| February 21, 1986 | The Legend of Zelda | Mainline | The first game. Explore a large field and clear dungeons. | Family Computer Disk System |
| January 14, 1987 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Mainline | The direct sequel. Side-scrolling action mixed with RPG systems. | Family Computer Disk System |
| November 21, 1991 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Mainline | A standout entry that moves between the Light and Dark Worlds. | Super Famicom |
| June 6, 1993 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Mainline | A story about finding a way off a strange island. | Game Boy |
| November 21, 1998 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Mainline | The game that set the template for 3D Zelda. Metascore 99. | Nintendo 64 |
| April 27, 2000 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Mainline | A three-day time loop, and a world that feels unlike the rest of the series. | Nintendo 64 |
| February 27, 2001 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages / Oracle of Seasons | Mainline | Two games: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. | Game Boy Color |
| December 13, 2002 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Mainline | A 3D Zelda about sailing from island to island. | Nintendo GameCube |
| November 4, 2004 | The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Mainline | Shrink down, and use that change in size to solve puzzles. | Game Boy Advance |
| December 2, 2006 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Mainline | Action-adventure set between the worlds of light and twilight. | Wii / Nintendo GameCube |
| June 23, 2007 | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Mainline | A touch-controlled follow-up to The Wind Waker. | Nintendo DS |
| December 23, 2009 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Mainline | A DS game about crossing the world by train. | Nintendo DS |
| June 16, 2011 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D | Remake | A stereoscopic remake of the N64 game, separate from the Switch 2 version. | Nintendo 3DS |
| November 23, 2011 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Mainline | A story tied to the origin of the Master Sword. | Wii |
| December 26, 2013 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Mainline | A 2D Zelda built around merging into walls. | Nintendo 3DS |
| August 14, 2014 | Hyrule Warriors | Spin-off | Not a mainline adventure. Large-scale Musou action in a Zelda setting. | Wii U |
| October 22, 2015 | The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Spin-off | A spin-off action puzzle built around three-player cooperation. | Nintendo 3DS |
| March 3, 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Mainline | An open-world game built on free exploration and physics. | Nintendo Switch / Wii U |
| June 14, 2019 | Cadence of Hyrule | Collaboration | A collaboration that asks you to move through Hyrule on the beat. | Nintendo Switch |
| September 20, 2019 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Remake | A remake of the 1993 Game Boy game, with a more dimensional look. | Nintendo Switch |
| November 20, 2020 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | Spin-off | A spin-off that retells the Breath of the Wild era as Musou action. | Nintendo Switch |
| July 16, 2021 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Remaster | A remaster of the Wii game, with HD visuals and adjusted controls. | Nintendo Switch |
| May 12, 2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Mainline | A highly free adventure built around building and moving objects. | Nintendo Switch |
| September 26, 2024 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Mainline | Princess Zelda leads, solving puzzles with borrowed abilities. | Nintendo Switch |
| November 6, 2025 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | Spin-off | A spin-off Musou game set in an era connected to Tears of the Kingdom. | Nintendo Switch 2 |
| November 5, 2026 | The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake | Remake | The announced Switch 2 remake of the N64 game, set for November 5. | Nintendo Switch 2 |