If You Want the Developer’s Last Zelda Adventure, Try The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

This one is a bit of a gimme, but it’s also the easiest to recommend. If you’re aren’t quite ready to move on from the aesthetic of Echoes of Wisdom and somehow missed the other 2D Zelda game on the Switch, there really isn’t a title that will satisfy you more than The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. Developed by Grezzo, who also developed Echoes of Wisdom, Link’s Awakening is a remake of the beloved Game Boy game that was originally released in 1993. The 2019 title utilizes an art style that is nearly identical to the most recent entry, so players will feel right at home as they play as Link after he wakes up shipwrecked on a mysterious island.

Both of these games are similar in that they are fairly different from other Zelda titles. While Link’s Awakening still lets you control Link, meaning combat is pretty traditional, everything else about the game is distinct. With no Zelda that needs rescuing, the game is a little more personal, as Link’s only goal is to gather the tools that will get him home. Those looking for something different in the franchise can’t do much better than Link’s Awakening.