Best Zelda games

10030 duels later, Majora's Mask is still #1 in the Zelda ranking, with Twilight Princess close behind at 1450 ELO points.

The podium is tight at the top, but a sharp drop follows: 49 ELO points separate Breath of the Wild in third place from Ocarina of Time at rank 4. That gap marks the ranking's clearest divide, setting apart three modern titles and one N64 classic from the rest of the franchise. Majora's Mask wins 64% of its duels across 555 matchups, edging out Twilight Princess by 19 points despite the latter's stronger win rate of 67%. Breath of the Wild sits just 1 point behind Twilight Princess at 1449 ELO, showing how evenly the community weighs these three entries. At the bottom, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ranks last with 896 ELO and a 28% win rate, followed by Four Swords Adventures and Tri Force Heroes. The multiplayer-focused entries struggle to compete with the franchise's celebrated solo adventures.

This ranking draws on 10030 duels submitted by 194 players across 18 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. Each duel pits two games head-to-head, and every choice shifts the ELO scores that determine these positions. The tight margins at the top mean a few dozen votes could reshuffle the podium. Cast your own duels to move your favorite up the ranking or cement the current leaders in place.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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