: The game received near-perfect scores from major outlets, with IGN and GameSpot hailing it as a "masterpiece". It won numerous "Game of the Year" awards at the 2017 Game Awards and D.I.C.E. Awards.
: Link uses a prehistoric-style tablet that grants "Runes"—special abilities like Magnesis (moving metal), Stasis (freezing objects in time), and Cryonis (creating ice blocks on water).
: Reviewers from Nintendo Life and other publications consider it a landmark that defined the open-world genre for years to come.