Zelda at Home (Zelda competitors on non-Nintendo consoles)

You don't need Link to the Past... We already have Zelda at home.

These are games that tried to do their own Zelda thing on competing consoles. Also including unlicensed games. This IS NOT simply a list of zelda-likes. Rather, these are games that aimed to provide an 'answer' for Zelda on their own consoles. The line between zelda-like and zelda-competitor is an arbitrary and subjective distinction, of course.

If a game eventually got rereleased on switch or something, I'll still count it if it wasn't released on Nintendo consoles at the time of its original release.

Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
Ōkami
Ōkami
Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West
Darksiders
Darksiders
Darksiders II
Darksiders II
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Darksiders III
Darksiders III
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud 2
Dark Cloud 2
Mega Man Legends 2
Mega Man Legends 2
Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Kameo: Elements of Power
Kameo: Elements of Power
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes
Alundra
Alundra
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Threads of Fate
Threads of Fate
Beyond Oasis
Beyond Oasis
Evergrace
Evergrace
Monster World IV
Monster World IV
Crusader of Centy
Crusader of Centy
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Craftopia
Craftopia
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
Light Crusader
Light Crusader
The Legend of Valkyrie
The Legend of Valkyrie
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Legend of Kay
Legend of Kay
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
Kingsley's Adventure
Kingsley's Adventure
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Golden Axe Warrior
Golden Axe Warrior
Dink Smallwood
Dink Smallwood
Neutopia
Neutopia
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Dark Savior
Dark Savior
Dual Hearts
Dual Hearts
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Lili: Child of Geos
Lili: Child of Geos
Neutopia II
Neutopia II
Community Pom
Community Pom
Shining Wisdom
Shining Wisdom
The Legend of Oasis
The Legend of Oasis
Linkle Liver Story
Linkle Liver Story
Sylvan Tale
Sylvan Tale
Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
Swagman
Swagman
Brightis
Brightis
King Colossus
King Colossus
Rockman Dash 2: Episode 1 - Roll-chan Kiki Ippatsu! no Maki
Rockman Dash 2: Episode 1 - Roll-chan Kiki Ippatsu! no Maki
Brave Prove
Brave Prove
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual Warfare
Shin Maou Golvellius
Shin Maou Golvellius
Arcade Archives: The Legend Of Valkyrie
Arcade Archives: The Legend Of Valkyrie
Namco Anthology Vol.2
Namco Anthology Vol.2
TechnoMage: Return of Eternity
TechnoMage: Return of Eternity
Super Cooks
Super Cooks
Dicing Knight Period
T Kara Hajimaru Monogatari
T Kara Hajimaru Monogatari

2 Comments


4 months ago

do the cdi zeldas not count, theyre the answer to zelda on the cdi in the most literal way possible

4 months ago

@GutterTrash I did think about it. I think I'm more interested in 'competing products' than like literal Zelda games. Otherwise, we could argue about the Nelsonic Zelda watch game as well or the myriad Zelda game books published by non-Nintendo publishers, etc.

But I agree it's at least debatable.


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