Executive Summary
- Half-Life 2 is now playable in a browser.
- This is made possible by new web technologies.
- However, there are concerns about the legality of this port.
The Buzz Score
The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical
Forum Voices
People are excited about the possibility of playing classic games in their browsers.
And Quake 3: https://thelongestyard.link/q3a-demo/ And Unreal Tournament: https://dos.zone/mp/?lobby=ut There’s also https://noclip.website/ which, while not playable, has hundreds of levels from dozens of older games that you can explore freely.
Others are concerned about the technical and legal aspects of this port.
This is cool, and also probably illegal, since you don’t own any of this and don’t have the right to redistribute it.
Technical Details
Godot is a game engine that can export games to the web, making it easy to host them on Itch.io.
As much as I dislike webdev stuff, I love the way you can distribute entire programs through WASM. Super cool stuff! For those who are interested, I recommend checking out Godot for exporting games on the web.
Focus Keyword: Half Life 2
