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9 Ranged games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker down to the 9 that fit the “Ranged” category. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Broken Age and Day of the Tentacle top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle
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Solo
Year 2002Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Broken Age and Day of the Tentacle follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Closest overall match
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedFantasyExplorationIsometric
Year 2007Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

It shares the essentials of what The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker does: puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Same studio: Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3.

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Broken Age

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Broken Age
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedFantasyNarrativeCasual
Year 2014Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

The genre is the same as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker’s, and with it puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and 2D presentation.

Released 12 years after The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

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Day of the Tentacle

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Day of the Tentacle
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedFantasyHistoricalSci-Fi
Year 1993Dev LucasArtsOn Mac

Genre puts it alongside The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and so does puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings historical setting and 2D presentation.

It predates The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedFantasyMagicDark
Year 2001Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Nintendo

Shelved next to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for good reason: puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings magic-based combat and an isometric view.

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Bejeweled 3

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Bejeweled 3
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedCasualRelaxing
Year 2010Dev PopCap GamesOn PC · Mac

The thread back to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker runs through puzzle design, ranged combat and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: turn-based strategy and a casual, approachable feel.

Released 8 years after The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

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Zuma Deluxe

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Zuma Deluxe
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedMeleeCasualCozy
Year 2004Dev PopCap GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker runs through puzzle design, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

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