Games like a Link to the Past
Closest overall match: Super Mario Bros. 3 (★ 4.4). Highest rated: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at ★ 4.5. Quickest to finish: Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past? Our model ranked 25 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: Dark, console and zelda. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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56%
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
Same developer.
- Year
- 1988
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 25h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
54%
2. Super Mario Bros.
Same developer.
- Year
- 1985
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 30h
- Finish rate
- 77%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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51%
3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Shares zelda; same developer; about 28h shorter.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 96
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
50%
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Shares console; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 1997
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 93
- Playtime
- 19h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
47%
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Same developer; about 21h shorter.
- Year
- 1998
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 99
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
46%
6. Super Metroid
Same developer; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 1994
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
45%
7. Spider-Man (2000)
About 28h shorter.
- Year
- 2000
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
45%
8. Battletoads
Rated 0.5 lower; about 25h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 1991
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 69
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
44%
9. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
About 26h shorter.
- Year
- 2002
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
42%
10. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Shares Dark; about 26h shorter.
- Year
- 2004
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
11. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Same developer; about 93h longer.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Metacritic
- 97
- Playtime
- 121h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
12. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
About 26h shorter.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 89
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
13. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
About 27h shorter.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 84%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
14. A Plague Tale: Requiem
Shares Dark; about 23h shorter.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
15. Beyond Good & Evil
About 27h shorter.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
16. Life is Strange: True Colors
Shares console; rated 0.6 lower; about 17h shorter.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
41%
17. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Rated 0.5 lower; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 69
- Playtime
- 22h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
18. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Shares console; about 15h shorter.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 13h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
19. The Walking Dead: The Final Season
About 18h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 95%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
20. The Walking Dead: Season 1
About 20h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
21. Batman: The Enemy Within
Shares Dark; rated 0.5 lower; about 19h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 9h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
22. L.A. Noire
About 21h shorter.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 68%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
23. A Plague Tale: Innocence
About 21h shorter.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
24. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
About 26h shorter.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
40%
25. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Shares Dark; rated 0.6 lower; about 22h shorter.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 93%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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What is the best game like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past?
On our similarity model, Super Mario Bros. 3 is the closest match to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past — same developer.
Which game like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 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.
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Every game in our catalog is scored against The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 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.
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