Mage Gauntlet focuses on the action part of the action RPG genre, but it still wears its Zelda influence proudly. The concept of controlling the elements through various intuitive gestures is also blatantly a trick Frontier learned from a certain boy in green. LostWinds 2 might be a side-scrolling, touch-driven game, but its charming and wholly convincing world design, supreme level of polish, and finely calibrated mixture of puzzles and action are pure Zelda. While it adopts a Zelda-esque semi-open structure and a familiar mixture of third and first-person mechanics, Horn’s controls have been wisely tailored to its host platform - which, in its own way, is another trick influenced by Zelda. Obviously it’s not as good as any of those games, but then Horn has its own unique charms - chiefly its strangely beautiful fantasy world.
Horn is the only game on this list to aim for the full 3D opulence of Link’s console outings such as Ocarina of Time and Skyward Sword. Hornīy Phosphor Games Studio - buy on iPhone and iPad Still, with plenty of puzzle-strewn dungeons, a drip feed of inventive items and weapons, and a steadily unfurling game map, its affection is obvious. As with certain other games on this list, Ludosity attempts to disguise its infatuation with Zelda by cracking jokes at its expense. Ittle DewĪnother recent addition to the Zelda fan club, Ittle Dew harks back to Link’s top-down 2D adventures of yore. This isn’t a rip-off, it’s a worthy tribute. Its suspiciously familiar UI elements rip that bell right off the wall.Īll is forgiven, though, because Oceanhorn does such a bang-up job of it. Its vibrant world, charming character design, and gently taxing dungeons certainly ring a bell. Oceanhorn isn’t just the most recent Zelda-inspired game on this list - it’s also the most blatant. Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seasīy Cornfox & Bros.
On iOS alone there are dozens of games that can trace their lineage directly back to a Zelda game. Whether it's the whimsical world design, lightweight RPG systems, themed dungeons, rhythmic combat, or distinctive armoury, Zelda's fingerprint can be felt on thousands of games. Just look at the number of games - across platforms, decades, and genres - that have pinched a feature or two from the Zelda series. Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series is so deeply embedded in video game culture that it goes beyond simply being part of the furniture.
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