You Can Now Play Diablo in a Web Browser and I Feel Older than Ever

Aug. 16, 2024

Well, what do you know? It turns out the day has come when you can actually play games like Diablo without downloading them. That’s right, you can now play Diablo and its expansion Hellfire in any web browser on your PC. Spotting the link on a random Reddit thread, I clicked it to be sent into a deep pit of the game.

This ambitious project comes from a GitHub source project calledDiabloweb. The project itself is based onDevilutionX, which is another project that helped optimize the game for modern systems.

Thankfully, running Diablo on my web browser was as easy as I expected. I simply visited the officialDiabloweblink and got started. Do note that you will need to upload the official Diablo 1 MPQ files for it to work. You can do that by either physically owning the game or buying it on GOG.com and then pulling the files from there.

Lacking either, I clicked on thePlay Sharewarebutton which contains a limited amount of the actual game. Nonetheless, I had a blast traversing through that nostalgic game and enjoying the pixel-bit music that I grew up with.

However, the kicker is thatyou can even play Diablo 1 on your mobile!The screen automatically scales and the game has full virtual controls too. But don’t mind me if I stick to my Mac for this. And yes, you can easily connect it to your TV and double it up as a giant screen for this.

And if you think folks aren’t already doing it, you’re dead wrong. Shared on an X post by game developer Shayne Lynch, gamers have already highlighted their best moments with the game. Diablo 1 is working on all major web browsers and platforms without issues. What’s more, is that I got asmooth frame rate and responsive controlswhich made it better!

That being said, I have to say I feel a bit weird about having the games I used to blast on a CRT monitor be on a web browser. Besides the fact that it’s very convenient, maybe it’s just my age catching up to me.

But what do you think about playing Diablo 1 like this? Share your experience in the comments below!

Combining his love for Literature and Tech, Upanishad dived into the world of technology journalism with fire. Now he writes about anything and everything while keeping a keen eye on his first love of gaming. Often found chronically walking around the office.