This came from u/AlfredicEnglishRules Fan Made Videogames post and I think it deserves more attention and a direct DL link. Some guy took the LttP assets and put them in a solid roguelike with procedurally-generated dungeon levels, randomized pickups, and permadeath. Admittedly not particularly original, but I'm not a huge roguelike fan and the Zelda nostalgia boost makes it charming and more playable for me. I've killed plenty of time just trying to make it to B5.
The original download is only available on the developer's discord, and ain't nobody got time for that, so here's a copy on catbox:
Stuff like this is why I rarely bother with modern big budget games. There's plenty of old games, indies, and fan games to last a lifetime.
Fair enough; as long as things remain niche, they'll probably be able to fly under the radar.
Anything that achieves widespread recognition will bring the fury of IP lawyers upon them.
And it will have been 100% avoidable. Don't use copyrighted artwork, and don't use trademarked names. That's all they have to do.