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The Legend of Zelda
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ReimplementationDownloadAI-assisted

ZQuest Classic

Brings back The Legend of Zelda · By ZQuestClassic

Plays on your own device, not in a browser tab. Opens github.com in a new tab.

Ways to play

  • Download

    github.com

    Get it on GitHub

    WindowsmacOSLinux

    Release 3.0.0-prerelease.232+2026-10-24, Oct 25, 2026 (a pre-release)

    How to play
    1. Download the build for your system (Windows, macOS and Linux) from the project's release page.
    2. The project's page says what it needs from your own copy of The Legend of Zelda, if anything.
    3. Launch it.

Details

What
A new engine written from scratch that runs the original game's data.
Code
github.com/ZQuestClassic/ZQuestClassic558 stars on its repositoryLast updated Oct 26, 2026
License
GPL-3.0
Release
2.55.17, Sep 27, 2026
Made with
People wrote the code with an AI's help, as the cited source says.

Its game

  1. Pre-release · Oct 25, 20263.0.0-prerelease.232+2026-10-24
  2. Pre-release · Oct 24, 20263.0.0-prerelease.231+2026-10-23
  3. Pre-release · Oct 19, 20263.0.0-prerelease.230+2026-10-18
  4. Pre-release · Oct 13, 20263.0.0-prerelease.229+2026-10-13

From SubmitGame's list, read Oct 27, 2026, GitHub releases, read Oct 27, 2026 and the GitHub API, read Oct 27, 2026. How to play gives the steps every way of its kind shares: the project's repository or site has the rest.