Ocarina of Time remake release date: 5 November 2026 (confirmed)

Nintendo is remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the 1998 Nintendo 64 game that regularly tops all-time best lists, for the series' 40th anniversary. It is a full remake for Switch 2 rather than a port, with new visuals and added jump and dash buttons.

It is the second big Zelda moment this autumn: a Zelda-themed Switch 2 comes out on 29 October, a week before the game. A live-action Legend of Zelda film follows on 30 April 2027.

What changes from the 1998 original

Nintendo calls it a full remake, not a port. What it has shown so far:

• Rebuilt visuals in a "stylised realism" style, replacing the Nintendo 64's polygonal look
• Fully voiced cutscenes and expanded dialogue
• An orchestral score
• Dedicated jump and run buttons
• A free camera on the right stick
• A day and night cycle that carries on inside towns
• A "Threads of Time" screen that tracks story progress and objectives
• Microphone support: hum a melody Link has learned and he plays it back

Series producer Eiji Aonuma has said he is "nervous" about how fans will receive the changes.

How the original ranks

The 1998 Ocarina of Time scores 89.0 on the GamesChart Score, which combines scores from several review sites. That's #16 in our best games of all time and second among Zelda games:

Game	GamesChart Score	All-time rank
Breath of the Wild	90.2	#8
Ocarina of Time	89.0	#16
Majora's Mask	87.4	#46

Our rule merges remakes with the original. Because this one changes the visuals, voice acting and controls so much, we'll decide whether it gets its own score once reviews are in.