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Games like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Below are the closest matches, each with what it shares with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, how it differs, and who should skip it.

1. 1

   The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

   Puzzle, castaway, Fantasy, disorientation zone, interquel

   But: its own take on it.

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2. 2

   The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

   Puzzle, Fantasy, disorientation zone, interquel, pictographic level design

   But: its own take on it.

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3. 3

   The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

   Puzzle, Fantasy, disorientation zone, interquel, another world

   But: its own take on it.

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4. 4

   Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

   Fantasy, kidnapping, tentacles, nintendo gateway system, Adventure

   But: 25 h instead of 12 h

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5. 5

   Echochrome

   Puzzle, Fantasy, Bird view / Isometric, Single player

   But: its own take on it.

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6. 6

   Mario vs. Donkey Kong

   Puzzle, Fantasy, Side view, Action, Single player

   But: 10 h instead of 12 h

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7. 7

   Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

   Puzzle, Fantasy, dream sequence, dreams, kidnapping

   But: 40 h instead of 12 h

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8. 8

   Kirby's Dream Land 2

   Puzzle, owl, super game boy enhancement, dreams, nintendo gateway system

   But: 3 h instead of 12 h

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9. 9

   Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

   Fantasy, comic relief, damage over time, amnesia, tentacles

   But: 73 h instead of 12 h

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10. 10

    Paper Mario

    Fantasy, tentacles, nintendo gateway system, princess, maze

    But: 28 h instead of 12 h

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