The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Also known as Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a 1993 handheld action-adventure developed by Nintendo EAD, the first Zelda made for a portable system. Shipwrecked on the mysterious Koholint Island, Link must collect eight instruments and awaken the slumbering Wind Fish to find a way home.
Despite the original Game Boy's monochrome limitations, it delivered a full Zelda experience with intricate dungeons, item-based puzzles, side-scrolling platform sections and a surprisingly emotional, dreamlike story about the nature of the island itself. Its quirky townspeople, trading side-quest and playful cameos from other Nintendo franchises gave it a charm distinct from the console entries, and its clever design belied the small screen.
Link's Awakening is regarded as one of the finest handheld games of its time. It received an enhanced color re-release and, decades later, a full remake with a charming toy-like diorama art style, ensuring its bittersweet story continues to reach new players.
Where can you play The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (€ 19,99).
- Mac
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (€ 19,99).
- Linux
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (€ 19,99).
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- None of the alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening runs on PlayStation.
- Xbox
- None of the alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening runs on Xbox.
- Switch
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (€ 19,99) and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) (€ 59,99).
- Steam Deck
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (€ 19,99).
Games like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Modern alternatives to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince Indie
€ 19,99A top-down action-adventure that channels classic Zelda dungeons.
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Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince runs on PC, Mac, Linux, Switch. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox. It is Steam Deck Verified.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
€ 59,99A charming toy-diorama remake of the Game Boy original for Switch.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) runs on Switch. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck.
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