PC
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Runs natively on PC through WindowWaker.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art from IGDB.
- Original console
- GameCube · Nintendo, 2001
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows
- Method
- DecompSource code rebuilt by hand from the original game, then compiled for modern systems.
- Status
- Playable
- Latest release
- v1.0.0-win ↗
- Last update
- Oct 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker?
- Yes. WindowWaker needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker PC port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is v1.0.0-win.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. WindowWaker rebuilds the game's source code, so it runs as a native program instead of through an emulator.
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