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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

2000 · Nintendo EAD

Learn a town's repeating routines and use transformations to resolve stories within a three-day cycle.

PLATFORMS

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GAMEBOX SCORE

93

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score94
Hidden Gem84
Revival Potential85

GAME DNA

experience
Discovery-led · Experimental · Contemplative
genre
Action Adventure · Adventure
mood
Atmospheric · Hopeful
gameplay
Exploration · Puzzle · Combat
difficulty
Medium
era
2000s
pacing
Balanced
perspective
Third-person
structure
Open world

DISCOVER BY GAME DNA

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AtmosphericHopefulExplorationPuzzleCombat

ABOUT THE GAME

Learn a town's repeating routines and use transformations to resolve stories within a three-day cycle.

Learn a town's repeating routines and use transformations to resolve stories within a three-day cycle.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2000. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2000
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo

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2006

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STRONG MATCH

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led23% distinctive overlap · 17.7 / 76.6 points
  • mood: Atmospheric · Hopeful100% distinctive overlap · 62.0 / 62.0 points
  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2002

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

73% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Hopeful · Atmospheric · Action Adventure · Adventure · Discovery-led

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Hopeful / Atmospheric mood; Action Adventure / Adventure genre; Discovery-led experiences (progressing through curiosity and finding new knowledge or spaces).

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led21% distinctive overlap · 17.8 / 83.7 points
  • mood: Atmospheric · Hopeful100% distinctive overlap · 62.0 / 62.0 points
  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

1998

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

72% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Hopeful · Atmospheric · Action Adventure · Adventure · Discovery-led

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Hopeful / Atmospheric mood; Action Adventure / Adventure genre; Discovery-led experiences (progressing through curiosity and finding new knowledge or spaces).

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led21% distinctive overlap · 17.8 / 83.7 points
  • mood: Atmospheric · Hopeful100% distinctive overlap · 62.0 / 62.0 points
  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

2003

Beyond Good & Evil

62% SIMILAR

GOOD MATCH

Hopeful · Atmospheric · Action Adventure · Adventure · Discovery-led

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Hopeful / Atmospheric mood; Action Adventure / Adventure genre; Discovery-led experiences (progressing through curiosity and finding new knowledge or spaces).

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led18% distinctive overlap · 14.6 / 79.6 points
  • mood: Atmospheric · Hopeful100% distinctive overlap · 62.0 / 62.0 points
  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 27.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2003

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

52% SIMILAR

GOOD MATCH

Hopeful · Atmospheric · Action Adventure · Adventure

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 79.4 points
  • mood: Atmospheric · Hopeful100% distinctive overlap · 62.0 / 62.0 points
  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 23.0 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 14.7 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2019

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51% SIMILAR

GOOD MATCH

Contemplative · Experimental · Adventure

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Contemplative experiences (taking time for observation, reflection and interpretation) and Experimental experiences (engaging with unconventional forms of play or narrative presentation); Adventure genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Contemplative · Discovery-led · Experimental100% distinctive overlap · 89.1 / 89.1 points
  • mood: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 67.7 points
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  • gameplay: Exploration · Puzzle40% distinctive overlap · 9.2 / 23.1 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 7.3 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points