22 best offline Android games to play when there’s no internet
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Android gaming excels thanks to its portability, but when so many games are live services, it’s challenging to track down the best Android games that you can play offline. This is why we put in the research to uncover which titles offer offline support. Not only that, we hand-picked these games to ensure they are monetized appropriately, all while offering enjoyable gameplay. So if you’re sick of your favorite titles cutting you off during your commutes or other internet-free times, this roundup is for you.
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is one of the best roguelike platformers available on the Play Store. The Android port is fantastic. You can select from 30FPS, 60FPS, and unlimited FPS in the game’s settings, and there’s also an HD graphics option for everyone with a beefy device. We’ve spent a lot of time playing this roguelike on Android and can confidently say the game runs like butter at max settings on high-end hardware. While this title demands precision controls, it’s fully playable with the touchscreen as well as a physical controller.
Dead Cells is the cream of the crop when it comes to platformers. If you’ve yet to play, don’t miss out because this is a game you can play anywhere.
Horizon Chase – Arcade Racing
If you ever played and enjoyed old-school arcade racers like Sega’s OutRun, you’ll love Horizon Chase. The game plays similarly, with simple yet challenging racing mechanics, and it looks the part, albeit a bit flashier for modern HD hardware. You can unlock the full title through an in-app purchase for a couple of bucks, and the game can be played offline. This is a challenging racer, but that’s all part of the fun, finally beating a problematic course.
Dadish 3
If you’ve yet to check out the Dadish platforming series, do yourself a favor and install Dadish 3. This is the latest release in the series, and each release offers a similar story where you hunt down your radish children.
Starting with Dadish 3 is a fine choice, as it’s the most modern of the group with the freshest mechanics. The touch controls are rock solid on this 2D platformer, and one of the reasons it’s one of the best platformers on Android. The game features perfected controls and enjoyably challenging gameplay.
If you love platformers, quirky stories, and classic pixel-based graphics, Dadish 3 should easily be at the top of your list. And don’t forget, there are two more games in the series to explore, and they’re just as good as Dadish 3.
My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge
My Friend Pedro first made waves on the PC and Nintendo Switch, where you utilize a slick slowdown mechanic to take down your enemies. Seeing that the console/PC game was based on a popular Flash game, it makes sense that the game would come to mobile, thanks to simple controls. We didn’t get a direct port of the console game, but we did get a mobile offshoot that plays on a 2D plane, and it’s just as great.
Plus it can be played offline, which makes it a perfect title for this roundup.
My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge is free to try. If you like what you see, unlock the full title in its entirety for $3, making this a premium release.
Grand Mountain Adventure
Winter sports games used to be highly popular back in the PS1/PS2 days. The genre has fallen by the wayside, with only Ubisoft carrying the AAA mantle. Since then, Toppluva AB created one of the best winter sports games in recent memory. Even though it’s a mobile game, it’s jampacked with content that can all be played offline.
There’s a total of seven open-world mountains to explore, adding up to more than 100 challenges spread across these maps. You can ski, you can snowboard, and controller support is included. There’s even a free-play zen mode for those who want to hit the slopes. All around, it’s a great game that shouldn’t be missed, especially if you’re a huge Coolboarders/SSX fan.
Monument Valley
An oldie but a goodie, Monument Valley is a slick puzzle game where you interact with each level, bending it to your will to ensure your character moves to their desired position to solve the puzzle.
The graphics are slick, the controls are responsive, and the game is challenging. It’s everything a game should be, and it’s also perfect for mobile, thanks to its bite-sized gameplay.
While there is a license check after installing the game, after connecting on your first boot up, you’re good to play without an internet connection, which is precisely why Monument Valley is in today’s roundup. It’s a great game to play offline. If you haven’t experienced this masterpiece, take it for a spin.
Super Hexagon
If you enjoy challenging arcade-style games, you’re in luck. Super Hexagon fits that description perfectly. And it’s been updated with high framerate support along with controller support, so it’s a standout release that’s pretty old but still supported. Plus, the entire game can be played offline, making it a perfect title for commuters, thanks to its bite-sized play.
Sessions tend to be quick and failure is a constant, but there is surely something incredibly fun about trying again and again to conquer the game’s simple rules and fast motion.
For $3, you can’t go wrong.
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is a farming and life simulator, a niche genre with a dedicated fanbase. If you remember having fun with titles like Harvest Moon, this has similar (but more wide-ranging) gameplay. No spoilers. You can easily spend hundreds of hours playing, with lots of replayability.
Sure, things start simple enough by planting a few crops and maybe raising a chicken or two. That’s great if you prefer to play at a casual pace. Then again, if you’re looking for a game with some depth, not to mention an endless campaign, Stardew Valley is easily a top choice in today’s roundup, especially since the game supports gamepads.
This a fun game to play with touch controls on a phone, and you can really dig in on tablets and Chromebooks while out and about thanks to the included controller support and no requirement for an internet connection.
Civilization VI — Build A City | Strategy 4X Game
Aspyr media finally brought its mobile port for Civilization VI to Android in 2020.
