The most popular The Legend of Zelda games today are single player. Play involves roaming and exploring, completing puzzles and side-quests and avoiding or battling enemies. Some games provide an option for a player to purchase in-game items. Nintendo also sells ‘Amiibo’ figurines which link to a Nintendo console and provide in-game items at random for players.
Parental controls for The Legend of Zelda games are available on the Nintendo console used to play it. There is a dedicated parental controls app for Nintendo Switch called Nintendo Switch Parental Controls, which allows parents to monitor what their children are doing online. Parents can also create a Nintendo ‘Family Group’ to supervise their child’s Nintendo Account including preventing purchases.