STEAM WON'T SHOW AN OPTION TO START OFFLINE WHEN RAN

[Javis]

When our computer is in Offline mode and we start steam It'll show two buttons right? the "Retry Connection" button and the "Start Offline Mode" Button. But for me, why won't steam show the "Start Offline Mode" Button but it only shows "Retry Connection"?

[Paoerqiuwen]

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[🜂∴🜏 Cassie]

https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/245812/start-steam-in-offline-mode-without-an-internet-connection

You cannot start Steam without logging in. You need to either log in with a username and password or with saved credentials. You cannot login to Steam with a username and password without an Internet connection. You cannot save credentials without first logging into Steam with a user name and password. You cannot start Steam in offline mode without saved credentials.

What this all means is that in order to start Steam in offline mode, you need to have previously connected your PC to the Internet and successfully logged in to Steam. The "Don't save account credentials on this computer" setting must have been turned off when you did so. If you haven't already done this then there's nothing you can do to start Steam without an Internet connection.

If you are ever able to connect your PC to the Internet then you should follow Valve's instructions on how to use offline mode:

Using Offline Mode on a PC.

Please follow the instructions below to configure Offline Mode on your PC:

1. Start Steam online - make sure the Remember my password box on the login window is checked

2. Verify that all game files are completely updated - you can see the update status for a game under the Library section (when the game shows as 100% - Ready it is ready to be played in Offline Mode)

3. Launch the game you would like to play offline to verify that there are no further updates to download - shut down the game and return to Steam once you have confirmed that the game can be played

4. Go to Steam > Settings to ensure the Don't save account credentials on this computer option is **not* selected

5. From the main Steam window, go to the Steam menu and select Go Offline

6. Click Restart in Offline Mode to restart Steam in Offline Mode

[Leothew]

Originally posted by JasDavINK:

When our computer is in Offline mode and we start steam It'll show two buttons right? the "Retry Connection" button and the "Start Offline Mode" Button. But for me, why won't steam show the "Start Offline Mode" Button but it only shows "Retry Connection"?

This is happening to me too did you find a solution?

[Heat Guard]

Yesterday we lost the net for a while, when I turned my pc on to play some games Steam refused to log in cause there was no internet, and never gave an option for offline. I know about the option in the settings and to my knowledge it wasn't checked, and after the net did come back up I quickly looked to see if it changed without me knowing, and it was still unchecked, far as I can tell there was absolutely no reason I wasn't able to log into offline mode.

[Thermate]

Steam just dropped 12 million players without a functioning offline mode. There is absolutely no reason why the offline mode should not work right now. f****** i***** go **** ******* **** train wreck. no wonder ****** is ***** ****** ***** ***** you ***** ****** ******** **** *****.

[arthour05]

I guessing we've all discovered that Steam no longer has an offline mode while its servers crap out?

[Moojuice]

Yep, I just searched for the offline button but there is no such thing anymore...

[CMDR Patchies]

i got connection, yet steam doesnt connect. And have simply no option to go offlinemode. Simply only retry connection.

[Gratak]

One day late for an April's Fool!

[Celorico De Basto]

Originally posted by CMDR Teardanos:

i got connection, yet steam doesnt connect. And have simply no option to go offlinemode. Simply only retry connection.

And how did you solve it?