It came as a surprise, but it was a welcome one. Civilization VI is a demanding game, with a map full of units, territories, cities, and AI players feeding a constantly growing simulation. That means performance can dip late-game, especially when it comes to loading times.
The title chugs on the latest iPad Pro as well as the Nintendo Switch, so dropped frames can be expected. Still, the Android version is an absolute joy to play despite some minor issues. The 60-move free trial makes it easy for everyone to test the game to see how it performs on their device before spending a dime.
All around, this is a solid port from Aspyr Media, and it’s an absolute blast to play on larger screens such as tablets. Best of all, since you don’t need an internet connection to play, it’s perfect for portable sessions.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Konami’s classic Metroidvania title Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was released on the Play Store to everyone’s surprise in 2020, and it’s available for $2.
99, which is a bargain. If you haven’t played SotN, it’s a beautiful 2D platformer that offers non-linear gameplay, which encourages exploration.
The primary campaign should take about eight or nine hours to finish, so it will take more than one sitting to work your way through this release. Since you can play offline, you won’t have to worry about an internet connection once the game is installed.
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GRID Autosport
GRID Autosport is a console-quality racer that landed on Android in 2019. The full game can be had for $10, and there are no IAPs or ads, which makes this a premium release. If you’ve yet to play this racer, it mixes many racing styles, from dirt tracks to city streets, and there are numerous cars to race. In comparison, most racers on Android are free-to-play, so they contain many questionable monetization systems and a requirement for a constant internet connection.
If you’ve been searching for a premium mobile racer that won’t break the bank, can be played offline anytime you want, and offers controller support out of the box, GRID Autosport is the best racer available on the Play Store that fits these requirements.
Grimvalor
Grimvalor is an awesome hack-and-slash platformer that includes excellent graphics and a premium price point that can be unlocked through a single $7 in-app purchase. The game supports physical controllers, and you can test the gameplay without going out of pocket since the first act is available for free.
Reviews have remained positive following the game’s original release on the Apple App Store in 2018, and the Android port looks and plays as well as it does on iOS. Controllers are supported out of the box, and there’s no internet requirement once it’s installed. Grimvalor plays well on tablets and phones alike. It’s basically a perfect portable hack-and-slash game.
Rush Rally Origins
Top-down racers seem to be a dying breed, but Brownmonster Limited decided to continue its Rush Rally series with a top-down entry, and it’s a delight. Things start out challenging, but gameplay evens out once you win a few races, unlocking a few upgrades and better wrapping your head around the controls.
What’s particularly nice is that controllers are supported, along with offline functionality. Better yet, the racer is monetized fairly, with enough content to keep any racing fan busy for a good long while. Rush Rally Origins is easily one of the best premium racing games on the platform, and it excels if you dig classic-style top-down racing games.
LIMBO
Indie developers flocked to creating puzzle platformers after games like Braid took off. The spark of inspiration led to many other great puzzle platformers, one of which is Limbo, a game that started as an Xbox exclusive. In the following years, this stylish black-and-white platformer made its way to about every platform, including mobile, and the Android port is excellent.
You can play offline, and controller support is included. This is an odd game with a slight horror theme, but that’s part of the appeal—the off-the-wall nature of the story. And, get this: There’s no text and no voicework. The entire game tells its story through gameplay.
If you’ve yet to play Limbo, or it’s been a while, this one is worth a playthrough or multiple. It’s an experience and then some.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an excellent turn-based RPG that plays similarly to the classic Square Enix JRPGs from the 1990s. You can expect great graphics that suit the current crop of RPGs available on consoles and PC, which is why the Android port for Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a fantastic release.
It looks excellent, the touch controls are worthwhile, and there are hours of turn-based gameplay to enjoy. If you’re looking for a console-quality RPG experience on mobile that offers, at minimum, a 30-hour campaign that can be played in its entirety offline, Battle Chasers: Nightwar is easily one of the best RPGs currently available on Android. This is a demanding game, so more recent high-end hardware is recommended. There’s also no controller support, but the touch UI works well on tablets and phones.
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition is an absolute mouthful, but the game is fantastic, and it’s pretty gruesome to boot if you’re into that kind of thing.
Sure, it’s a niche visual novel that contains familiar tropes, such as students stuck in a school tasked with avoiding a murderer. Still, the story is worth the asking price, with twists and turns all over the place.
This is an engrossing game, and best of all, since it’s an anniversary edition, it offers all-new graphics and touchscreen support, not to mention a few gallery extras for the hardcore fans, along with offline play. You can also find the sequel on the Play Store, should you want to continue your adventure after finishing Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition.
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Morphite
Morphite is a space exploration game, often compared to titles like No Man’s Sky. While Morphite might not offer the depth of No Man’s Sky, it offers an enjoyable romp through space where you explore unknown planets while battling all manner of strange creatures. The low-poly art style looks great while keeping the performance demand of the game low.
And thanks to procedural generation, no two runs are alike, adding tons of replayability to the title.
