The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a tracked upcoming game release.

ReleaseNovember 5, 2026

StatusCONFIRMED

DeveloperNintendo

PublisherNintendo

Why it matters

Nintendo returns to the 1998 game that set the template for three-dimensional action-adventure and still sits near the top of most all-time lists.

About The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Nintendo is remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the 1998 game that worked out what three-dimensional action-adventure should feel like and has stayed in the upper reaches of all-time rankings ever since. The remake holds the original's structure almost intact, the same dungeons and the same Hyrule, while rebuilding the environments and folding in the conveniences that three decades of design have since made standard, among them a dedicated jump button. It is a recreation rather than a reinterpretation.

It launches on November 5, 2026, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2, with the date announced at the Zelda fortieth anniversary Direct in September. Two things settle the decision. This is close to a one-to-one rebuild rather than the ground-up rethinking some Nintendo remakes have been, so the quest you remember is the quest you get, and it supports Zelda Notes through the Nintendo Switch app for players who want the help.

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