Outbreak·Web (Resident Evil Outbreak in the browser)

Resident Evil Outbreak (2003) and Outbreak File #2 (2004) were Capcom’s online co-op spin-offs for the PlayStation 2: four survivors in Raccoon City, playable over the PS2’s network adapter. Capcom’s servers closed long ago, and fans have kept the games alive on revival servers for PS2 and PCSX2 players. Outbreak·Web went live on 21 October 2026, and a post by the Argentine account Expe the same day spread it fast; TheGamer, Insider Gaming, Game Rant and GamesRadar+ covered it within two days.

This site is not affiliated with Outbreak·Web, its developer, or Capcom.

How it works

• A PS2 recompilation, not a classic emulator. The site’s credits say it is “built with ps2-web-recomp” and PS2Recomp, both MIT-licensed. ps2-web-recomp translates the PS2’s main processor code into C++ ahead of time and compiles it to WebAssembly; graphics are drawn with WebGPU. Some parts of the PS2 are still modelled in software.
• The game data comes from the site. Unlike the ps2-web-recomp tools, which expect you to use your own disc and not to publish the result, Outbreak·Web serves the US discs of both games (File #1 is SLUS-20765, File #2 SLUS-20984) and streams them as you play. A counter shows the download.
• Its own room server. Online play goes to a room server “based on Bioserver1/2” (AGPL-3.0), the fan-written server code the community revival servers also grew from. The site says the server source is “coming soon”; it hadn’t been published on 27 October 2026.
• AI questions. TheGamer and GamesRadar+ raised the possibility that it was put together with AI coding tools. With no source code public, nobody can check, and the developer hasn’t addressed it.

Other games recompiled to WebAssembly and played in a tab include Cricket 07 (from its PC version) and PES 6 (from the PSP).

Playing online

1. Open outbreakweb.com and choose File #1 or File #2.
2. Register a player name (1 to 15 letters or numbers). There’s no account: the name is tied to a key kept in your browser, and a transfer code moves it to another browser.
3. In the game, go to Network Play, pick an area and join or create a room. Rooms hold up to four players; the site also has Rooms and Chat tabs.

Games are hosted by a player, so the further apart you are, the more lag you get; the developer warned of lag spikes, and at launch the server was overloaded. Choosing Play without going online starts a solo game offline.

Controls

The game uses its original tank controls. Click into the game first so it gets the keyboard; J is ✕ (confirm), F toggles fullscreen and F1 shows the full key list, which you can remap. Controllers use the standard layout, and a second controller becomes player 2. The site marks some key assignments as not yet confirmed in this game.

What you need

• A current Chrome or Edge with WebGPU. Firefox needs WebGPU turned on in its settings, and Chrome on Linux needs WebGPU flags; there is a “safe mode” for problem graphics drivers.
• A decent connection: each game is a full PS2 DVD of about 4.7 GB, streamed in parts as needed.
• No game files and no account. For online play, a player name.

Saves

Saves go to an 8 MB virtual memory card stored in your browser. Clearing site data or playing in a private window deletes them, so use the export: the card exports and imports as a .ps2 file that PCSX2 can also read.

Phones and tablets

The site says touch screens get on-screen controls in a browser with WebGPU, such as a current Chrome. Retrogems reported it running on some phones and on a Retroid Pocket 5 handheld. We haven’t tested it.

Is it official, and will it stay up?

• It is an unofficial fan project. The site’s footer calls it an “unofficial preservation project, not affiliated with Capcom”. The developer is not named on the site; press reports call them lucas.
• It hosts Capcom’s games. The site serves both discs to every visitor. That is why you need no copy of your own, and why we think a takedown is likely sooner or later. Capcom had not commented, and nothing had been taken down, when we checked on 27 October 2026.
• Look-alike sites. outbreakweb.org is a separate, ad-heavy “companion” site that is not the project; we don’t link it. The only official channels are outbreakweb.com and its Discord.
• No download or installer is needed. Anything offering a “Resident Evil Outbreak browser download” is not this.
• If the site goes, the long-running fan revival servers for the PS2 and PCSX2 versions are not affected.

Other Outbreak projects

reo is a separate, open-source attempt to recompile Outbreak for Windows with PS2Recomp. In October 2026 it reached the first scenario but ran far slower than real time, with no sound, and had no release; it needs your own disc. It is listed in our recompiled games list.

Related

• Need for Speed: Underground 2 in the browser: another 2000s game in a browser tab with online play.
• PES 6 Web Online: a PSP football game recompiled for the browser, with online rooms.

Unofficial. This page is written by an independent directory. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Capcom or lucas (named in press coverage; the site credits no one) (Outbreak·Web (Resident Evil Outbreak in the browser)'s author). We do not host any files, and we never link to game files, ROMs or ISOs.