Category: Zelda Like

At their LRG 2023 digital showcase, Limited Run Games announced a new game called Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, a spiritual successor to The Legend of Zelda’s infamous Phillips CD-i titles, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Link: The Faces of Evil. Indie developer Seedy Eye Software, also known as Dopply, previously made fan remakes of both titles and is now putting that experience to work in a brand new game.  The aforementioned Zelda games originally released in October 1993…

Welcome to another installment of Inspired By Zelda, our editorial series that looks at games new and old that take inspiration from and create a foundation based on The Legend of Zelda. Our aim is to spotlight the games that Zelda fans might enjoy adding to their catalog. Up today is Beyond the Mountains from developer Eric and publisher VerdLife Games, available on Steam. Beyond the Mountains is a top-down adventure RPG that is filled to the brim with charm reminiscent…

If you’ve completed Tears of the Kingdom and need a new Zelda fix, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass may have the answer. Now available from the Sega Genesis collection, Crusader of Centy is now available. Make no mistake: this 1994 title may look like A Link to the Past, and feel like it too, but it’s a unique fantasy epic all its own. With sword and sorcery, animal friends and monsterly foes, this time traveling adventure is rich with combat and exploration….

Ever since Super Mario Maker was released in 2015, fans have anticipated what a creativity-based game would look like for the Zelda series. The concept was officially explored in the 2019 remake of Link’s Awakening, where the Camera Shop is replaced by Dampe’s Shack. However, the dungeon creation was limited in that you were only able to rearrange existing dungeon rooms already in the main part of the game. There have been multiple instances of independent developers beating Nintendo to…

Tunic, the game about a little fox in a big world, is a loving homage to the Zelda series and other classic NES-style games. Its challenging puzzles and charming, simple story have captured the hearts of a lot of fans. You can check out our review of the game here. I remember thinking one day shortly after finishing Tunic with the good ending that I’d really like a plushie of the little Ruin Seeker. My search did turn up the official…

Since Super Mario Maker released in 2015, Zelda fans have been asking about when their game will get the same treatment. Nintendo teased the idea with the addition of the Chamber Dungeon in the Link’s Awakening remake on the Nintendo Switch, but its limited scope left many fans feeling underwhelmed. Indie developer Skydevilpalm decided to take matters into their own hands with their new game, Quest Master. Inspired by top-down action RPGs like Zelda, Crystalis, and the Mana series, Quest Master…

The Plucky Squire, one of the most promising Zelda-like adventures due out this year, was featured during yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase in the form of a new gameplay trailer. The brief teaser, since uploaded to publisher Devolver Digital’s YouTube channel, introduces us to the game’s assorted heroes and villains, as well as the storybook-inspired world these characters inhabit. Most importantly, however, the trailer demonstrates The Plucky Squire‘s unique blend of 2D and 3D gameplay, as players will be able to escape…

If there’s one thing a Zelda fan enjoys, it’s a good dungeon. And if there’s another thing Zelda fans have cried out for, it’s a dungeon maker. Here to answer those cries is Super Dungeon Maker, a 2D adventure game-inspired title that’s now available as a direct download on Nintendo Switch. What’s more, fans can save 20% on the retail price as the game is currently on sale in both the United States and the United Kingdom, costing $15.99 USD…

Today I had the privilege of stopping by the PAX EAST 2023 booth for Mooneye Studios, where I played the demo of Shumi Come Home, a game heavily inspired by Zelda games like The Wind Waker and Breath of the Wild. I also had the opportunity to interview the game’s creator and developer, Noah Lone, who is known as “SomeHumbleOnion” within the industry. Shumi Come Home is set in a post-human world in which players control a humanoid mushroom named Shumi who is lost…

When it comes to Zelda-inspired games, indie title Hyper Light Drifter may be one of the most highly-acclaimed. We’ve even discussed the game previously, sharing how the game has wowed our staff by taking inspiration from the kind of dungeon crawling and combat found in A Link to the Past. Now the Hyper Light universe is back with a new title launching in 2023: Hyper Light Breaker. In their recent gameplay reveal trailer, publisher Gearbox Publishing and developer Heart Machine…