, physical experimentation and the freedom to choose your own route. The landscape itself supplies most of the direction.

Fit guide by Leif Aspbäck Reviewed August 5, 2026

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At a glance

IS IT A
GOOD FIT?

Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Play modes: Solo
Best for: a relaxing experience, a challenge, a strong story, exploration, building and improving, and fast action
Time commitment: 1–3 hour sessions, sessions under 30 minutes, and a focused weekend
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sandbox, Open World

Human-written fit guide

WHO SHOULD
PLAY IT?

Practical reasons to choose it—and reasons to choose something else.

Best for

Curious explorers
Systemic puzzles
Self-directed adventures

Why it works

Weather, physics and abilities combine in surprising ways.
Almost every distant landmark can become a personal objective.
Shrines provide compact challenges between longer journeys.

Consider before playing

Weapons wear out, which divides player opinion.
The story is intentionally less directive than a traditional Zelda adventure.

Why it may fit

MATCH THE GAME
TO THE MOMENT.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available on Nintendo Switch and supports solo. It may be a good choice when you want a relaxing experience, a challenge, a strong story, exploration, building and improving, and fast action. Its genre may suit 1–3 hour sessions, sessions under 30 minutes, and a focused weekend.

This is a compatibility match, not a review score. Pick My Next Game compares the game with your platform and the kind of session you want; it does not claim that one game is best for everyone.

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