Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Updated: 12/10/2025, 10:29:08 AM Wikipedia source
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a 2025 hack and slash game developed by Koei Tecmo's AAA Games Studio and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. Like its predecessors, Age of Imprisonment is a crossover that mixes the world and characters of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series with the gameplay of Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series. The story takes place during the Imprisoning War depicted in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023). Age of Imprisonment was released on November 6, 2025. The game received generally favorable reviews.
Infobox
Developer
AAA Games Studio
Publisher
Nintendo JP: Koei Tecmo
Director
Koki Aoyanagi
Producers
Ryota MatsushitaYosuke Hayashi
Designers
Kyohei OkaYifan ChenMastaka Kuroki
Artist
Yuta Nagai
Writers
Yuki IkenoMari OkamotoKaho Takahashi
Composer
Daichi Sugaya
Series
The Legend of ZeldaDynasty Warriors
Platform
Nintendo Switch 2
Release
November 6, 2025
Genre
Hack and slash
Modes
Single-player, Multiplayer
Composers
Keiichi OkabeRyuichi TakadaKuniyuki TakahashiOliver GoodKeita InoueTaichi Joraku
Engine
Katana Engine
Tables
Aggregate scores
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregator
Metacritic
Score
79/100
OpenCritic
OpenCritic
Aggregator
OpenCritic
Score
84% recommend
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
| OpenCritic | 84% recommend |
Review scores
Famitsu
Famitsu
Publication
Famitsu
Score
8/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10
GameSpot
GameSpot
Publication
GameSpot
Score
7/10
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+
Publication
GamesRadar+
Score
3/5
IGN
IGN
Publication
IGN
Score
8/10
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life
Publication
Nintendo Life
Score
9/10
| Publication | Score |
| Famitsu | 8/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| GamesRadar+ | 3/5 |
| IGN | 8/10 |
| Nintendo Life | 9/10 |
References
- Japanese: ゼルダ無双 封印戦記, Hepburn: Zeruda Musō: Fūin Senki; lit. "Zelda Musou: Chronicle of the Sealed War"
- As depicted in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
- Score based on 100 reviews
- Score based on 94 reviews
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-release-date-announced-and-yes-you-can-play-as-a-korok
- "Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – April 2, 2025"https://www.nintendo.com/de-de/News/Nintendo-Direct/Neueste-Nintendo-Direct-Ausgabe/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2
- Game Informerhttps://www.gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-is-the-next-zelda-musou-game-for
- The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/news/638770/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-teases-new-construct-in-fresh-trailer
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/game/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment/
- OpenCritichttps://opencritic.com/game/19291/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment
- Famitsuhttps://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1922
- GamesRadar+https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-review/
- GameSpothttps://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-review-link-to-the-past/1900-6418434/
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch-2/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-review
- "Famitsu Sales: 11/3/25 – 11/9/25 [Update]"https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/famitsu-sales-11-3-25-11-9-25