Zelda Ocarina Of Time Remake 2026

What this countdown tracks

The clock above counts down to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, Nintendo's Switch 2 reimagining of the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic, expected for the holiday 2026 window.

About this game

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake is Nintendo EPD's full reimagining of the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic — widely regarded as one of the greatest video games ever made. The project is rumored to be tied to the Zelda franchise's 40th anniversary in 2026 and is expected to use the same engine and art-direction pipeline that produced Tears of the Kingdom (2023). Nintendo has previously remade Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 3DS in 2011, but the Switch 2 version is a ground-up rebuild rather than a port.

Holiday 2026 positioning makes Ocarina of Time Remake Nintendo's biggest first-party year-end title since the original launch of Ocarina of Time on the N64. Eiji Aonuma is expected to oversee the project as longstanding Zelda series producer.

Gameplay and platforms

• Genre: Action-adventure RPG.
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.
• Producer: Eiji Aonuma (expected).
• Modes: Single-player.

What to expect

The remake is expected to faithfully recreate the 1998 game's structure — Hyrule Field, the Temples of Time and Light, the seven sage dungeons — while using modern rendering, expanded animation, and quality-of-life tweaks drawn from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. The Master Quest variant from the GameCube version is widely expected as bundled bonus content. Whether Nintendo extends the game with new dungeons or content is the open question.

Past releases (Zelda)

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998): N64.
• Ocarina of Time 3D (2011): Nintendo 3DS remaster.
• Breath of the Wild (2017): the Switch launch.
• Tears of the Kingdom (2023): the Switch's biggest title.
• Echoes of Wisdom (2024): top-down Zelda return.

How to play

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake launches in the holiday 2026 window on Nintendo Switch 2, with a likely standard- and collector's-edition split.

Related countdowns

For more 2026 Switch 2 first-party events, see the Star Fox countdown and the Pokemon Champions countdown.

FAQ

When does Ocarina of Time Remake release? Holiday 2026 (exact date pending). What platform? Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. Is this a port? No — a ground-up remake. Is the Zelda anniversary connected? Yes — the franchise's 40th anniversary falls in 2026.