In 2014, Nintendo partnered with Koei Tecmo for Hyrule Warriors, a Dynasty Warriors-inspired musou game in the Zelda franchise. Following the release of Breath of the Wild, Nintendo partnered with Koei Tecmo again for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, another Zelda musou game that took place before the events of Breath of the Wild, but was, disappointingly, not really canon.

Today, Nintendo announced another prequel musou Zelda game with Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment. To detail exactly when the game takes place in relation to Tears of the Kingdom would be a spoiler, but know that it will theoretically cover a gigantic war that takes place in Hyrule and may potentially not feature Link. I would welcome that, but I have low confidence that Link won’t appear in the game.

The trailer for the game follows Zelda and we see her alongside characters from Tears of the Kingdom engaging in combat against moblin hordes and familiar bosses.

Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this winter.