The game gets an offline mode?

[Snowflake ♛]

The game gets an offline mode because it doesn't work offline, I hope it gets one, it would be a shame if not

[ozz]

u dont have to play online

[Xeawn ~Rafa~]

They may be referring to "true offline" like the Switch version has. Presently (unless this was changed in an update I'm not aware of), you have to be online to start playing offline, i.e. you've got to be online to sign into your Microsoft account, then you can play offline during that session.

Whereas on the Switch version has true offline where you never have to touch the internet to play it.

[Snowflake ♛]

I hope this also comes to PC so that it can be played without internet

[Dev]

Can confirm in 2025 that the game on Steam requires you to be online whenever you’re launching the game. So it’s not offline proof and especially not travel friendly.

Just to be clear. If you are not online when launching the game, the game will not let you progress past the endless login error loop screen so only way is to force quit the game and play something else that allows offline play

[Traltwin]

Last Epoch has an offline mode.

[awdean22]

♥♥♥♥ all online only nonsense and ♥♥♥♥ everyone who forced it on us all and ♥♥♥♥ all those who didnt stand up and kick the ♥♥♥♥ out of any dev or pub who forced this ♥♥♥♥.

[awdean22]

Ive always hated online only crap and view it as one of the dumbest decisions ever made by the gaming industry as a whole. I barely tolerate it now but if i had my way, Online only would go the way of the dodo. If you cant be arsed to allow true proper offline play, ♥♥♥♥ off.

[Dev]

Originally posted by awdean22:

Ive always hated online only crap and view it as one of the dumbest decisions ever made by the gaming industry as a whole. I barely tolerate it now but if i had my way, Online only would go the way of the dodo. If you cant be arsed to allow true proper offline play, ♥♥♥♥ off.

I blame companies like Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft for pushing online DRM into single player games. Sea of Thieves should have offline single player only but currently the game is unplayable without an initial internet connection to login.