Halo CE Just Received A Playable Browser Version

You Can Now Play Halo CE In Your Web Browser Published Sep 30, 2026, 4:49 AM EDT Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 2,500 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, got context around some AI drama, and revealed how Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on more than one occasion. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. Sign in to your TheGamer account Over the last few years, we've seen some of gaming's most iconic titles receive fan-made browser versions. Last year, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City received a browser port, and before that, both Diablo and Half-Life received similar treatment. The latest game to receive a browser version comes from developer Mitchell Hynes, and features the full version of the 2001 classic, Halo: Combat Evolved, including a 128-player multiplayer mode. Halo: Combat Evolved's Full Campaign Is Now Playable In Your Browser Halo: Combat Evolved is one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time. It has a Metacritic score of 97, placing it alongside The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2. The game was finally decompiled a few days ago, opening the door to ports, extreme modding, and uncapped frame rates. It hasn't taken long for this decompiled version of the game to be utilized, as within a few days, a fully playable version of Halo: Combat Evolved is available in your browser. The game features the entire campaign mode, which I've begun working my way through, and it works excellently, along with a 128-player online multiplayer mode, which I've had less success with so far. Its creator, Mitchel Hynes, has mapped the original Xbox Duke controller keys to mouse and keyboard for an authentic FPS feel, and it's a perfect replica of the 2001 title, except I'm playing it in Google Chrome. It feels like a bumper month for the decompilation of classic games. Over the last few days, Super Mario Galaxy has been 100 percent decompiled, and a new PC port is in the works; a similar thing is currently happening with Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days. It's unlikely that Microsoft, Nintendo, or Square Enix is going to be happy about any of this, but these decompilations exist in a legal grey area, so enjoy them while you can. Systems Released November 15, 2001 ESRB M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Violence Developer(s) Bungie Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios Engine Blam Engine Franchise Halo