Offline Games: Play Without Wi-Fi or Internet

All 15 games here work with no Wi-Fi or mobile data once you have opened the site one time on your device. Load it while you're online, and every game is ready for flights, road trips and places with no signal.

The games

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How offline play works

The first time you visit, your browser quietly saves the whole site to your device: every game, the rules guides and everything the games need to run. After that, pages open from the saved copy whether you have a signal or not. There is nothing to download from an app store and no account to sign in to, so nothing needs a connection to check who you are.

Computer opponents run on the device too, and the current game saves itself after every move. If a flight lands mid-game, you can pick up where you left off.

Get ready before you lose signal

  1. Open the site once while online and stay on the page for a moment so the saving can finish.
  2. Add it to your home screen (optional). On iPhone or iPad, tap Share in Safari, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open the Chrome menu and choose Install app or Add to Home screen. On a computer, Chrome and Edge show an install icon in the address bar.
  3. Test it. Switch on airplane mode and open a game. If it loads, you’re set.
  4. Chess against the computer? Open the chess page once while online so the full chess engine is saved. Until then, a simpler built-in opponent fills in.

On iPhone and iPad, Safari can clear saved data for websites you haven’t opened in a while, so the home screen icon is the more reliable choice there.

The games

Short waits and quick rounds

  • Tic-Tac-Toe: a round takes about a minute.
  • Hangman: the word lists are built in, so the computer can pick words offline.
  • Four in a Row: drop discs, line up four.
  • Dots and Boxes: a small board fits a coffee break.
  • Mancala: sow stones and fill your store in about ten minutes.
  • Gomoku: five in a row on a 15×15 board.

Longer games for flights and long drives

  • Chess: brush up first with the chess rules guide.
  • Checkers: forced jumps and kinging are handled for you.
  • Backgammon: the dice are built in, so there’s nothing to drop under a seat.
  • Reversi: flip discs and fight for the corners.
  • Nine Men’s Morris: form mills and take your opponent’s pieces.

For the whole car or cabin

  • Ludo: two to four players, with computer players for empty seats.
  • Snakes and Ladders: pure luck, so the youngest can win.
  • Chinese Checkers: two, three, four or six players on the star board.
  • Yacht dice: five dice and a scorecard, from one to six players.

Looking for something to play with one friend? See the 2 player games.

Frequently asked questions

Do the games really work with no internet at all?

Yes. On your first visit the browser saves the site to your device. After that, every game opens and plays from that saved copy, with or without a connection.

Do I have to install an app?

No. Opening the site once in your browser is enough. Adding it to your home screen or installing it from your browser is optional, but it gives you a one-tap icon and a full-screen window.

Can I play against the computer offline?

Yes. Computer opponents run on your device, not on a server. For the strongest chess opponent, open the chess page once while you're online so its chess engine gets saved too.

Will my game still be there if I close the browser?

Yes. The current game auto-saves on the device, so you can close the tab, switch apps or turn off the screen and pick up where you stopped.

Why did the site stop working offline?

Usually because the browser's saved site data was cleared, either by you or by the browser itself. Open the site once while you're online and it saves itself again.

Add to your Home Screen

Install Pass and Play Games so it opens like an app and works offline.

  1. Tap the Share button in Safari’s toolbar.
  2. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen .
  3. Tap Add. The games now open from your Home Screen.