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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on PC

Nintendo Switch The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening running on PC through recompiled. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

A remake of the Game Boy Zelda in a toy-like style, with Link stranded on Koholint Island trying to wake the Wind Fish.

Developer
Grezzo
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Ação · Aventura
Original game
20 Sep 2019

How this port works

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

Static recompilation of Link's Awakening (Switch) to native macOS, Windows and Linux

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. The project distributes no game files.
  2. 02Download the latest release from the project's GitHub page.
  3. 03Pick the build for your system: Windows, Linux, macOS.
  4. 04Extract it into an empty folder outside Program Files.
  5. 05Point the program at your own game files when prompted.
  6. 06Set resolution, frame cap and input before playing.

These projects ship no game data. Supply your own copy.

Frequently asked

Do I need the original game to play The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on PC?

Yes. The project distributes no game data — you supply your own copy or dump. Every project in this scene works this way, and it is what lets them stay publicly hosted on GitHub.

What does "recompiled" mean?

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

Will The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening run on a low-end PC?

Native ports and recompilations skip CPU emulation entirely, so they are usually far lighter than an emulator for the same console. With no published measurement for this project, though, any estimate would be guesswork — test it on your own machine.

When was The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening released?

The original game shipped in 2019, developed by Grezzo and published by Nintendo. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (beta_4) ships builds for Windows, Linux, macOS. The game originally shipped on Nintendo Switch.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by peiikai, and contains nothing from the commercial game. Responsibility for the game copy you use is yours — which is why the developers require you to supply your own.

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