The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD cover
Critic score10 critics
First release
Sep 20, 2013
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle · Kids, Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Wii U

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is a remaster of The Wind Waker with an alternate recreation of the original's art style, several gameplay adjustments, a new lighting engine and higher resolution textures.

Also known as Wind Waker HD, WWHD , The Wind Waker HD , TLoZ: TWW HD

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
Set hundreds of years after the events of Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker finds the hero Link living with his grandmother on the Outset Island, one of the many small islands lost amidst the waters of the Great Sea. On his tenth birthday, Link encounters a giant bird carrying a girl. He rescues the girl, but as a result his own sister is taken away by the bird. The girl is a pirate captain named Tetra, who agrees to help Link find and rescue his sister. During the course of their journey, the two of them realize that a powerful, legendary evil is active again, and must find a way to stop him.Read more

Set hundreds of years after the events of Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker finds the hero Link living with his grandmother on the Outset Island, one of the many small islands lost amidst the waters of the Great Sea. On his tenth birthday, Link encounters a giant bird carrying a girl. He rescues the girl, but as a result his own sister is taken away by the bird. The girl is a pirate captain named Tetra, who agrees to help Link find and rescue his sister. During the course of their journey, the two of them realize that a powerful, legendary evil is active again, and must find a way to stop him.

Release dates
Wii U
Sep 20, 2013
Wii U
Sep 26, 2013
Wii U
Oct 04, 2013
All 5 release dates
Wii U
Oct 05, 2013
Wii U
Nov 26, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
20h
Main + Extras
30h
Completionist
40h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
pirates, post-apocalyptic, photography, archery, action-adventure
… All 36, fairy, online, princess, sailing, good vs evil, sword & sorcery, easy, digital distribution, world map, polygonal 3d, damsel in distress, motion control, motion blur, off-tv play, young protagonist, nintendo network, auto-aim, real-time combat, wii u pro controller support, difficulty level, pax prime 2013, gamescom 2013, mercenary, coming of age, miiverse integration, androgyny, new game plus, escaping imprisonment, context sensitive, reversible cover art, living inventory

At a Glance

Critic Score
91
Main Story (IGDB)
20h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
30h
Completionist (IGDB)
40h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026
Also in 4 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026