Even though Android might not be known for quality space exploration games, Morphite is a hidden gem that’s worth exploring. Best of all, you can trial the game for free. If you like what you see, you can unlock the full title through a single in-app purchase.
Thumper: Pocket Edition
Thumper is a slick auto-running rhythm game that made its way to Android in 2019. At its core, it’s a psychedelic auto-runner that heavily relies on rhythm-based mechanics for progression. Simple taps and swipes on the screen are your controls, and you must time these interactions to the beat of the music if you want to succeed. If you prefer, the game supports physical controllers, which offer more precisely timed input. A controller is more tactile than a glass screen.
There are nine levels that take about seven and a half hours to beat, and the game can be fully played offline.
For the asking price, there’s a good bit of content included that should easily entertain for hours.
Streets of Rage 4
This one is for all of you brawler fans. Streets of Rage 4 is a 20-year followup to the third game released in the 1990s, offering some of the best beat ’em up gameplay around, hands down. Since the game has made its way to Android, it’s one of the platform’s best releases, thanks to enjoyable gameplay, not to mention a kicking soundtrack, controller support, and optional DLC that adds a new survival mode that makes the game endless.
You can pick up Streets of Rage 4 for $8, and the optional DLC that adds two new characters and the survival mode will run you $3.99. If you want to pick up the full game and its DLC, that adds up to $12, which is cheaper than the game is on every other platform.
Dicey Dungeons
Terry Cavanagh is a well-known indie developer, the man behind VVVVVV and Super Hexagon, and he launched an enthralling roguelike deck-builder in 2020 called Dicey Dungeons.
While it took two years for the game to launch on mobile, the wait was worth it as the mobile port is excellent.
This is a solo affair, so you won’t be playing online, but this means there is no meta to chase. You’re free to play at your own pace, which is a big part of Dicey Dungeons’ appeal. You’re not beholden to the dev and their ever-changing whims. What you see is what you get, a rarity that should be celebrated. Don’t miss out!
The 20 Best Offline Games on Android That Don’t Need Internet
The best offline Android games don’t require an internet connection. They’re perfect for long commutes and for wasting time when you’re away from home.
Here are our top picks for the best offline games for Android in every major genre.
1. Action/Shooter: Into the Dead 2
While the original game is a zombie-themed endless runner, the sequel Into the Dead 2 contains seven chapters and 60 levels. The best part about the game is definitely its storyline: you, James, must get to your sister Helen and daughter Maggie who are struggling to survive the zombie apocalypse just as much as you are.
What makes the story so captivating is your conversations with Helen and Maggie as they update you about their challenges, near-death experiences, escapes, and breakdowns. And if that wasn’t spine-chilling already, the story has multiple endings too!
We’re sure you’ll also enjoy upgrading your arsenal of weapons and having a variety of animal companions help you slaughter zombies. Although an offline game, Into the Dead 2 has several side stories, an endless runner mode, and regularly releases new events to compete in.
Download: Into the Dead 2 (Free, in-app purchases available)
2. Runner: Alto’s Odyssey
At first glance, this seems like just another endless runner. But play Alto’s Odyssey for a while, and you’ll realize there’s something about it that makes it impossible to put down.
Perhaps it’s the graphics and the music. Endless runners are usually frantic, but this game bucks the trend to make it a soothing, calming experience.
You’ll find yourself relaxing as you slide down sand dunes, jump to collect points, avoid obstacles, and perform backflips and double backflips for style bonuses.
Alto’s Odyssey doesn’t bring anything new to the world of runners but is highly entertaining nonetheless. That’s why it is one of the best free offline games for Android.
Download: Alto’s Odyssey (Free, in-app purchases available)
3. Chess: Really Bad Chess
Forget about the classic version of chess you’re used to. When you’re offline, fire up Really Bad Chess and challenge yourself to think differently.
In this game, while the chessboard remains standard, the pieces are completely random. You might start with three queens and a single pawn, while the computer could have a series of six rooks. It makes you discard everything you know about chess and think out of the box.
As you raise your ranking, the AI’s level stays the same, but it gets better pieces to start.
This might be our favorite non-chess chess game ever.
Download: Really Bad Chess (Free, in-app purchases available)
4. Puzzle: Mazes & More
Solving a maze is tricky because of its simplicity. Mazes & More raises the stakes on the classic game with some devious twists.
For example, in the Darkness mode, you can see the maze at the start. But then everything goes dark except a small spotlight on you, and you have to make your way to the exit. Try other modes like Ice Floor, where you end up sliding ahead of where you wanted to go, or the self-explanatory Time Trial mode and Traps mode.
In case you want a simple old game of maze-solving, there’s always Classic mode. Each mode has plenty of levels to keep you entertained till your connection comes back again.
Download: Mazes & More (Free, in-app purchases available)
5. Platform: Once Upon a Tower
Once Upon a Tower flips a lot of game elements upside down.
Instead of a prince rescuing a princess from a tower, the prince is dead, and the princess is kicking some butt with a sledgehammer to escape the dragon. And instead of climbing up a tower, she’s digging down.
