How to Play Zelda Breath of the Wild on PC | Native Port Setup & Gameplay

Set up The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Windows with Savage Wind Recomp. This step-by-step walkthrough covers the Windows download, preparing your own base game and update, choosing the correct exefs + romfs folder, first-time recompilation, shader preparation and gameplay on the Great Plateau. Stuck at the game-folder picker? I show the completed BOTW-ready folder, the difference between it and Packages, and the NSTool extraction error from my earlier attempt. Passive waits are sped up; the gameplay demonstration runs at its original speed. Join our PC gaming and build-testing community. Compare results, share useful logs and follow new builds:   / discord   EXTRACTOR HELPER Download my separate Savage Wind extractor helper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iajh... Setup instructions and discussion in Tools and Guides:   / discord   New members: join using the Discord invite above before opening the post. Follow the helper's included instructions; it is separate from the upstream Savage Wind application. CHAPTERS 0:00 Breath of the Wild running on PC 0:31 Download Savage Wind for Windows 1:17 Game version and PC requirements 2:10 Extractor helper and your game files 2:58 Unpack and organise the base and update 3:51 Select the base game and update 4:41 Check the finished extraction 5:10 Recognise an extraction error 6:01 Select the correct game folder 6:49 Recompile the game and prepare shaders 7:41 First launch and settings 8:07 Shrine, Great Plateau and combat gameplay 9:43 Current status and troubleshooting 10:37 Build testing community OFFICIAL PROJECT Savage Wind Recomp: https://github.com/Revivedx/SavageWin... Releases: https://github.com/Revivedx/SavageWin... Recorded Windows build, v0.3.1-alpha.3: https://github.com/Revivedx/SavageWin... RECORDED SETUP Nintendo Switch game version 1.9.0 with the update applied. Use your own compatible game dump and required personal inputs. The project does not include game files or keys. This tutorial is for the Switch static recompilation, rather than a Cemu/Wii U setup. The recorded release lists Windows 10+ x64, SSE4.2 CPU support and Vulkan 1.3 graphics. Allow around 35 GB for application setup plus extra room for your game inputs and extraction. Check the current README and release notes before starting. This is an unofficial alpha project, not an official Nintendo PC release. This recording shows the opening, inventory, Great Plateau and early combat; it is not a complete-game compatibility test or a verified FPS benchmark. Hardware, driver and build differences can affect results. THUMBNAIL PERFORMANCE NOTE I separately tested gameplay at 4K and around 120 FPS. The thumbnail refers to that test. This walkthrough shows the setup process rather than an on-screen FPS benchmark. Results vary with hardware, settings, location and project build. CREDITS Savage Wind Recomp and its contributors: see the upstream repository for credits and licenses. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild belongs to Nintendo. This channel is not affiliated with Nintendo or the upstream developers. Background music: Cybernetic Ride. #BreathOfTheWild #ZeldaPC #SavageWind