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The best offline games for PC 2023 (www.pcgamesn.com)

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No internet connection, no problem. These offline games offer players the chance to explore a completely new world in a variety of genres.

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[–] JackSkellington 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

The best offline games on PC are:

Slay the Spire
Return to Monkey Island
Vampire Survivors
Elden Ring
Hitman 3
Monster Hunter Rise
Baldur's Gate 3
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Crusader Kings 3
Disco Elysium
Psychonauts 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Tales of Arise

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[–] juja 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought rdr2 requires a constant internet connection even for single player ? Is that not the case ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So, this is frustrating, but Steam does surface this stuff in the Steam Deck Compatibility info section. I wish they would make this more plainly visible so that I can avoid buying games that do stupid stuff, but perhaps it's in their best interest to bury it like they do. If you go to RDR2's Steam Deck info, it says it only requires an internet connection during first-time setup. So, it can be played offline. You just need to run it online the first time.

[–] juja 1 points 11 months ago

Ah got it … I recently bought it on steam and after launching it asked me to create a new “rockstar social” account … I immediately refunded it… as someone who recently jumped into pc gaming after being console only for ages , this seemed weird and I don’t know, maybe something to do with the word “social” in the name of the account threw me off I guess … I wrongly assumed it would be always online even for single player … anyway I don’t feel like buying it now … maybe when there’s another sale.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

And some of them are strange picks regardless. Yes, you can play Elden Ring offline, and it's great in single player, but it's also got a great multiplayer mode that it simultaneously A) does not allow you to play via LAN, and B) simulates in some places via NPCs for the inevitable day that the servers aren't running. Hitman 3 locks all of the unlocks and replay value behind an arbitrary online requirement. Red Dead Redemption 2's main appeal is likely the story mode that you can play offline, but it has a substantial live service component.

EDIT: Also, I'm not a Monster Hunter fan, but I would imagine most of them prefer the game in online multiplayer, and there is no offline multiplayer option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I think Red Dead: Online is its own game since it can be purchased standalone