Cover of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords co-op

Couch co-op for up to 4 players · full campaign in co-op

2002 · Capcom Production Studio 1 · 70/100

Split-screen

shared screen instead

Local

up to 4 players

Online

Not documented

Cross-play

Not confirmed

Co-op at a glance

Split-screen: No — shared screen
Local co-op: up to 4 players
Online co-op: Not documented
Full campaign in co-op: Yes
Cross-play: Not documented
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 1
Series: The Legend of Zelda

Co-op details come from the IGDB games database. Missing entries mean “not documented”, not necessarily “not available”. Data checked: 2026-09-30

What it is

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords is a multiplayer game in the Zelda series originally released together with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the Game Boy Advance. The game has many features not seen in the series and it requires at least two people to play and uses randomly generated dungeons. During the game, players must collect as many Ruppees as possible while solving puzzles and defeating enemies. When enough Ruppees are collected, the Great Fairy will give the players a key to open the unlockable level. At the end of each level, the one who collects the most Ruppees will be the winner.

A long time ago in Hyrule, there was a hero who used a legendary sword called the Four Sword to defeat the sorcerer Vaati and trapped him into the sword. After the battle, people built a shrine to protect it. Several years later, princess Zelda noticed that Vaati might have escaped from the blade of the Four Sword and asked Link to come to the Four Sword shrine to check with her. As soon as they came there, Vaati captured Zelda and carried her away. Some little fairies later told Link that princess Zelda was at Vaati's palace up on the sky. In an attempt to recuse Zelda, Link dragged the Four Sword and it created three more Links! The Links then began their adventure to save Zelda.

Frequently asked

Does The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords have split screen?

No split screen is documented. Up to 4 players can still play locally — on one shared picture.

How many players can play The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords locally and online?

Locally: up to 4 players. Online: not documented.

Does The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords support cross-play?

No cross-play is confirmed for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords. Our cross-play data comes from a hand-maintained list, because the games database has no field for it.