The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a game with huge levels of exploration and discovery, letting you do what you want and follow your own path. However, after completing the initial tutorial and starting quests, it can be quite difficult knowing where to start or what to do first. Luckily, we’ve prepared a list of things you may want to consider doing first, from objectives that will benefit you in the long run to fun and creative side quests or activities to help you get used to the game. Without further ado, and in no particular order, here’s our recommendations for 10 things to do first in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Complete the Tutorial / Great Sky Island Quests
The game’s first stage sets Link off in Great Sky Island, with Rauru by his side, teaching him everything he needs to know. This acts as a tutorial and first quest for the player to work out how to navigate the environments around them efficiently, get the hang of any abilities, learn to cook some dishes, and more. Regardless of what you choose to do and how long you spend doing the Great Sky Island intro, you’ll eventually need to complete this first mission alongside Rauru by clearing all the Shrines before descending into Hyrule to kick things off.
Get Used to Ultrahand & Fuse Mechanics
Ultrahand and Fuse can be quite tricky to get used to, and take a bit of practicing to get the rotating, attaching, and separating mechanics down. These Abilities provide quite endless opportunities for Link’s adventuring, such as building bridges, vehicles, structures, making new weapons out of handy materials, and solving puzzles. Because of this, we’d recommend you have a little bit of fun just messing around with these abilities and making a few practice objects / structures / vehicles before trying to commit to anything too drastic.
Have Fun Exploring the World & Admiring the Setting
Tears of the Kingdom has a visually appealing world and a beautiful setting to admire as you explore and adventure through various lands. Because of the extensive exploration mechanics and free-roaming, it makes it relatively easy to get off track and kill an excessive amount of time with sight-seeing. We encourage you to have fun with this! There’s plenty to discover and get creative with along the way, so why not take a little time to roam around and admire the beauty of your surroundings?
Help the Koroks on Great Sky Island
In Tears of the Kingdom, you can find hidden Koroks around the world map to receive Korok Seeds, an item that can be used to expand the size of Link’s inventory. However, a couple of troubled Koroks on Great Sky Island will gift you some Korok Seeds to help them reunite with one another. This requires some simple puzzle-solving with Link’s abilities and is quite an excellent way to get a head start on accumulating Korok Seeds without seeking out those pesky hidden locations!