Games like The Legend of Zelda
Closest overall match: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (★ 4.4). Highest rated: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at ★ 4.5. Quickest to finish: Ys I & II Chronicles at about 5 hours.
These 11 games score highest on our similarity model for The Legend of Zelda — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: zelda, princess and Dark.
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63%
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Shares zelda, princess and Dark; same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 22h longer.
- Year
- 1991
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 95
- Playtime
- 28h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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58%
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Shares zelda and princess; same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 12h longer.
- Year
- 1993
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 18h
- Finish rate
- 84%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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53%
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 18h longer.
- Year
- 2004
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 24h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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52%
4. Super Mario Bros.
Same developer; about 24h longer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 1985
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 30h
- Finish rate
- 77%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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51%
5. Super Mario Bros. 3
Same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 19h longer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 1988
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 25h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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51%
6. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Same developer; rated 0.3 higher.
- Year
- 1998
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 99
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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51%
7. Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow
Rated 0.3 higher; about 27h longer.
- Year
- 1996
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 33h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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50%
8. Super Mario Bros. 2
Shares princess; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 1988
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
50%
9. Ys I & II Chronicles
Close match on genre and platform.
- Year
- 1989
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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46%
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Same developer; rated 0.4 higher; about 115h longer.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Metacritic
- 97
- Playtime
- 121h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
45%
11. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Shares zelda; same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 96
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like The Legend of Zelda?
On our similarity model, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is the closest match to The Legend of Zelda — shares zelda, princess and Dark; same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 22h longer.
Which game like The Legend of Zelda is rated highest?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.5/5 from 3,230 players.
Are there games like The Legend of Zelda on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 11 games like The Legend of Zelda on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against The Legend of Zelda on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.