On her way, she’ll have to battle monsters of all kinds, from ogres to spiders that can climb up walls. Then there are the traps that spring out of nowhere. If that wasn’t enough, she needs to be quick, or the dragon will lay waste to everything with its fiery breath. Don’t forget about the other enemy: gravity itself.
Collect coins and power-ups when you can; you’ll need them to pass the levels to escape the tower. Once Upon a Tower is oodles of fun and seemingly endless, making it one of the best offline Android games out there.
Download: Once Upon a Tower (Free, in-app purchases available)
6. Arcade: Jungle Marble Blast
Unfortunately, the classic Zuma doesn’t work without an internet connection, but some of its many knock-offs do.
Among them, we liked Jungle Marble Blast the best.
The graphics aren’t as smooth, but this isn’t a significant complaint. The gameplay is just as fun as it ever was. Tap anywhere on the screen to shoot; tap on the beetle to swap between the two colored spheres you have. Shoot the spheres at the chain going around the map to create sequences of three or more.
And when possible, get those power-ups to send the chain back, turn a large chunk into one color, or blast them into oblivion.
Jungle Marble Blast fits into the group of best offline games for Android perfectly. It’s small, lengthy, and free.
Download: Jungle Marble Blast (Free, in-app purchases available)
7. Brainy: Quizoid
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Those great brainy multiplayer games won’t work offline. Quizoid is all about challenging yourself, not someone else.
Like other such apps, Quizoid asks a question with multiple answers, and you have to pick the right one.
But since it’s you against the AI, there are a few more game modes. For example, you can play 20 questions with the computer, or you can play a timed round to answer as many as you can.
Quizoid boasts of over 7,000 trivia questions across 17 categories like entertainment, sports, science, politics, history, and more. Unfortunately, category-based quizzes are only available in the paid pro pack.
Download: Quizoid (Free)
8. Action: Tank Hero: Laser Wars
Tank Hero: Laser Wars doesn’t show up the in usual «offline game» collections, although it is among the best offline games you’ll find on Google Play.
You play the titular Tank Hero, taking out all the other tanks with your laser-powered cannon. In each level, you have to destroy all the other tanks on the map. The top-down shooter makes you control your tank with a virtual joystick, while you can tap anywhere on the screen to shoot.
Of course, it’s not that simple. As you progress, you’ll find different types of tanks, power-ups, and fiendish mazes that make your task challenging.
But remember, lasers bounce against walls, so use that to your advantage.
Download: Tank Hero: Laser Wars (Free)
9. Puzzle: Sudoku (by Fassor)
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The Play Store is filled to the brim with Sudoku games, and many of them work offline too. Fassor’s Sudoku isn’t objectively superior; it’s just the one we like the most and works perfectly.
This Sudoku does the basics right, which is all you want at times. There are four skill levels and a timer to test how quickly you can finish each type. One of Fassor’s highlights is that you can write multiple rough numbers in a cell—but be warned, this incurs a 30-second penalty.
You can check whether you’ve solved everything correctly so far anytime, but again, there’s a penalty for that. Those time penalties add up, ruining your overall score. And when you reconnect to the internet, that’s what your friends will see.
Download: Sudoku (Free, in-app purchases available)
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Shooter: Smash Hit
Smash Hit was one of the most addictive games way back in 2014, and it still holds up as a guaranteed good time. It’s a little strange to call it a shooter, but that’s essentially what it is and is among the best offline mobile games.
It plays from a first-person perspective and requires you to throw steel balls at glass objects to smash them into pieces. Building up a chain of successful hits and taking out all glasses gives you bonuses, like increasing the number of steel balls you launch simultaneously.
The whole time, you’re slowly moving ahead through levels, and the pace picks up as you progress. Make sure you don’t get hit by any glass object, and you’ll beat the game in no time. But it’s not as easy as it seems.
Download: Smash Hit (Free, in-app purchases available)
11. Racing: Traffic Rider
When you’re off the internet’s information highway, hit a different virtual highway. Get on your motorcycle in Traffic Rider and dodge the city’s traffic as you make a mad dash to the finish line in first-person.
Traffic Rider plays like an endless racer, where you need to go faster and faster to reach the finish line without crashing. But the mission mode actually makes it a little more fun than other endless racers since you can race with specific targets instead of just mindlessly zooming on.
You can even opt for other modes like time trials or a simple endless runner. Just make sure you pass the mission mode first since it unlocks some cool superbikes to quench your need for speed.
If you don’t have 100MB of storage space for Traffic Rider, try the same game developer’s earlier title, Traffic Racer. It’s quite good too, but it’s restricted to an endless runner only and doesn’t have mission modes.
Download: Traffic Rider (Free, in-app purchases available)
12. Action/Shooter: Major Mayhem 2
It’s difficult to state just how much fun Major Mayhem 2 is. It’s one of Adult Swim’s fantastic mobile games with a long single-player campaign.
You play as the titular character, taking down a string of bad guys. The game is staged like a shooting gallery. Enemies pop out from hiding spots, and you tap to kill them (or throw bombs if you’re especially angry).
