Link's Awakening DX HD
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| linksawakeningdxhd | |
| Engines | |
| MonoGame | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 13, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Series | The Legend of Zelda |
| The Legend of Zelda | |
|---|---|
| Zelda Classic (Unofficial Recreation) | 2000 |
| Link: The Faces of Evil (Unofficial Recreation) | 2020 |
| Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (Unofficial Recreation) | 2020 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Ship of Harkinian) | 2022 |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (unofficial port) | 2022 |
| ZIIAOL (unofficial remake) | 2022 |
| Link's Awakening DX HD | 2023 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Zelda 64: Recompiled) | 2024 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2 Ship 2 Harkinian) | 2024 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Zelda 64: Recompiled) | TBA |
Link's Awakening DX HD is a singleplayer action and adventure game in the The Legend of Zelda series.
It is a fan-made remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, originally released for the Game Boy Color. The project is no longer available to download following a DMCA takedown from Nintendo. However, the source code is included, allowing users to fix potential bugs or to update the game themselves.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| itch.io (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveFiles\[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by altiereslima. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | ||||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).