Play The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Online

Game Overview

So, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks—this one’s got trains. Like, actual choo-choo action. You’re Link, but not just any Link—you’re an engineer-in-training, which means you spend a surprising amount of time drawing train routes on the map and then frantically blowing the whistle to scare off goats blocking the tracks. Classic Hyrule problems.

Zelda’s here too, except she’s… kind of a ghost for most of it. The Chancellor (who’s absolutely up to no good) yeets her soul out of her body, so now she floats around helping you by possessing these giant armored Phantoms. It’s weirdly fun—you’ll switch between Link solving puzzles and Zelda stomping around as an indestructible knight, blocking fireballs and carrying Link over spikes like some kind of spectral Uber.

Controls are all stylus-based, same as Phantom Hourglass. You tap where you want Link to go, slash enemies by swiping, and even scribble notes on the map (which, trust me, you’ll need—some puzzles expect you to remember weird symbols or draw specific paths). The pan flute minigame is back too, but now you actually blow into the DS mic to play notes. It’s janky in that charming Nintendo way.

Honestly, the train stuff grows on you. At first it feels slow, but there’s something weirdly satisfying about laying down tracks, dodging enemy trains, and watching the scenery roll by. Just don’t expect to get anywhere fast—this is the one Zelda game where you’ll get stuck because a cow won’t move.