25 Adventure games like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past that you should try

The resemblance to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus.

What brings it close to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on an isometric view and fantasy world. What it adds of its own: 2D presentation.

If The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past worked for you because of puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat, the same is here. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. Its own ground is 2D presentation.

What brings it close to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on an isometric view and fantasy world. What it adds of its own: melee combat.

Same family as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: puzzle design, magic-based combat and fantasy world. To that it adds pixel art and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is combat: exploration and discovery.

Held in common with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view.

Its point of contact with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view.

Held in common with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view.

The thread back to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past runs through puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

It meets The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

What brings it close to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

Shelved next to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for good reason: puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’s, and with it puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. To that it adds pixel art. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and shares puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. The common ground extends to pixel art. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.