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To play Steam games offline, you'll need to turn on offline mode.
- You can play many Steam games offline - as long as they're single-player or local multiplayer games and fully up-to-date.
- Steam requires you to be connected to the internet when you activate offline mode, which you'll need to do before you can launch games without an internet connection.
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If you've ever been without internet, you've probably been disappointed that Steam doesn't work like it should.
However, if you set Steam to offline mode, you can play single-player or local multiplayer games anywhere.
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Here's how to find the setting.
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How to play Steam games offline
1. Open Steam. If you're on a PC, in the toolbar at the top of the screen, select "Steam." If you're using a Mac, select "Account."
2. Select "Go Offline."
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Select "Go offline" from the Steam dropdown menu.
3. Steam will prompt you to restart in offline mode. Only fully up-to-date games at the time of the restart will be available, so make sure everything is updated. However, Steam won't check for updates after this point, meaning you can keep playing games in offline mode indefinitely.
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Steam will prompt you to restart in offline mode, meaning the application will close and reopen.
Cloud saves, Friends Lists, and other online-only features will be disabled in offline mode.
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