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.

Ōkami
Ōkami
Dicing Knight Period
Dark Cloud 2
Dark Cloud 2
Mega Man Legends 2
Mega Man Legends 2
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West
Alundra
Alundra
Arcade Archives: The Legend Of Valkyrie
Arcade Archives: The Legend Of Valkyrie
The Legend of Oasis
The Legend of Oasis
Monster World IV
Monster World IV
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Dark Savior
Dark Savior
Community Pom
Community Pom
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Threads of Fate
Threads of Fate
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Crusader of Centy
Crusader of Centy
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
Namco Anthology Vol.2
Namco Anthology Vol.2
The Legend of Valkyrie
The Legend of Valkyrie
Beyond Oasis
Beyond Oasis
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Wonder Boy in Monster World
3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Rockman Dash 2: Episode 1 - Roll-chan Kiki Ippatsu! no Maki
Rockman Dash 2: Episode 1 - Roll-chan Kiki Ippatsu! no Maki
Darksiders
Darksiders
Darksiders II
Darksiders II
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Evergrace
Evergrace
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Linkle Liver Story
Linkle Liver Story
Kameo: Elements of Power
Kameo: Elements of Power
Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis
Light Crusader
Light Crusader
Sylvan Tale
Sylvan Tale
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Brightis
Brightis
Legend of Kay
Legend of Kay
King Colossus
King Colossus
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
Neutopia II
Neutopia II
Golden Axe Warrior
Golden Axe Warrior
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Shining Wisdom
Shining Wisdom
Kingsley's Adventure
Kingsley's Adventure
Darksiders III
Darksiders III
Dual Hearts
Dual Hearts
Neutopia
Neutopia
Shin Maou Golvellius
Shin Maou Golvellius
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual Warfare
Dink Smallwood
Dink Smallwood
Lili: Child of Geos
Lili: Child of Geos
Super Cooks
Super Cooks
Brave Prove
Brave Prove
Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
TechnoMage: Return of Eternity
TechnoMage: Return of Eternity
Craftopia
Craftopia
Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
Swagman
Swagman
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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