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noclip.website

Game level viewer in Games & consoles

Lets you explore levels and maps from many older video games in your browser, with no install. Main caveat: needs WebGPU support, and some machines run hot.

Lets you explore levels and maps from many older video games in your browser, with no install. Main caveat: needs WebGPU support, and some machines run hot.

26 people gave an opinion

recommend it
23
criticize it
3
approval share
88%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 23 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 7.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Explore many older game levels

    “Kidding aside it's really cool, it's insane to me that one can just download the entire map of Most Wanted to their browser in seconds.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “Didn't think I'd get to head back to Pilotwings 64 and fly around those maps anytime soon.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “has hundreds of levels from dozens of older games that you can explore freely”

    Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Half-Life 2 in a Browser”
  • Strong nostalgia for old games

    “What a lovely hit of nostalgia on this cold winter morning. Thanks for sharing this”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “If I saw these levels loading in the browser as a teenager I would freak out!”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “This brings back soo much nostalgia.. cool website.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”
  • Fans call it a favourite

    “wow incredible job ! it's a very nice idea.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “I have to say i really love this”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “noclip website is so dang cool”

    Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Half-Life 2 in a Browser”
  • Levels load almost instantly

    “Kidding aside it's really cool, it's insane to me that one can just download the entire map of Most Wanted to their browser in seconds.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “The old N64 levels are almost instant, and still look amazing.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Does not run in some browsers

    “Your browser does not appear to have WebGPU support.”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

    “it still doesn't work on my end”

    Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

What people said

22 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“noclip website is so dang cool”

RecommendsComment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Half-Life 2 in a Browser”

“has hundreds of levels from dozens of older games that you can explore freely”

RecommendsComment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Half-Life 2 in a Browser”

“Lot of good memories, thank you.”

MixedComment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“If I saw these levels loading in the browser as a teenager I would freak out!”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“it also got my fans awhirlin' and locked up my rig for a bit”

MixedComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“Your browser does not appear to have WebGPU support.”

CriticizesComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“in the headset it's just a white screen”

CriticizesComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“holy shit it's impressive”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“What a lovely hit of nostalgia on this cold winter morning. Thanks for sharing this”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“What a treasure of a website.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“Kidding aside it's really cool, it's insane to me that one can just download the entire map of Most Wanted to their browser in seconds.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“I have to say i really love this”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“The old N64 levels are almost instant, and still look amazing.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“Every time I stumble upon this I end up losing an hour.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“Didn't think I'd get to head back to Pilotwings 64 and fly around those maps anytime soon.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“wow incredible job ! it's a very nice idea.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“Amazing resource for game dev! Specifically level design.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“This was everything I hoped it would be. Thank you for this amazing stuff. Truly immersive imagination inspiration”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“it still doesn't work on my end”

CriticizesComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“This brings back soo much nostalgia.. cool website.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“Its one of my favourites.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

“I wouldn't say it emulates so much as implements a renderer for each game. It's totally nuts.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Noclip.website – A digital museum of video game levels”

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