Currently, a hobby and a form of entertainment for many people are electronic games, and two of the main platforms that users use to play games are the computer and the smartphone. The 7th edition of the Game Our Country Survey (PGB), held in 2022, showed that 73,4% of our countrymen play electronic games, and about 40% of these declared that the PC is their main platform to play.
However, many of the games available on these platforms need access to the Internet, making it impossible for a considerable portion of players to participate.
Even though most people nowadays have access to the Internet, even if it is limited, there are many times when there is no signal or places without coverage from Internet providers.
Allied to this, disconnecting from the internet can be very good for your health. According to the “2022 Global Digital” report, released by the We Are Social agency, our country is one of the countries that spends the most time connected, with an average of 9 hours a day on the internet.
All that time online can have numerous negative health effects, from psychological and emotional health, with the risk of worsening insomnia, depression, anxiety disorder and social phobia, to physical health, such as joint problems, vision and the nervous system.
11 Offline Games for PC, Android and iOS
To support players who want to enjoy a game but do not have access to the Internet, we have created a list of the main titles for computers and smartphones that can be played offline, check it out below.
1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Winner of numerous awards around the world, including Game of the Year at The Game Award, one of the top gaming awards, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an action RPG developed by CD Projekt RED, inspired by the book series by Wiedzin fantasy, by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.
The game follows the journey of Geralt of Rivia, a witch from the wolf school known as the White Wolf, who lives in a medieval society full of fantasy elements such as magic, dragons, undead and monsters.
The player can explore the entire map, on foot, on horseback or through fast travel, passing through different kingdoms with their own very detailed stories. The game mechanics are also very detailed, with a diverse skill tree offering different types of gameplay, allowing the player to specialize in elemental damage, physical combat or even persuasion techniques.
The game is available for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.
To access The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt page click here.
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The fifth game in the hit franchise developed by Bethesda has also won many awards, including Game of the Year at The Game Awards, and despite being released in 2022, it features remasters for next-gen consoles and PC to this day.
The RPG offers a giant medieval kingdom, with magical creatures, dragons, warring kingdoms and numerous side quests, which can be explored in first or third person.
One of the highlights of the title is the customization, with many different classes, each with their physical characteristics and advantages and disadvantages within that universe. Your character's combat type can also be customized, with items and abilities specific to fighters, archers, and mages.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is available on numerous platforms, and can be found for PC on Steam at this link.
3. Life is Strange
With a slightly different proposal from the other games, Life is Strange is a game, published by Square Enix, that follows the story of Max Caulfield, who, upon returning to his hometown and reconnecting with his childhood friend, Chloe Price, discovers that he has the ability to go back in time, triggering various catastrophes in the city that threaten the future of the characters and all the inhabitants of the city.
The game is divided into episodes, with the first one being available for free, and presents an immersive experience for the player, with a story that is shaped by the choices made by him throughout the gameplay. In addition to PC, the game is also available for Android and iOS.
To download Life Is Strange for PC, click here.
To download Life Is Strange for iOS, click here.
To download Life Is Strange for Android, click here.
4.Cuphead
Known for its characteristic cartoon style and very challenging levels, Cuphead is a platform game with many puzzles and powerful level bosses.
The character traits, scenarios and enemies are very reminiscent of the 30s drawings, and the game tells the story of two characters, the main character and his brother Mugman, who need to go through challenges and defeat enemies to pay off a debt made to the Devil.
Created by Chad Moldenhauer and Jared Moldenhauer, from Canada, his style was inspired by the golden age of American cartoons, such as the drawings by Walt Disney Animation Studio.
The game is available for PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. For more information click here.
5.Undertale
With a style of conflict resolution quite different compared to other games of the genre, Undertale is an RPG that shapes the story according to the player's choices, and allows different ways of dealing with enemies encountered on the way, giving the option of , at the end of the battles, spare them or kill them.
Developed by American Toby Fox, independently, the game tells the story of a child who fell into a cave isolated from the outside world by a magical barrier. When exploring the place, the player encounters different enemies, choosing the type of interaction he will have with them, whether friendly or not.
The game was released in 2022 for PC and Mac, and a few years later for Playstation 4, Playstation Vita and Nintendo Switch, and won numerous awards around the world.
Click here to play Undertale.
6. Stardew Valley
With a gameplay style that many of our countrymen will recognize, due to the popularity that games like Happy Harvest made a few years ago, Stardew Valley is a farming and harvesting RPG released in 2022, developed by Eric Barone.
