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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on PC

Nintendo 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time running on PC through native. Supply your own copy of the game.

Screenshots

Screenshot of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time running on PC
Screenshots published by the project itself at HarbourMasters/Shipwright

About the game

The adventure that established lock-on targeting and 3D swordplay. Link crosses time between childhood and adulthood to stop Ganondorf.

Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Ação · Aventura
Original game
21 Nov 1998

How this port works

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

Ship of Harkinian: a PC port of Ocarina of Time built from the decompilation, with widescreen, high framerate and mod support.

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. 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: Ocarina of Time 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 "native" mean?

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

Will The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 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: Ocarina of Time released?

The original game shipped in 1998, developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (9.3.1) ships builds for Windows, Linux, macOS. The game originally shipped on Nintendo 64.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by HarbourMasters, 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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