The enemies will also try to shoot you, so make sure Major Mayhem doesn’t take too much damage himself. Earn bonuses for headshots, killing sprees, and cool kills, and upgrade your weapons when you can.
Download: Major Mayhem 2 (Free, in-app purchases available)
13. Fighting: Shadow Fight 2
Since the days of Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, one-on-one combat games have been a great way to pass the time. On Android, you should give Shadow Fight 2 a try.
You’ll need to learn a lot of moves to become a true warrior. The game has two action buttons (punch and kick) and a directional pad. Learn the combinations, and you’ll soon be a fantastic ninja.
Shadow Fight’s two-dimensional art style, with silhouettes instead of characters, adds to its charm.
It’s all about the fighting here, not about any frills. An offline Android game totally worth trying!
Downloads: Shadow Fight 2 (Free, in-app purchases available)
14. Platform: Swordigo
Swordigo has everything you’d expect from an old-fashioned platform game: an intriguing story, creative level design, a variety of monsters with unique powers, upgradeable weapons and armor, hidden treasure, magic spells, and a truly amazing ending that we won’t spoil for you.
Each map gives you a different feeling; while some are relaxing and homely, others are scary and filled with challenging puzzles, mazes, and enemies. And this experience is enhanced by the background music that fits the vibe of each map just right.
The controls are very responsive too; we never faced any issue whatsoever during gameplay. The game does have items you can buy, but you honestly don’t need to do so to win the game. Explore different maps, defeat monsters, and go on an adventure in Swordigo!
Download: Swordigo (Free, in-app purchases available)
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Endless Runner: Crossy Road
Crossy Road is way more addictive than you’d think and is impressively available for free despite the amount of work that went into it. The 8-bit pixel art style is gorgeous.
You control a chicken who simply wants to cross the road. Tap to go ahead one lane; swipe in any direction to move that side. Avoid the cars on the highways, the streams in your path, and make it to the safe green grass as often as you can. And you need to move fast! You’ll drive yourself nuts trying to beat your own high score.
Most importantly, even though it’s repetitive, it never gets boring, so you can play it for hours.
Download: Crossy Road (Free, in-app purchases available)
16. Casual: Power Hover
If a robot cruising through a desolate world on a hoverboard doesn’t sound fun to you, we don’t know what will. Your job in this seemingly empty world is to restore power to your robot village that had its electricity stolen by following the trial of batteries left by the thief.
Most of what makes Power Hover so appealing is its beautiful graphics and level design. Hovering through deserts, icy mountains, oceans, caves, towers, and more and avoiding all sorts of creative obstacles isn’t something you get to see in mobile games that often.
The concept of the game is rather simple and so is the gameplay, but it’s really at the higher levels where you begin to notice that it’s actually not as easy as it sounds. We recommend Power Hover if you’re looking for a fun, casual experience to kill some time.
Download: Power Hover (Free, in-app purchases available)
17. Racing: Asphalt Nitro
As opposed to the gigabytes its brothers need, Asphalt Nitro takes only 110 MB of space—and it works even on older hardware.
Nitro is a stripped-down version of the popular high-end Asphalt car racing series. The graphics aren’t as good, but the gameplay is solid. Get in your car, start competing, and keep upgrading your ride.
There are 125 levels of increasing difficulty for you to go through, which is plenty of racing time.
There are tons of good racing games, but they often need an internet connection. Asphalt Nitro perfectly meets the «free, offline, long game time» requirements. No wonder it has been named one of the best free Android games before now.
Download: Asphalt Nitro (Free, in-app purchases available)
18. Strategy: Plants vs. Zombies 2
Plants vs. Zombies 2 was a hit when it launched way back in 2013. While some years have passed, it still holds up as one of the best strategy games on mobile.
Your task is pretty simple in PvZ2. You have an array of plants with different abilities. Zombies want to infiltrate your yard and kill you. Plot the plants in a way where they can destroy the zombies before the undead can cause any harm.
As with any strategy game, it gets more difficult as you go along. While the game aggressively pushes in-app purchases, you don’t need to buy anything to enjoy this game.
Download: Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Free, in-app purchases available)
19. Sports: Flick Soccer 22
Soccer (football) is the world’s most popular sport, so it’s only natural that the Play Store is full of soccer games. Many of them are great, but when you’re offline, you want to keep playing without waiting for retries.
Flick Soccer is an annually updated game with nice graphics, accurate gameplay, and a good physics engine. All you have to do is score goals. Swipe the ball in the right trajectory to get it past the goalkeeper and defenders, and maybe even hit the moving bullseye if you can.
Target boosts like more time, double points, and so on to increase your score. Whether you want the limited-time kicks or precision kicks, Flick Soccer will keep you entertained.
Download: Flick Soccer 22 (Free, in-app purchases available)
20. Board Game (and Bluetooth Multiplayer): Sea Battle 2
Remember the good old game of Battleship? You and your opponent plot your ships on a grid map and shoot missiles at coordinates, trying to sink them all.
