The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Wii U2017macOSIn progress
Runs natively on PC through BotW Recompiled.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- Wii U · Nintendo, 2012
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- macOS
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- In progress
- Last update
- Oct 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
About The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first 3D open-world game in the Zelda series. Link can travel anywhere and be equipped with weapons and armor found throughout the world to grant him various bonuses. Unlike many games in the series, Breath of the Wild does not impose a specific order in which quests or dungeons must be completed. While the game still has environmental obstacles such as weather effects, inhospitable lands, or powerful enemies, many of them can be overcome using the right method. A lot of critics ranked Breath of the Wild as one of the best video games of all time.
- Released
- 3 Mar 2017
- Genre
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Sandbox, Open world
- Modes
- Single player
- Series
- The Legend of Zelda
- Developer
- Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Rating
- 95/100 from 3,022 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
- Yes. BotW Recompiled needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild PC port finished?
- Not yet. It is still in progress. Its last update was Oct 2026.
- Which systems does it run on?
- macOS.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. BotW Recompiled translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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