GameCube
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker PC ports
3 fan projects bring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker to PC: 1 decomp and 2 recomps. 3 of them are playable now. Each one needs game files from a copy you own.
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The ports, side by side
| Project | Method | Status | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlueWake | Recomp | Playable | Windows, macOS, Linux | v0.7.0 Oct 2026 |
| WindowWaker | Decomp | Playable | Windows | v1.0.0-win Oct 2026 |
| Deep Sea | Recomp | Playable | Windows | v1.0.0-beta.4 Sep 2026 |
Marked playable: BlueWake, WindowWaker and Deep Sea. Each port's page has its setup steps. Decomp vs recomp explains how the methods differ.
About The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo GameCube and also the first in the series to employ cel-shading, a lighting and texturing technique that results in the game having a cartoon-like appearance. Like its predecessors, The Wind Waker is an action game with puzzle-solving and light role-playing elements. Basic gameplay mechanics are similar to those found in Ocarina of Time, but it differentiates itself with its massive Great Sea which must be explored using a boat named King of Red Lions.
- Released
- 13 Dec 2002
- Genre
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game.