And the time has come. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are the two Zelda games that most PC fans want to play. This was already possible thanks to the Nintendo Switch emulators. But now, PC gamers can play and enjoy Breath of the Wild natively on PC, without the need to use an emulator.
This fan project brings new PC features, better frame rates, and more ways to change how the game looks and feels. It is still in early testing, though. According to its creator, you can now play through the Great Plateau.
The port runs at 60 FPS by default. You can also pick 30, 90, or 120 FPS, or remove the frame rate limit. The game speed stays the same when you change this setting. This gives you more choice than the Switch version, which runs at 30 FPS.
You can also raise the image size to native 4K or use AMD FSR 1 to boost frame rates. The port supports windowed, borderless, and full-screen modes. You can also resize the game window to fit your screen.
The PC port has a shader and pipeline cache. This means that over time, you will not be getting any shader compilation stutters. The first time a new effect appears, though, you will still see a short stutter as the game builds its cache.
Savage Wind Recomp also adds PC-friendly menus and settings. You can change options in the game’s own menu, while a separate tool handles setup and settings. Once the game is set up, you can start it right away. You can also use a keyboard and mouse, with options to change mouse speed and other controls.
As I said, right now, you can explore the Great Plateau, with its terrain, water, sky, shadows, map, and status bars. The project has not yet been tested past this area, so later parts may have bugs or crashes. From what I’ve seen, the game feels and looks stable. However, consider this a beta, or even an alpha, release. Things will get way better once we get a couple of updates for it.
For now, the port is only for Windows. It does not support DLC, and it only works with game version 1.8.2. It also needs a GPU with Vulkan 1.3 support, a CPU with AVX2 support, and about 35 GB of free space.
You can download the PC port from this link. As always, it does not contain any in-game assets. To play it, you’ll need your own copy of the Switch game, updated to version 1.8.2.
In case you are into projects like these, you can also download the unofficial PC ports of Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Strikers.
But what about non-Super Mario games? Well, right now, you can download the unofficial PC ports of Crash Team Racing, Forza Horizon 2, and Duke Nukem: Zero Hour. You can also play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Majora’s Mask, Perfect Dark, Call of Duty 3, and Jak & Daxter.
These past couple of months, I also shared the unofficial PC versions of The Simpsons Game, Peter Jackson’s King Kong, Gears of War 3, and Bloodborne. Let’s also not forget the PC ports of Virtua Fighter Arcade, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Tekken 6, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Bayonetta 2, and Metroid Prime.
For our SNES fans, we also have a PC port of Star Fox. We also got a PC port of F-Zero. Brian Tate has also brought the three classic SNES Donkey Kong Country games to PC. Plus, we got a PC port of Mother 2/EarthBound.
For our PS4 fans, we have unofficial PC ports of Bloodborne, Shadow of the Colossus, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, MediEvil, and Driveclub. You can also download the unofficial PC versions of God of War 3 Remastered, Gran Turismo Sport, The Order: 1886, Killzone Shadowfall, and The Last Guardian.
In September 2026, we shared a lot of unofficial PC ports. So, you can download and enjoy on PC Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, WET, The Darkness, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Mercenaries, GTA: Liberty City Stories, Fable 2, Burnout Revenge, and Lost Odyssey.
And that’s not all of them. We also have the unofficial PC ports of Mario Party 4, Sonic Unleashed, GoldenEye 007, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Silent Hill. In July 2026, we shared the unofficial PC ports of Gears of War 2 and Syphon Filter. Then, in August 2026, we shared the PC ports of Diddy Kong Racing and Ace Combat 6. Let’s also not forget the unofficial PC versions of Wave Race 64, Blue Dragon, and Pikmin. Finally, you can download the PC ports of Ninja Gaiden 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Paper Mario, and Tekken 3.
Have fun!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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