It's 2023, and that means Internet is better than ever before. Moreover, most games leverage Internet connectivity is a far more interesting and compelling way: whether you're a fan of live-service titles like Diablo 4 or Destiny 2, or, perhaps, just enjoy playing Assetto Corsa Competizione with your pals from across the globe - you can do either of these things quite easily. But! What about games for no Internet availability?

If you're unsure which modern games do and do not work without Internet, this is the right article for you. Down below, you'll find a hugely comprehensive list of must-have offline PC games. In fact, if you're a Steam Deck owner, you'll discover that almost all of them do work on Valve's gaming handheld, too, and quite phenomenally, at that. Let's get to it.

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No Internet? No Problem! The Ultimate Offline PC Gaming List

The games featured below don't really need any further explanation, we feel. Most everyone knows what Skyrim is all about, for one, but the important bit is that Skyrim will - easily and flawlessly - work without ever connecting to the Internet. To that end, we've kept things simple and cohesive. Not only will you discover dozens of awesome games featured below, but we've also included details on just how offline they are. Some may be fully and completely offline, while others - like Elden Ring - may have optional online features, to boot.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

• Action RPG
• Fully offline (Creation Club mods optional)

Fallout 4

• Action RPG
• Fully offline (Creation Club mods optional)

Blasphemous

• Sidescroller
• Fully offline

Dragon's Dogma

• Action RPG
• Optional online features

Control: Ultimate Edition

• Third-Person Shooter
• Fully offline

Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain

• Third-Person Shooter
• Optional multiplayer invasion mode

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

• Aerial Shooter
• Online PvP

Elden Ring

• Action RPG
• Optional multiplayer and Co-Op features

Atomic Heart

• FPS
• Fully offline

Risk of Rain 2

• Third-Person Shooter
• Optional Co-Op

Prey

• Immersive Sim
• Fully offline

Tales of Arise

• JRPG
• Fully offline

Devil May Cry 5

• Spectacle Fighter
• Optional online features

Doom Eternal

• FPS
• Optional multiplayer

Batman: Arkham Collection

• Action-Adventure
• Fully offline

Persona 5 Royal

• JRPG
• Fully offline

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

• Action RPG
• Optional online features

Bayonetta

• Spectacle Fighter
• Fully offline

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

• JRPG
• Fully offline

Mafia: Definitive Edition

• Third-Person Shooter
• Fully offline

Serial Cleaner

• Arcade
• Fully offline

Dredge

• Adventure
• Fully offline

Greedfall

• ARPG
• Fully offline

A Plague Tale: Requiem

• Adventure
• Fully offline

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice

• FPS/RPG
• Fully offline

Warhammer 40K: Boltgun

• FPS
• Fully offline

The Surge 2

• ARPG
• Optional online features

OlliOlli World

• Arcade
• Optional online features

Wolfenstein: The New Order

• FPS
• Fully offline

Resident Evil 7

• FPS
• Fully offline

Is Your Offline PC Game Library Complete?

We hope we've given you a couple of ideas on which PC games to go after next! It's easy to miss the distinction between single-player and offline titles in this day and age. After all, you would expect those to be one and the same, but the availability of Denuvo DRM makes that a moot point, for one.

But, as this list is bound to have shown, 2Game is here to help offline gamers keep their hobby going. And hey, if you're looking for more gadgetry to keep things interesting, we'd like to recommend Playnite: the best open-source PC gaming library application we've seen yet.

More offline-dedicated content is coming very, very soon - right here at 2Game. And don't forget: we're just a few weeks away from the release of one of the biggest single-player games of all time! Are you prepared?

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