New Open-World Legend Of Zelda Game First Details Teased

The Legend of Zelda has welcomed many iterations over the past forty years, ranging from different eras, artstyles, and game designs. In the early days, Link would traverse small, linear corridors, and fight bosses in claustrophobic dungeons, but in recent years, technology has allowed our favorite explorer to explore the expanses of Hyrule, with the most recent entries, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, being set across large open-worlds.

Now, despite the fact that Nintendo has hinted at leaving the Wilds setting and moving on to even bigger plans, it seems as though that may not be the case, as recent rumors suggest that a third installment in the Wilds series may just be on the horizon.

It is not common for Nintendo to work on direct sequels, let alone a three-part saga, but there is also no denying the commercial success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and so it is unsurprising that the company does not want to change an award-winning formula.

At the time of writing, the only Zelda project that has been confirmed is the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, which arrives on the Nintendo Switch on 5 November. However, what will be next for Nintendo, especially with the franchise celebrating a huge milestone this year?

During Episode 294 of the Xbox Era Podcast which was posted back in December 2025, hosts Shpeshal Nick and Jeff Grubb discussed what the next mainline Zelda entry could be. It is here that the pair discussed rumors that it could feature dimension-hopping gameplay. This is not uncommon for the series, but we can only imagine that it will be paired with the ambition of the Wilds duology, and so we could see this dimension hopping play out on a much larger scale.

The rumor has suggested that players will be able to transverse between dimensions via tears in reality. As such, using objects or changing things in one dimension, could affect another, with one rumor hinting at luring a charging bull toward a target in one dimension to open a door somewhere else. No doubt taking inspiration from the building mechanics in Tears of the Kingdom, another example is using water from one dimension to move objects in the other.

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