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Best offline action games

List of the best apps

1.Asphalt 8: Airborne

with in-app purchases

Asphalt 8: Airborne is a racing game developed by Gameloft in 2013. It's suitable for fans of extreme arcade racing games, featuring luxury dream cars and phenomenal graphics that would even please racing simulation enthusiasts.

  • Kenneth Tran

    by Kenneth Tran

    I really love Asphalt 8's wide variety of cars. They're awesome and this game is a blast.

2.Into the Dead

Paid: $1.99 with in-app purchases

Into the Dead is an action game set in a zombie apocalypse where you have to run for your life and defend yourself by unlocking powerful weapons and perks. The game is developed by PikPok for Windows and mobile devices.

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  • Age rating:12+

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  • Publisher:Prodigy Design Limited T/A Sidhe Interactive

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  • Andrea Spencer

    by Andrea Spencer

    Lots of thrills in this one, and I like it. It's one of the zombie games, so expect lots of blood and dead bodies. The zombies are waiting for you (wh More

  • Dorothy Wallace

    by Dorothy Wallace

    I can honestly say that I prefer this over the part 2 of this game. This one has a more actrion-feel to it and doesn't shy away from unrealistic featu More

3.Transistor

Paid: $19.99

Transistor is a science fiction action, indie, and RPG game where the player takes on the role of the character Red as she travels through a series of locations, fighting against her enemies known as the Process. It is developed and published by Supergiant Games.

  • Cecilia Sandoval

    by Cecilia Sandoval

    The art and graphics are good with this game. It has very favorable reviews and very little complaints.

4.XCOM: Enemy Within

Paid: $9.99

XCOM: Enemy Within is an action game that allows you to play in a 3rd person point of view. In this game, you have to win against alien invaders using weapons and abilities while carrying powerful and dangerous fighting tools.

  • Cheng Chang

    by Cheng Chang

    sci-fi games that pit humans against aliens is fun, if i do say so meself. this one is a breath of fresh air due to the offline capability and doesnt  More

  • by Donna Nichols

    It's a cash-in on the XCOM name brand. It's just passable enough to please the plebs but it's really not that great.

5.Alto's Adventure

Paid: $4.99 with in-app purchases

Alto's Adventure is an adventure game developed by Noodlecake Studios Inc for iOS and Android devices. This game allows the player to join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey. 

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  • Age rating:9+

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  • Genre:Adventure

  • Judy King

    by Judy King

    It's engaging and captivating scenery and BGM makes this game such a joy to play despite its repetitiveness. It's a mobile game, so you can expect it  More

  • Kelly Rice

    by Kelly Rice

    This is a fun little game. It's interesting and single player so you don't need an online connection to play.

6.Dead Effect 2

with in-app purchases

Dead Effect 2 is a first-person sci-fi shooter game. Fight for freedom in the spaceship and upgrade your weapons and your body implants. Train and develop your character as your enemies get stronger and bigger. 

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  • Age rating:17+

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  • Publisher:BadFly Interactive

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  • Genre:Mild Horror/Fear

  • by Christine Hopkins

    Dead Effect 2 is a great sci-fi shooter game. A nice, different take on a shooter game, but the app requires being online so it is not a good option for offline action games.

7.XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Paid: $29.99 Varies by plan

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical video game created by Firaxis Games and Feral Interactive. It is a reboot of the 1994 classic video game, UFO: Enemy Unknown. It was released in 2012 for different platforms.

  • Tyler Contreras

    by Tyler Contreras

    XCOM: Enemy Unknown is action packed war game. You direct missions and soldiers towards greatness! Use cool weapons and strategies to guide your army  More

  • Michael Stephens

    by Michael Stephens

    Enemy Unknown has very high-quality graphics. Now that the game is bit older, the price has really come down. It's a great value.

8.Infinity Blade III

Paid: $6.99 with in-app purchases

Infinity Blade III is an action role-playing game for iOS, developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games. It is the third game in the Infinity Blade series of video games featuring Siris and Isa as the main characters. 

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  • by Joyce Bradley

    This is a cool game that let's you play when you are offline. Sometimes there are syncing issues after being offline, so look out for that.