This digital recreation, Sea Battle 2, is as much fun as the original.
Offline, you can play against the AI and keep getting better. But you can also play this game in multiplayer over Bluetooth. That’s right; this is the only game on the list to allow two-player without needing an internet connection.
In fact, two people can play it over a single phone, taking turns. So even if your co-passenger doesn’t have it installed, you two can have a good time on the flight. Smartphones let you play other board games, but nothing comes close to Sea Battle 2.
Download: Sea Battle 2 (Free, in-app purchases available)
Not Just Games: Mobile Apps Go Offline Too
Apart from these fantastic offline games, there are plenty of other good titles on the Play Store. You’ll get much better quality if you’re willing to pay, especially with titles like Lara Croft GO. For another great offline game, check out Fallout Shelter.
And while you’re offline, don’t think that you’re only limited to games.
You can also download essential offline apps to use on your Android device.
14 offline games for Android that will captivate for a long time
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1. Subway Surfers
An exciting runner with nice graphics and excellent optimization for any device. Changing locations, the ability to choose characters and a bunch of gadgets for them do not allow the game to get bored in the first hour.
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Price: Free
2. Magic Rampage
Platform game with dozens of challenging 2D levels, character equipment system and many secret locations. You can get to most of the caches only thanks to special things that you have to find.
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Price: Free
3. Gunspell
The best combination of RPG and match 3 puzzle.
You have to explore vast spaces and face dangerous creatures that are no worse than you at finding winning combinations of the right elements and activating special skills with them.
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Price: Free
4. Soul Knight
In Soul Knight, the player has to explore dungeons, destroy monsters and search for treasures. The game is visually made in an eight-bit retro style. At the start, you need to choose one of 14 character classes. Knight, assassin, robber, elf, mage, alchemist and others are available here. Each hero has their own unique abilities and characteristics.
The dungeon has five missions to complete on three levels. We’ll have to fight off waves of enemies to open passages further. In locations there are not only opponents, but also traps. Don’t forget to open boxes with useful items.
The levels are randomly generated, which helps not to lose interest when replaying. After all, remembering the correct route and the location of objects will not work.
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Price: Free
5. The Dark Book
Role-playing game with a dark world in which you have to go a long way in search of a magical book. Here you need to destroy hordes of monsters, as well as communicate with friendly characters who will guide you along the right route.
The main character is a skeletal warrior who needs to be developed by adding new abilities and improving skills. In The Dark Book, you can not only fight with weapons, but also cast spells. Armor and other things break down pretty quickly, so you have to constantly look for new means of fighting enemies.
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Price: Free
6. Skull Towers
In this game you play as an archer to protect the city from zombies, trolls and orcs using arrows and magic. You also have to build towers and upgrade your character, developing his skills. Skull Towers will appeal to fans of tower defense (TD) strategies.
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Price: Free
7. Hungry Shark World
A bloodthirsty arcade game in which you have to control deadly sharks that eat everything in their path. When you explore the depths of the sea and the coastline, do not forget that for every predator there is always another monster.
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Price: Free
8. N.O.V.A. — Legacy
A shooter that will run smoothly even on relatively weak devices. Dozens of locations, a lot of weapons, character customization and difficult bosses — all this awaits the players.
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Price: Free
9. Space Marshals 2
Tactical top-down shooter combines sci-fi and western style. In the game, you take on the role of Burton, who hunts criminals throughout the galaxy. To successfully complete missions, you need not only to be able to shoot, but also to think over your actions, plan attacks, select equipment and equipment.
The best option here is a stealthy passage.
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Price: Free
10. Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
Horror puzzle game with cartoon graphics. In the role of the legendary homicidal maniac Jason Voorhees, you need to hunt down your victims and complete more than 100 levels. In the process, you will interfere with the police, traps, cats, Jason’s mom and other complicating the situation of the meeting.
The game can be set to an adult mode with scary liquidation scenes, or to a more relaxed family level.
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Price: Free
11. Alto’s Adventure
Sleek 2D snowboarding runner. The game features realistic physics, fully dynamic lighting and weather effects unique to each new track.
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Price: Free
12. Grand Mountain Adventure
In this sports game you can go skiing and snowboarding.
You will drive off the big slopes and explore ski resorts all over the world. Initially, a demo version with one free track is available.
Full version unlocks all seven open world peaks. A total of 100 challenges are available in 10 different types — freeride, big air, slopestyle and others. Also in Grand Mountain Adventure there is a multiplayer mode that works through a direct Wi-Fi connection.
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Price: Free
13. Kingdom Rush
The first chapter of the well-known series of TD-games, distinguished by unusual art and thoughtful gameplay. Players are waiting not only for towers of different purposes and pumping, but also dozens of opponents, many of which need a special approach.
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Price: Free
14. Drift Max Pro
A game for drift lovers in which you can carry out detailed tuning of vehicles. Career Mode lets you earn money, complete challenges, unlock upgrade kits, and build your garage.
Races are held on tracks in Moscow, New York, Tokyo and other famous cities. In competitions, you can use powerful cars of different brands and even build your own unique car.
