There's now a Zelda: Breath of the Wild native PC Switch port, and early reports suggest it runs surprisingly well

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has now received a native PC port, with early reports suggesting it runs surprisingly well. This is part of a growing trend of AI-assisted retro and modern game porting to PC. The project, called Savage Wind Recomp, is based on LASRecomp, a Link's Awakening recompilation that recently dropped.

Savage Wind Recomp has been written with Claude Code, but directed, tested, and reviewed by a human. The port is described as playable, including the Shrine of Resurrection and The Great Plateau, running at 60fps with sound, voice, the HUD, and save/load functionality on moderately powerful PC hardware. To play the port, users need to own a copy of the game they've dumped from their own Switch cartridge, version 1.8.2.

The port also supports higher and lower framerates, including 30fps, 60fps, 90fps, and 120fps. Other PC-specific features, such as DLSS, FSR3, and VRR, are also in the works. Early impressions on Reddit are positive, with users achieving smooth 60-70 fps on high-end hardware. Although the port is still early, it's intriguing to see a major Switch title get a PC port.

Nintendo may not be thrilled about the speed at which these ports are being released, given that the game already runs well on various Switch PC emulators.