Play Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Online – PS2 Browser Emulator
Use a disc image of a game you own – the file stays on your device and is never uploaded.
Play!: Playable
On the Play! emulator's compatibility tracker, the best result for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is "Playable" (NTSC-U, SCUS-97198).
Play Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus in your browserCompatibility by version
Can you play Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus in your browser?
Yes, with a disc image you own. Play! reports Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus as fully playable, and Play! runs in a browser. Use our browser emulator. Keep in mind that the tracker covers Play! on every platform, and its browser version is described by the project as an experiment, so results in a browser can be worse than on a desktop.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus compatibility by disc version
| Region | Disc ID | Status | Known issues | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTSC-U | SCUS-97198 | Playable the game is fully playable. | – | Tracker report tested March 23, 2025 |
| PAL | SCES-50917 | In-game gameplay is accessible, but major bugs prevent playability. | – | Tracker report tested May 19, 2021 |
Source: Play! compatibility tracker, read October 14, 2026. Status and issue definitions are the tracker's own.
Which Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus disc should you use?
The Play! tracker lists two discs for Sly Cooper. The North American disc (SCUS-97198) is Playable, tested on 2025-03-23 on Windows 7 x64. The tester calls it fully playable, with performance acceptable for the most part but slower than it should be, and suspects a vector unit bottleneck because main CPU usage is never high.
The PAL disc, titled Sly Raccoon (SCES-50917), is In-game, tested on 2021-05-19 with no notes. For picking a disc, the American release has the more detailed and positive report. These results cover Play! on all platforms, so a browser may do worse.
What testers reported for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Notes from the volunteers who tested Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus on Play! and filed the tracker reports. They describe the emulator at the time of each test; newer builds may behave differently, and the browser version can perform worse than desktop.
NTSC-U (SCUS-97198), tested March 23, 2025
- Fully playable. Performance is okay most of the time but it should run faster (main CPU (EE) usage is never high, so the tester suspects a vector unit bottleneck).
- Tested on Windows 7 x64.
Source: tracker report, tested on this Play! build.
How to play Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus in your browser
- Make a disc image (for example an ISO) from your own copy of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. We do not provide game files.
- If you have a choice of versions, the NTSC-U release (SCUS-97198) has the best reported result.
- Open our browser emulator in a recent version of Chrome or Firefox.
- Pick your disc image. Play!.js reads the file locally inside your browser (as its source code shows); it is not uploaded.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus controls in the browser emulator
Play!.js is played with the keyboard. Its default layout maps the PS2 controller like this; the browser build sets up no gamepad bindings by default. Click the game screen once before you start: the emulator listens for key presses on its game screen, so keys only register while it has focus.
| PS2 controller | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| D-pad | Arrow keys |
| Left analog stick | T / F / G / H (up / left / down / right) |
| Right analog stick | I / J / K / L |
| Cross ✕ | Z |
| Circle ○ | X |
| Square □ | A |
| Triangle △ | S |
| L1 / L2 / L3 | 1 / 2 / 3 |
| R1 / R2 / R3 | 8 / 9 / 0 |
| Start | Enter |
| Select | Backspace |
Source: default bindings in the Play! source code (Source/ui_js/Main.cpp). Number keys are read from the top row, not the numeric keypad.
About Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS2)
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is a stealth platform game from Sucker Punch Productions, published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was a PlayStation 2 release that reached North America on September 24, 2002 and Europe on January 17, 2003, where it is titled Sly Raccoon. It is the first game in the Sly Cooper series.
You play Sly Cooper, a raccoon thief, who works with Bentley the Turtle and Murray the Hippo. Their goal is to win back the missing pages of the Thievius Raccoonus from a rival gang called the Fiendish Five. The book collects the thieving techniques of Sly's ancestors. It was Sucker Punch's second game, after Rocket: Robot on Wheels for the Nintendo 64, and it spent three years in development.
Wikipedia reports that the game earned generally favorable reviews. Critics praised its toon-shaded look, which aimed for the feel of a hand-drawn animated film, and its easy controls. The most common complaint was that it was short. Three sequels followed, and the original PS2 version was re-released digitally on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in 2024.
| Developer | Sucker Punch Productions |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Genre | Stealth, platform |
| Released | North America: September 24, 2002 · Europe: January 17, 2003 |
Known as Sly Raccoon in PAL regions.
Source: Wikipedia, read October 14, 2026.
How Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus plays
The game is a platformer seen from behind the character, with stealth elements. You work through the themed lairs of the Fiendish Five, each divided into smaller areas, avoiding security systems and patrolling guards. Sly attacks with his family cane but goes down in a single hit, so the game encourages sneaking and using the environment.
Special areas marked with blue sparkles represent Sly's thief senses. There you can trigger context actions such as shimmying along ledges, landing on poles or using the cane to grapple. Being spotted sounds an alarm, and you must destroy it, handle the alerted enemies or hide until it resets. The music adapts to the alert level.
Each sub-section hides clue bottles. Collecting them opens a safe holding a page from the book, which grants new moves such as a decoy or an explosive hat. Bosses also give moves needed later. Coins turn into lucky horseshoes that absorb hits. Minigames include driving levels, shooting sections that protect Murray and a hacking cyber-tank game, plus a rhythm-based boss fight. You can revisit levels to look for more coins and secret moves, then try a timed Master Sprint, which unlocks developer commentary.
Sources: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Wikipedia), Play! compatibility tracker, issue 573, Play! compatibility tracker, issue 340 (read October 15, 2026). Written in our own words from these sources.
Other ways to play Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- Desktop emulator: PCSX2 is the long-standing desktop PS2 emulator; check its own compatibility list for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.
- Static recompilation: Not ported. As of October 14, 2026, PS2 Web Recomp has brought up two games: Gran Turismo 4 and God of War II. What PS2 Web Recomp is.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus emulator FAQ
Is there a Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus website to play online?
We are not aware of an official way to play Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus online. What exists are browser-based PS2 emulators, such as Play!.js, that run a disc image of the game you own. We do not host or link to game files.
Do I need a PS2 BIOS to run Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus?
Not with Play!. It emulates the PS2 system software at a high level, so no BIOS file is required.
Which version of Sly Cooper works best in a browser emulator?
The North American disc (SCUS-97198) is reported as Playable on the Play! tracker, though the tester says it should run faster. The PAL disc (SCES-50917) is rated In-game. Browser performance may be worse than these platform-wide results.
Is Sly Raccoon the same game as Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus?
Yes. Sly Raccoon is the title used in PAL regions for the same game. It was released in Europe on January 17, 2003, a few months after the North American release in September 2002.
Is Sly Cooper part of a series, and what came next?
It is the first of the series. Sly 2: Band of Thieves came in 2004, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves in 2005, and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time in 2013. The first three were remastered in The Sly Collection for PlayStation 3 and Vita in 2014.
Who made Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus?
Sucker Punch Productions developed it and Sony Computer Entertainment published it. Ashif Hakik composed the music, and the game spent three years in development after the studio finished Rocket: Robot on Wheels.
Can I save my progress in Sly Cooper in a browser?
In the browser version, saves are kept only in memory while the page is open, so they are lost when you close or reload it.
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