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This article was first published in May 2018. In July 2022, we updated the text.
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Top 20 offline games for Android that don’t need internet
Best offline games for Android don’t need internet connection. They are ideal for long commutes and when you are away from home.
Here’s our pick of the best Android offline games across all major genres.
1. Alto’s Odyssey
At first glance, this looks like another endless runner. But play Alto’s Odyssey for a bit and you’ll realize there’s something about it that makes it interesting.
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You will relax going down the sand dunes, jumping, collecting points, avoiding obstacles.
Alto’s Odyssey doesn’t bring anything new to the world of runners, but it’s very interesting nonetheless.
Alto’s Odyssey
Price:
Free
2.Really Bad Chess
Forget the classic version of chess you’re used to. When you’re offline, fire up Really Bad Chess and force yourself to think differently.
In this game, although the chessboard remains standard, the pieces are completely random. You can start with three queens and one pawn, while a computer might have six rooks. It forces you to drop everything you know about chess and think outside the box.
As you rank up, the level of the AI stays the same, but it gets better pieces to start with. This may be my favorite non-chess chess game.
Really Bad Chess
Price:
Free
3. Puzzle: mazes and more
In dark mode, you can see the maze at the beginning. But then everything turns dark, except for a small spotlight shining on you, and you must fight your way to the exit.
Try other modes such as ice floor where you end up sliding forward or trap mode.
If you want a simple old maze game, there’s always a classic mode. Each mode has multiple levels to keep you entertained until the internet kicks in.
Labyrinths and more
Price:
Free
4.The Tower: Once Upon A Tower
Once Upon A Tower turns a lot of game elements upside down. Instead of the prince rescuing the princess from the tower, the prince is dead and the princess is swinging a sledgehammer to escape the dragon. And instead of climbing the tower, she digs.
Along the way, she will have to fight monsters of all kinds, from ogres to wall-climbing spiders. There are traps that appear out of nowhere. She needs to act quickly, otherwise the dragon will destroy everything with its fiery breath. Don’t forget about another enemy: gravity.
Collect coins and bonuses whenever you can; you will need them to complete the levels and leave the tower.
«Once Upon A Tower» is a lot of fun and seemingly endless.
Once Upon a Tower
Price:
Free
5.Arcade: Jungle Marble Blast
Unfortunately, the classic Zuma doesn’t work without an internet connection, but some of its many fakes do. Among them, I liked Jungle Marble Blast the most.
The graphics aren’t as smooth, but that’s not a major complaint. The gameplay is just as fun as ever. Click anywhere on the screen to shoot; click on the beetle to swap the colored orbs you have.
Shoot the orbs in a chain around the map to create sequences of three or more.
Jungle Marble Blast fits into the group of the best offline games for Android. It’s small, long, and free.
Marble search
Price:
Free
6.Intellect — Quizoid
Quizoid is a challenge to yourself, not to anyone else.
Like other similar apps, Quizoid asks a question with multiple answers, and you have to choose the right one.
But since you’re against the AI, there are a few more game modes. For example, you can play 20 questions with the computer or play a specific round to answer as many questions as you can.
Quizoid boasts over 7,000 trivia questions in 17 categories such as entertainment, sports, science, politics, history and more. Unfortunately, tests by category are only available in a paid package.
Quizoid: Offline Trivia Quiz 2
Price:
Free
7.Arcade — Tank Hero: Laser Wars
Tank Hero: Laser Wars doesn’t show up in the regular «offline game» collections, but I’m wondering why it’s not as popular.
You play as the titular Tank Hero, destroying all other tanks with your laser cannon. At each level, you must destroy all other tanks on the map.
Top Down Shooter allows you to control the tank with a virtual joystick and you can tap anywhere on the screen to shoot.
Of course, not everything is so simple.
As you progress, you will find different types of tanks, power-ups and monstrous labyrinths that make your task more difficult. But remember, lasers bounce off walls, so use that to your advantage.
Tank Hero: Laser Wars
Price:
Free
8.Puzzle: Sudoku (by Fassora)
The Play Store is filled to the brim with Sudoku games, and many of them also work offline. Sudoku Fassora doesn’t objectively outperform them, but it’s my favorite and works great.
This Sudoku does the basics right, which is whatever you want from time to time. There are four skill levels and a timer to see how fast you can finish each type. One of the highlights of Fassora is that you can write some rough numbers in a cell, but be aware, this incurs a 30 second penalty.
You can check if you got it right at any time, but again, there is a penalty for doing so. Those time penalties add up, ruining your overall score. And when you connect to the Internet, your friends will see it.
Sudoku
Price:
Free
9.Shooter: Smash Hit
Smash Hit was one of the most addictive games of 2014 and is still considered a guaranteed good time. It’s a little strange to call her a shooter, but in fact it is.
You are playing in first person and you have to throw steel balls at glass objects to break them into pieces. Creating a chain of successful hits and removing all points gives you bonuses such as increasing the number of steel balls you launch at the same time.