9.Crashlands

Paid: $6.99

Crashlands is an adventure role-playing and crafting game created by Butterscotch Shenanigans. It is a game where players take the role of a trucker trying to survive on different planets. It won Gamezebo's Game of the Year award in 2016.

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  • Genre:RPG

  • by Eric Jiang

    I would avoid Crashlands if you need an action game. I felt like the APRG settings really made the game move at a slow pace and the graphics weren't too great.

10.Plague Inc.

Paid: $0.99 with in-app purchases

Plague Inc. is a simulation game that requires strategic skills and revolves around the idea of survival of the fittest. Player's aim is to put an end to human history by infecting a disease and eventually make it a plague.

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  • Vivaan Bose

    by Vivaan Bose

    what better way 2 spend the weekend than to create your own disease and kill off the entire human population. sit back and laugh with glee as they try More

  • Ronald Price

    by Ronald Price

    Playing this simulation is like being a grand villain in a James Bond film. Evolution is your friend as your pathogen becomes a plague on humanity!

11.Batman: Return to Arkham

Paid: $19.99

Batman: Return To Arkham is a remaster of the two most acclaimed Batman games of the last generation - Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City with many new features as new improved graphics and lightning effects.

  • Angélica Arreola

    by Angélica Arreola

    We all saw the early graphics comparison videos to the PS3 versions, and the visuals were extremely dark (if fact we can all agree they looked like th More

  • Eduardo Campos

    by Eduardo Campos

    I've been a huuuuuuuge fan of anything Batman-related and this game made me happy because you can play it offline without the need for a steady stream More

12.Planescape: Torment

Paid: $19.99

Planescape: Torment is a role-playing game developed by Blackdog and Black Isle Studios in 1999. This single-player game had an enhanced edition in 2017. 

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  • Lawrence Contreras

    by Lawrence Contreras

    Man if you are a super nerd like me and love to play Dungeons and Dragons than this is another great game to keep the interest alive. Check it out you won't be angry that you did

13.Implosion - Never Lose Hope

Paid: $9.99 with in-app purchases

Implosion - Never Lose Hope is a hack and slash action role-playing game for Android that is free to play for six levels. The game has a fantastic touch interface and is set in a science fiction environment. 

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  • Shreyas Powar

    by Shreyas Powar

    Implosion is an action game for Android that you can play anywhere. It has awesome graphics and the controls are really goo. You can play it both online and offline, whenever you feel like playing.

14.Torment: Tides of Numenera

Paid: $44.99

Torment: Tides of Numenera is an RPG with plenty of philosophical choices, which is the spiritual successor of the 1999 Planescape: Torment. This game is developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Techland Publishing. 

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  • Hannah George

    by Hannah George

    Torment: Tides of Numenera is an awesome RPG and definitely the best offline action game available anywhere right now. I lose connectivity in my house More

  • Amanda Brewer

    by Amanda Brewer

    This game is awesome. I love playing this game it has a great story and good graphics.

15.Plague Inc: Evolved

Paid: $14.99
Plague Inc: Evolved is a strategy simulation game developed and published by Ndemic Creations. Released in 2016, this single-player game can be played on Windows PC, Linux, and macOS.
  • Laura Fisher

    by Laura Fisher

    This game was pretty interesting as it was pretty realistic. The play is good and fast. The world build was strong and detailed. I finished it and pas More

  • Samantha Reynolds

    by Samantha Reynolds

    Topic is the usual post-apocalypse, but the 'save the world' is different. Keeps the plot engaging.

16.HITMAN™ 2

Paid: $59.99

HITMAN™ 2 is a stealth-based video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was released on November 13, 2018, and sold over 196,000 copies during its first two days of retail selling.

    17.Middle-earth: Shadow of War

    Paid: $49.99

    Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an open-world action RPG video game based on the fictional Tolkien's universe and is the sequel of Middle-earth: Shadows of Mordor.

    • Nick Wei

      by Nick Wei

      Middle-earth: Shadow of War follows up Shadow of Mordor, which was one of the best sleeper hit titles of this console generation. This one comes up short though with odd loot box mechanics and micro transactions. The game play is also a little tired  More

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