10 Dark games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that you should try

What brings it close to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and magic-based combat.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and setting: a medieval setting.

The resemblance to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and world: horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and historical setting.

On paper it is what The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: strong narrative focus and a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and linear, story-driven structure.

The genre is the same as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and horror setting.

Same family as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and horror setting.

On paper it is what The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and horror setting.

Shelved next to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: a casual, approachable feel and historical setting.