Halo, GTA and Simpsons in the browser? Meet the fan projects

Published on October 12, 2026 01:38 UTC · Updated on October 17, 2026 20:12 UTC

Fan projects bring Halo, GTA Vice City and Simpsons to the browser. See what these ports offer and why they aren't official game re-releases.

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Captura da reconstrução de The Simpsons: Hit & Run publicada no repositório de Vheissu; projeto independente. Imagem: Reprodução/GitHub Vheissu. Direitos dos recursos originais pertencem aos respectivos titulares.

A browser tab can become a shortcut to nostalgia. Halo: Combat Evolved, GTA: Vice City and The Simpsons: Hit & Run show up in a list of fan-made web adaptations, alongside games like Skate 3 and Call of Duty.

The topic earned a Kotaku report. But there is one difference worth knowing before picturing an official collection of classics: these are independent efforts, each with its own scope and limitations.

What is showing up on the web?

A list put together by Deon Menezes, published on October 9, 2026, gathers these projects plus other well-known names. The author reports that 22 of the 24 addresses responded to that day's check.

That confirms the pages were up at that moment, but it doesn't prove every game runs well on any computer or phone. The list itself also notes that some adaptations require the user's own game files.

Springfield shows how different these versions can be

Beyond the Simpsons version pointed to in that list, there is another effort with public documentation: the Hit & Run rebuild maintained by Vheissu. It uses converted assets from a PS2 edition and a new Three.js-based engine, without emulating or recompiling the original executable.

The project describes campaign progression, bonus missions and races, but acknowledges that full playthrough testing is still underway. Features such as gamepad menu navigation and some world behaviors also remain incomplete.

In the development write-up, the author reports using Codex in the rebuild and Claude in loading improvements. That example helps explain AI's role, but it doesn't prove every adaptation on the list was built the same way.

Is this an official re-release?

No. Vheissu's repository states it has no ties to the game's developers or rights holders. Its code license also grants no rights over the original assets.

The appeal is easy to grasp: revisiting familiar worlds without starting from a traditional install. Still, opening the page, loading the files and playing the whole campaign are different steps. For this article, we did not fully test these versions.

For an officially announced return, see also: Mafia III hits PS5 and Xbox Series at 60 fps after 10 years.