All the while, you’ve been slowly advancing through the levels, and as you progress, the pace picks up. Make sure you don’t get hurt by any glass object and you will win the game in no time. But it’s not as easy as it seems.
Smash Hit
Price:
Free
10. Racing: Traffic Rider
Get on your bike in Traffic Rider and dodge city traffic as you make a frantic first-person dash to the finish line.
Traffic Rider plays like an endless racer where you have to go faster and faster to reach the finish line without crashing. But the mission mode actually makes it a bit more fun than other endless racers, as you can race against specific targets instead of just mindlessly increasing the distance.
You can even choose other modes such as time trial or simple endless runner. Just make sure you beat mission mode first, as it unlocks some cool superbikes to satisfy your need for speed.
If you don’t have 100 MB of disk space for Traffic Rider, try the previous version of the same game developer, Traffic Racer. It’s not bad either, but it’s only limited to the endless runner and has no mission modes.
Traffic Rider
Price:
Free
11.Action / Shooter: Major Mayhem
It’s hard to say how much fun Major Mayhem is. This is one of the fantastic mobile games from Adult Swim with a lengthy single player campaign.
You play as the titular character, taking down a number of bad guys.
The game is organized like a shooting range. Enemies pop out of cover and you shoot to kill them (or throw bombs if you’re especially angry).
Enemies will also try to shoot you, so make sure Major Mayhem doesn’t take too much damage himself. Earn bonuses for headshots, kills, and cool kills, and upgrade your weapons whenever you can.
Major Mayhem
Price:
Free
12.Shadow Fight
Since the days of Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, one-on-one fighting games have become a great way to pass the time. On Android, you should try Shadow Fight.
You will need to learn a lot of kicks to become a real warrior. The game has two action buttons as well as a direction key. Learn combinations and you will soon become a fantastic ninja.
Shadow Fight’s 2D art style with silhouettes instead of characters adds to the charm. It’s all about the fights here, not any frills.
Shadow Fight 2
Price:
Free
13.Platformer: Shadow Blade Zero
Kuro ninja might be your new favorite gaming mascot. Nothing will stop him in his quest to find his teacher and deliver an important message.
Jump into the world of Shadow Blade and you will slash enemies and jump over traps until you find your master.
Shadow Blade Zero
Price:
Free
14. Endless Runner: Crossy Road
Crossy Road is a lot more interesting than you might think, and impressively available for free despite the amount of work that went into making it.
The 8-bit pixel art style is great. You control a chicken that just wants to cross the road. Click to go one lane; swipe in any direction to move that side.
Avoid cars on highways, streams in your path, and get to safe green grass as often as possible. And you need to move fast!
Crossy Road
Price:
Free
15.
Puzzle: Lasers
Lasers made it to the top of Reddit’s poll for the best offline games for Android. Start playing and you will understand why. The game is intuitive but challenging.
Each level starts with at least one active laser and one or more targets. You will also have a set of mirrors, glasses, or other types of blocks to move around.
Position them so that the laser hits every target.
Lazors
Price:
Free
16.Racing: Asphalt Nitro
Unlike the gigabytes that its brothers need, Asphalt Nitro only takes up 110 MB of space — and works even on an old device.
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Nitro is a stripped down version of the popular Asphalt racing series. The graphics are not that good, but the gameplay is good. Get in your car, start competing and keep improving your car.
You have to go through 125 levels of increasing difficulty, which is enough for racing.
There are many good racing games out there, but they often require an internet connection.
Asphalt Nitro fully meets the requirements of «free, offline, long game time».
Asphalt Nitro
Price:
To be announced
17. Strategy: Plants vs. Zombies 2
Plants vs. Zombies 2 was a hit when it launched in 2015. Despite the fact that several years have passed, it is still considered one of the best strategy games for mobile devices.
Your task is quite simple in PvZ2. You have a variety of plants with different abilities. Zombies want to sneak into your yard and kill you. Plan the plant in such a way that it can destroy the zombies before the undead can do any harm.
Although the game actively promotes in-app purchases, you do not need to purchase anything to enjoy this game.
Plants vs Zombies™ 2
Price:
Free
18.RPG: Pixel Dungeon
It’s rare to find a free game without ads or hidden purchases. Rejoice, because Pixel Dungeon is a fantastic RPG that is completely free.
You play as a warrior, hunter, mage or rogue stuck in the dungeons looking for adventure.
Explore below and below, finding new secrets, monsters, potions and magical plants. The pixelated design and text commentary are the cherry on top for what is already a fun game.
You won’t realize where the time has gone when you upgrade your character and explore the dungeon.
Pixel Dungeon
Price:
Free
19.Sports: Football
Football is the world’s most popular sport, so it’s only natural that the Play Store is full of football games. Many of them are great, but when you’re offline you want to keep playing.
Flick Soccer is an annual updated game with great graphics, accurate gameplay and a good physics engine.
All you have to do is score goals. Swipe the ball in the correct trajectory to get past the goalkeeper and defenders. Increasing the goal, such as increasing time, doubling points, etc.
