Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Puts Zelda in the Spotlight — Imprisoning War Arrives on Switch 2 Nov. 6
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was announced in April as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive and is scheduled to launch on November 6. The game is a Koei Tecmo action title presented as a story expansion for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and focuses on events called the Imprisoning War.
Release details
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2. In addition, the game was announced in April and has a planned release date of November 6.
What the game is
Age of Imprisonment is a Hyrule Warriors-style action game and a narrative expansion tied to Tears of the Kingdom. It is described as depicting the Imprisoning War, a conflict referenced in Tears of the Kingdom that involves Hyrule’s heroes opposing Ganondorf’s rise to power.
How Age of Calamity handled story
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020) opened with a Guardian escaping through a portal and sending a warning to the past. As a result, characters from Breath of the Wild are shown acting in a pre-Calamity Hyrule, and the game follows an alternate timeline that differs from Breath of the Wild’s established ending.
Consequently, Age of Calamity sets up a plot where the heroes attempt to prevent the known Calamity, recruiting champions to pilot the Divine Beasts. The narrative therefore diverges from the chronology and outcomes presented in Breath of the Wild.
Zelda in Age of Calamity
In Age of Calamity, Zelda is a central playable character with a moveset that differs from most roster members. While many characters use standard Dynasty Warriors-style weapon attacks, Zelda’s gameplay emphasizes summoning magical items that appear in front of her.
Later in the game, Zelda gains an expanded set of magical abilities and a new moveset after a major story event, which changes how she plays compared to earlier sections. These changes are part of the game’s design to reflect character progression.
Development and expectations
The new title is being developed by Koei Tecmo’s AAA Games Studio and positioned as a narrative follow-up to Age of Calamity and a companion piece to Tears of the Kingdom. It will specifically depict the Imprisoning War, which the announcement identified as a historical conflict within Tears of the Kingdom’s lore.
Therefore, players can expect an action-focused experience that connects to existing Tears of the Kingdom story elements, while presenting events from the Imprisoning War through the Hyrule Warriors gameplay framework.
