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Zelda: spin-offs and historical games

A guide to Zelda spin-offs from Hyrule Warriors and Cadence of Hyrule to historical Tingle, Satellaview and CD-i games.

Various systems

Spin-offs listed
15
What this guide covers

Games and editions overview; not a complete campaign walkthrough for these spin-offs.

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Editions & platforms

EditionPlatformDifferences & notes
Spin-off overviewVarious systemsThese are stand-alone spin-offs. Guest appearances in other franchises do not count as separate Zelda campaigns.

Spin-offs, editions and archives

GameYear · platformsContext
Hyrule Warriors2014 · Wii U, Nintendo 3DS (Legends, 2016), Nintendo Switch (Definitive Edition, 2018)Musou spin-off with Legend Mode, Adventure Maps, characters, weapons and Skulltula objectives. Editions differ in included content.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity2020 · Nintendo SwitchBattle-based spin-off with its own alternate Calamity storyline; track Expansion Pass content separately. It does not replace a BotW overworld walkthrough.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment2025 · Nintendo Switch 2Musou spin-off about the Imprisoning War. Main battles, side missions, weapons and update challenges need a separate checklist; released 6 November 2025.
Cadence of Hyrule2019 · Nintendo SwitchRhythm adventure featuring Link, Zelda and Cadence; explain character choice, beat-based movement and randomized areas separately. DLC forms separate modules.
Link’s Crossbow Training2007 · WiiTarget-shooting spin-off with score chains, targets, defensive stages and movement stages. It is not an open Zelda main campaign.
Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland2006 · Nintendo DSStandalone Tingle spin-off built around rupees, negotiations and island exploration; account for regional release and text differences.
Tingle’s Balloon Fight DS2007 · Nintendo DSJapanese Club Nintendo reward based on Balloon Fight with Tingle. A separate minigame, not a main-series dungeon adventure.
Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip2009 · Nintendo DSJapanese Tingle adventure with its own structure; do not present an official full German or English version as available.
My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess2016 · Nintendo 3DSZelda-themed Picross number-logic puzzle collection; a separate archive, not extra Twilight Princess dungeons.
Zelda (Game & Watch, 1989)1989 · Game & WatchStandalone LCD adventure. Distinguish it from the 2021 Game & Watch device containing classic console games.
BS The Legend of Zelda1995 · Super Famicom / SatellaviewHistorical Satellaview broadcast with timed elements. Its original live service is not a currently operating online mode.
BS Zelda no Densetsu: Ancient Stone Tablets1997 · Super Famicom / SatellaviewSeparate historical Satellaview adventure in A Link to the Past’s world. Broadcast weeks and timed conditions form part of its version.
Link: The Faces of Evil1993 · Philips CD-iLicensed CD-i spin-off outside Nintendo’s main series; side-scrolling action with its own world and item logic.
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon1993 · Philips CD-iLicensed CD-i spin-off starring Zelda. It needs its own walkthrough and is distinct from Echoes of Wisdom.
Zelda’s Adventure1994 · Philips CD-iLicensed top-down CD-i spin-off starring Zelda with its own world, shrines and items.

Sources & editorial date

Independently written game guidance. The following sources support quest routes, mechanics and edition notes. Editorial date: 26 October 2026.

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