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Usually, no: the mainline Zelda adventures on Nintendo Switch are single-player. If you want to play locally with another person, your options include the Zelda-themed Hyrule Warriors spin-offs or the separate classic game The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords through Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Which Zelda games support two players on Switch?
| Game or option | Player setup | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | One player on one system | Nintendo’s listing specifies “Single system (1).” Nintendo’s store listing. |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | Local two-player mode | Nintendo’s page describes playing the first chapter alone or in local two-player mode; that statement does not establish that every mode supports two players. Nintendo Australia’s game page. |
| Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | Two players on one system | Nintendo explicitly describes two-player play on one system. Nintendo’s store page. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Two to four players | This is a separate Game Boy Advance adventure in the Game Boy Advance application for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members. Nintendo UK’s September 13, 2024 announcement. |
Can two people play Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, or Echoes of Wisdom together?
The two-player options above do not add co-op to the mainline adventures. Hyrule Warriors is a separate Zelda-themed action spin-off, while Four Swords is its own classic multiplayer adventure. Nintendo’s current Echoes of Wisdom listing specifies one player on a single system.
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How to choose a local multiplayer option
- Want Zelda-themed action on one console? Consider Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity or Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. For Age of Calamity, Nintendo specifically confirms local two-player play in the first chapter.
- Want a classic cooperative Zelda adventure? Four Swords offers a separate two-to-four-player experience through the Game Boy Advance application. Nintendo associates access to that application with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
- Want a mainline Zelda story? Treat it as a single-player experience unless the specific game’s Nintendo listing says otherwise; the examples here do not indicate couch co-op in the mainline titles.
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