Play GTA: Vice City inside VS Code — directly in the primary sidebar via WebAssembly.
How it works
ViceCode runs a local HTTP server (port 1986) that serves the game engine from your machine. The sidebar opens a webview with an iframe pointing to that server, giving the game the full browser context it needs (Service Worker, OPFS, SharedArrayBuffer).
No internet required after the first setup. Your game data is stored locally in the browser's OPFS — it persists between sessions.
Setup
Install the extension
Click the palm tree icon in the Activity Bar
Click Download game.tar.gz — this opens archive.org in your browser
Once downloaded, use Select game.tar.gz to import it
Wait for the import to finish, then click Start to play
The game data only needs to be imported once. After that it loads instantly.
Controls
Action
Key
Move
W A S D or arrow keys
Run
Shift
Attack / Shoot
Ctrl or Left Click
Enter / Exit vehicle
F
Camera
Mouse
Pause
Esc
Toolbar
Hover over the top of the game panel to reveal the toolbar:
↺ Restart — reloads the game
✕ Close — hides the sidebar
Requirements
VS Code 1.120+
A copy of game.tar.gz (GTA: Vice City game files)
~700MB of free browser storage (OPFS)
Credits
Built on top of the open source re3/reVC port compiled to WebAssembly.
