The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdomreleases for Nintendo Switch onMay 12. After many long years of waiting, the sequel to the mega-popular Breath of the Wild is just around the corner, and today, onMay 11, the first press reviews arrived. Let’s see how Tears of the Kingdom was rated by several media who had the opportunity to play the game early by checking out its score review score aggregator, Metacritic.

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Metacritic Score Revealed

The current rating on Metacritic is97,and the game received Metacritic’s Must Play badge. So far, there are 60 reviews, and all of them are positive.

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In the Tweet below, you’re able to see some of the most relevant media ratings and howThe Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdomis also ranked on OpenCritic.

#ZeldaTearsOfTheKingdomreviews are rolling in to massive critical acclaim – currently the #1 highest-rated game of all time on@Open_Critic:IGN – 10/10GameSpot – 10/10Destructoid – 10/10Nintendo Life – 10/10VG247 – 5/5VGC – 5/5Guardian – 5/5Eurogamer – 4/5pic.twitter.com/SlmkkLJc6E

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These strong ratings and extremely good impressions already put Tears of the Kingdom alongside Breath of the Wild. We will continue to monitor the rating situation as it develops!

Are you excited about Tears of the Kingdom? The wait is coming to an end soon. See you in Hyrule soon!

For moreThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhere on Prima Games, click the tag below and be sure to visit us on May 12 for our day one guides, tips and tricks, and everything else in our extensive upcoming coverage of this title.

Nikola “Nick” Jovanovic

Nick has been a Prima Games Staff Writer since May 2022, an old-school gamer, and a gamer journalist with over 25 years of expertise. Our resident micro-influencer from Serbia! When he’s not driving through Belgrade, he’s probably racing in Gran Turismo or Forza, playing some strange JRPG games or just watching pro wrestling.