With clear inspiration from the Harvest Moon series, the game is set on a farm, which the player must take care of and make decisions and take actions to expand it. With 5 different types of farm, which are chosen at the beginning of the game, the objective of the game is to collect resources and perform tasks to grow crops and raise animals, making the farm profitable and expandable, adding new buildings and additional resources. .
Available for both PC and Android and iOS smartphones, the Game has many customization options and interactions with other characters who live in the city, making it possible to discover new stories, greatly increasing the available game time.
To download Stardew Valley for PC, click here.
To download Stardew Valley for Android, click here.
To download Stardew Valley for iOS, click here.
7. Limbo
Released in 2022 by an independent developer from Denmark, Limbo is a platform game with very challenging puzzles and a unique setting, with most of the scenarios and characters, including the main one, being seen only by silhouettes and shadows against a background white.
The player takes control of a girl in search of her older sister, who got lost in a forest, and on the way encounters various challenges and monsters. The game's sinister and mysterious atmosphere makes good use of silence as a suspense tool, and the story develops from player interactions with characters encountered along the way and interactions with the setting.
The game mechanics are based on trial and error, with traps and enemies that appear by surprise and kill the player, making him need to come up with a strategy to get through them without being attacked or killed.
Like Stardew Valley, the game is available for both PC and Android and iOS smartphones.
To download Limbo for PC, click here.
To download Limbo for Android, click here
To download Limbo for iOS, click here.
8. Overcooked
Overcooked is a game that, despite being offline, offers a very interesting local cooperative gameplay, making it a great option to play with friends. The game offers a single player mode, in which the player can play alone, or in teams of up to 4 people, who must command a frantic kitchen, preparing dishes while objects and parts of the map move, traps appear among other obstacles.
The game's plot is quite simple, set in a fictional kingdom called "Onion Kingdom", which is in danger and must be saved by the player and his team. As the player progresses through the stages, new levels and bosses are unlocked, with increasingly challenging maps and a style of play that can yield good laughs and many hours of fun among friends.
To download Overcooked for PC, click here.
9. GTA San Andreas
Inspired by the famous Rockstar game series, GTA San Andreas is the adaptation of one of the most popular games in the franchise for mobile devices. With graphics and gameplay similar to the original game, but with the necessary adaptations for iOS and Android, the game bets on nostalgia to captivate old and new players of the franchise.
With a giant open world, inspired by cities in California like Los Angeles and San Francisco, the game follows Carl Johnson (CJ), in a city full of gangs, crime, drugs and corruption.
With a wide variety of vehicles, weapons, clothes and customization options, the game is a classic that has been adapted for mobile, being a great option both to remember the original gameplay on consoles such as Playstation 2 and Xbox, and to start new players in the franchise.
To download GTA San Andreas for Android click here.
To download GTA San Andreas for iOS click here.
10. candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush is a puzzle game initially released for Facebook in 2022, and later released for Android and iOS, and in a short time it became one of the most downloaded games on the Google Play Store and App Store, with active players to this day. .
Because it has players even 10 years after its launch, the game continues to be updated by King Games, the title's developer, until today, with thousands of different stages and an internal market, which works with the purchase of coins and collects, for the company , millions of dollars per year.
The success of the first game led to the creation of a franchise, with the release of Candy Crush Soda Saga in 2022, Candy Crush Jelly Saga in 2022 and Candy Crush Friends Saga in 2022. Its popularity reached Activision, which bought the game. developer and game rights in 2022 for $5,9 billion.
To download Candy Crush for Android, click here.
To download Candy Crush for iOS, click here.
11. Plants Vs Zombies
One of the most popular tower defense and strategy games, Plants vs. Zombies was originally developed for Windows and OS X, but later adapted for consoles and mobile devices.
In the game, the player assumes the role of an owner of a territory in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, and his objective is to protect his home from the undead using plants, which have different functions that help in this defense, from shooting projectiles, preventing the passage of the zombies or generate energy for the player to make the crops.
The game's success made it become a franchise, with direct sequels with the same gameplay, such as Plants vs Zombies 2 and Plants vs Zombies 3, and games of different genres set in this universe, such as Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 1 and 2 and Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville.
To download Plants Vs Zombies for PC, click here.
To download Plants Vs Zombies for Android, click here.
To download Plants Vs Zombies for iOS, click here.
