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Play Unreal Games in Your Browser
Four classic Unreal games run in a browser tab: the 1998 original, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004 and the Xbox’s Unreal Championship 2, all as unofficial fan ports with bots and online play.
Every way to play Unreal in your browser
| Game | Type | Multiplayer | Download | Chromebook | Where it runs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 2004 by Unreal Engine Web Ports | Port | Online | Not measured | Not tested | On the developer’s site | Unofficial port |
| Unreal Tournament by DOS.Zone | Port | Online | Not measured | Not tested | On the developer’s site | Unofficial port |
| Unreal by Unreal Engine Web Ports | Port | Online | Not measured | Not tested | On the developer’s site | Unofficial port |
| Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict by Unreal Engine Web Ports | Port | Online | Not measured | Not tested | On the developer’s site | Unofficial port |
The Unreal series
Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes released Unreal in May 1998. It was a single-player shooter set on the alien planet Na Pali, and the first game built on the Unreal Engine, which Epic went on to license to many other studios. Its multiplayer led straight to Unreal Tournament in 1999, an arena shooter built around bots, Capture the Flag, Domination and Assault.
Unreal Tournament 2003 moved to a new engine, and Unreal Tournament 2004 expanded it the next year with Onslaught, a vehicle mode. On the Xbox, Epic made Unreal Championship in 2002 and Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict in 2005, which added melee weapons and third-person fighting. Epic shut down the online servers for several of the older games in 2023, and fan groups have kept them alive since.
The browser versions listed here
- Unreal: the 1998 original, v200 release, with the campaign, co-op and deathmatch.
- Unreal Tournament: the 1999 game, on DOS.Zone and on the Unreal Engine Web Ports site.
- Unreal Tournament 2004: patch v3369 with Onslaught, bots and total conversions.
- Unreal Championship 2: the 2005 Xbox game, built from its retail files, with gamepad split screen.
All of them open in a new tab, with nothing to install and no account.
Which one to try
Unreal Tournament is the easiest way in: its download is far smaller than UT2004’s, and bots are ready to play against. Pick UT2004 if you want vehicles and Onslaught, but clear some disk space first. Unreal suits players who want a story to play through, alone or in co-op, and Unreal Championship 2 is the one to try with a controller. For more arena shooting, see Quake III Arena.
Playing Unreal in a browser: questions
Are these Unreal games official?
No. They are unofficial fan ports, run by the Unreal Engine Web Ports project and, for Unreal Tournament, also by DOS.Zone. None is made or endorsed by Epic Games, and they could be taken down at Epic’s request.
Can I play Unreal Tournament online in a browser?
Yes. The ports let you host a match and send a friend an invite link, and UT2004 adds an experimental way to join internet servers. We haven’t tested how well online matches run.
Do I need my own game files?
No. The hosts serve the game data, which downloads into your browser’s storage on the first launch. UT2004 is the largest: its host says to allow up to about 8 GB.
Unreal is a trademark of Epic Games. PlayGamesInBrowser is not affiliated with or endorsed by Epic Games; the games listed here are independent projects unless marked Official.