Ocarina Of Time Remake Is Officially The Biggest Zelda Game Ever

Published Oct 20, 2026, 2:33 PM EDT Bruno Yonezawa is a Gaming Senior Writer for Screen Rant. He's been practicing professional journalism for over 10 years, and is also a communications specialist. He's played games all his life and turned that passionate hobby into a passionate career, in an industry where he's worked as a writer, editor, analyst, and more. The remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has officially established itself as the biggest The Legend of Zelda game of all time, and that information comes straight from Nintendo. This year, the classic Nintendo franchise is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and with it, we’re getting a remake for what is widely considered one of the best titles in the series. The release of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake for Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is closer than ever. We already know a bit of what to expect based on the original 1998 game, but more has been revealed. Apart from gameplay details, the visual style, and other information that Nintendo had already revealed during the deep-dive into the upcoming game, a brand-new piece of information has just dropped. According to a new report by Polygon, X user Genki_JPN shared a post highlighting a digital download card for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake. Within that image, we get a glimpse of the file size that the game will have when it is released, and it’s the biggest one in the series so far – at least when it comes to core games. As seen in the report, the title’s file size is 27 GB. For now, that’s all the information that is known, and it’s unclear if the space is needed to host the world map in Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake or even more content. However, this does make it, officially, the largest core game in the series when it comes to storage needs. By comparison, the game with the largest file so far was The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, occupying between 16 GB and 18.2 GB of storage space, with the Switch 2 version requiring 20.1 GB. Before that, the largest game was its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. According to the outlet’s report, the remake of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s file size is approximately 800 times larger than the original Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. The 1998 game, at the time, had a file size of 32 MB. There will be a lot of fixes in Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, on top of the entire visual overhaul and changes to fit modern platforms. For example, Hyrule Castle Town will be a fully-fledged and vivid location to explore, rather than a simplistic pre-rendered area with a few 3D models placed over it. Character models, locations, and animations will be improved, changed, and added, so it’s no surprise it will be larger than the original material. It’s a bit surprising it’s larger than Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild, considering their scale. For the sake of clarity, it is the largest mainline release, but not the biggest Zelda game if you consider spin-offs like the genre-changing Zelda Hyrule Warriors series. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment has a file size of approximately 43.5 GB, making it, arguably, the biggest Zelda game. Nevertheless, it is a spin-off, made by a different company, and not technically a mainline game, even if its events are canon. Regardless of the specific technicalities, the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is arriving on November 5 for Nintendo Switch 2, and we’ll then be able to see just why it’s larger than some of the largest Zelda games so far. Released November 5, 2026 ESRB Everyone 10+ / Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Nintendo Publisher(s) Nintendo Franchise The Legend of Zelda Number of Players Single-player Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date November 5, 2026