After finishing up on Great Sky Island and completing the game’s tutorial, the first main mission in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom tasks you with investigating a mysterious situation developing underneath Hyrule Castle.
Following on from your exploits in the sky at the start of the game, Link dives down into Hyrule. Ah, familiar territory at last.
Hyrule Castle, though, is hovering in the air, that’s new. It’s up to you to investigate it and to see what’s up.
The only trouble is it’s not explained how to get underneath the castle. Try jumping down into the water and you might drown. Try searching around and you won’t find a hidden entrance or tunnel. How on earth do you get under Hyrule Castle?
Read on to find out how to get under Hyrule Castle in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to complete the mission and to see its location on the map.
To get under Hyrule Castle in Tears of the Kingdom, all you need to do is open the big locked doors on the drawbridge. To open the door you will need to use Link’s Ultrahand ability to pull it open.
When you are near the big silver doors with the Hylian crest on the drawbridge, open up Link’s ability wheel and select Ultrahand. Aim the reticle at one of the doors and press the A button to Grab it. Once grabbed, move Link backwards and the doors should swing open.
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You’ll find the mysteriously floating Hyrule Castle to the north of the Kyononis Shrine in Central Square of the Hyrule Castle Town Ruins.
From the shrine, head north and run across the massive
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