In the years since its release, multiple games and developers have cited Breath of the Wild as an inspiration. These include Genshin Impact, Ghost of Tsushima,Immortals: Fenyx Rising,and Telling Lies.
Benjamin Plich, designer of Assassin's Creed: Unity and For Honor, said that he believed developers would take inspiration from its focus on experimental gameplay,and PC Gamer wrote that the game "[set] a standard the rest of the genre should live by."
In September 2020, Nintendo announced Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a hack and slash game in the style of Dynasty Warriors series, following 2014's Hyrule Warriors. Age of Calamity's story serves as a prequel to Breath of the Wild, set 100 years before. The game was released on November 20, 2020, on the Nintendo Switch
An untitled sequel was announced at E3 2019 for the Switch.[205] It was conceived during planning for Breath of the Wild's DLC; the team came up with too many ideas, some of which could not be implemented due to technical constraints, so they decided to use their ideas for a new game. According to Aonuma, the sequel will build atop the original's world with a new story and gameplay elements.