Offline games are also super handy when traveling and don’t have access to the internet, or for those tough couple of days at the end of the month when you’ve run out of data.
Below are five games that you can play offline:
Don’t Starve (iOS, Android)
The popular PC game Don’t Starve is also available on mobile devices and is the perfect game to lose yourself in and also lose a few hours at the same time, even better is that this game can be played completely offline if you opt to store your files on your phone rather than the cloud storage option. You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. The way you play is completely up to you, become a hunter, surviving off of nothing but rabbits or build your own vegetable farm and cook delicious recipes, just make sure you don’t starve otherwise it’s game over.
Calculator the Game
Calculator the Game is an interesting take on app puzzle games that challenge not just your math skill but also your ability to think numerous steps ahead at a time. Each level presents you with a calculator with a limited number of buttons available and a target number you must reach. With a mix of traditional calculator buttons and some strange extras including reversing a number and stuffing numbers through portals your goal is to reach your target number before you run out of moves. Calculator is a game that will truly give your brain a workout and a real sense of achievement.
Threes (iOS, Android)
Threes! Is a highly addictive puzzle game, that’s quick to learn but impossible to master. Match to identical numbered tiles and they will combine to show their sum, keep combining them to create the highest number possible but be careful because every time you move a tile a new one will appear and the game ends when the board is full. This game will provide you with hours of fun and frustration as you try to find the perfect combinations to place you at the top of the leader board.
Bubble Shooter (iOS, Android)
Bubble Shooter is an extremely basic game that quickly becomes addictive, shoot bubbles to match three or more of the same color and make them disappear scoring points, and the level is complete when you clear the board. Bubble Shooter is such a basic game that in theory it should quickly become boring but this is not the case, you can easily loose hours at a time playing this game. Bubble Shooter is also a completely offline game, making it the perfect way to make a few in-flight hours disappear.
Unblock Me (iOS, Android)
Unblock Me is an addictive puzzle game that will challenge you and keep you busy for hours at a time. The aim of the game is simple, move the wooden pieces to release the red piece sounds easy but as you progress through the levels you quickly discover this is more of a challenge than you could have ever imagined. With a number of difficulty levels Unblock Me is a game that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.