Gamers love to play every chance they get on any device they can get their hands on. If you’re a regular iPad user, we have no doubt you use that big screen and massive battery to play all the games you can. However, every once in a while you might have found yourself pulled away from the experience because you lost the Internet for a minute. Thankfully, the iPad has a host of some amazing offline games that require no Internet. So whether you’re an iPad gamer looking for some games for commute time or you’re simply tired of the always-online mode, we have something for you. We have compiled a list of the best offline games you can find on the iPad. Get them all and game away.
Best iPad Offline Games
The offline games listed below not only contain the latest releases that you should check out but old classics that you might have missed. If you’re hoping for a particular game, use the table below to find it.
1. Shadow of Death 2
If you love hack and slash combat games then you are sure to fall in love with Shadow of Death 2. The sequel to its popular predecessor continues the story of Maximus, a warrior who has lost his memory. As Maximus, you must continue the fight for your home Aurora to bring back its light. Explore the new six maps of Shadow of Death 2 as you battle your way through demons while equipped with new hack and slash mechanics. Check out Death 2 and show them what you got.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
2. Memory Stamps
This one is for the puzzlers among you. Memory Stamps is a self-described elegant puzzle game that is a combination of a few proven methods that enhance memory. Hence instead of solving classic puzzles, you will be shown detail-rich illustrations which will then disappear leaving you to recreate them. The game presents a good combination of aesthetic beauty combined with a challenge. Check this offline game out on the iPad and have fun.
Price: $1.99
3. Stickman Revenge – Ninja Game
A mix of roguelike and classic RPG games, Stickman Revenge puts you in charge of battling shadow monsters and defeating them all. Made by the same studios as Shadow of Death 2, Stickman Revenge has graphics focused in a different direction while still remaining mysterious. You can choose from three different Ninjas and win battles to unlock ninja powers. So when you’re in the car and in the mood for some ninja action, consider this offline game for your iPad.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
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4. Infinite Tanks WWII
Infinite Tanks WWII is an action-packed tank battle offline game for the iPad. Combining elements of card-driven mechanics, the game allows players to mix and match parts of different tanks to build a beast. You can even find the most famous tanks from the WWII era like Sherman M4A1, M18 Hellcat, M26 Pershing, Type 1 Chi-He in this game and strip them apart for customization. Once you have your desired build, drive it away to the open environments. You can choose to take part in 12 different single-player missions or various 7 v 7 online multiplayer matches. Get Infinite Tanks WWII and get building.
Price: $9.99
5. Beyond a Steel Sky
Beyond a Steel Sky is a beautiful and story-rich game that has been built together by a star cast. Featuring art direction by Dave Gibbons, the comic book artist behind ‘Watchmen‘, the game is a cyberpunk thriller that iPad users can take offline. You are Robert Foster who lives in a deserted wasteland. When a child is abducted in a brutal attack, you vow to bring him back while traversing Union City, one of the last megacities. Beyond a Steel Sky is the sequel to a similarly named game and is an amazing adventure that features a world full of characters that come to love set amidst a dark and terrifying narrative. Get this game from Apple Arcade and dive in.
Price: Apple Arcade
6. Minecraft Pocket Edition
We don’t think we need to tell you a lot about Minecraft to get you hooked. This massively popular game is available on the iPad and works both online and offline. As a player in Minecraft, you have the ultimate freedom to build to your heart’s fancy and explore infinite worlds. If you have a passion for creating architectural masterpieces and want to get into what is considered one the best building games, get Minecraft right now. Oh, and did we mention it also has a survival mode for when you feel like combat?
Price: $6.99
7. Journey
Journey is a game we have trouble describing. Not because it is not interesting but because it’s too much of it. The world of Journey takes you away into dreamland and makes you a traveler. You can choose to soar above the ruins of what once was and explore the place to discover secrets. Considered App Store’s Editor’s choice game, Journey is an experience that combines enthralling visuals with the calmness of an exploration game. While you can play it offline on your iPad, you can choose to pair up with a stranger if you connect to the Internet.
Price: $4.99
8. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
This turn-based strategy game puts you in charge of creating an empire that will stand the test of time and last forever. As a builder similar to Age of Empires, you start with the basics and slowly advance up to creating an entire empire. However, Civilization VI offers a lot more freedom when playing with the game giving you extended options to even create your own religion. This offline game for the iPad lets you play 60 turns for free before you have to purchase it. It also has cross-platform cloud saves to sync between all your favorite devices. So if you have it on Steam too, no worries.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
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9. Plague Inc.
Plague Inc or as we like to call it 2020 Simulator is a mix of strategy and simulation that puts you in charge of infecting the world. As the ultimate biological criminal, it’s your responsibility to create a pathogen that will wipe out the entire world. The game begins with your pathogen infecting Patient Zero. However, as time passes and the world advances, it’s your job to ensure that your virus or bacteria mutates and infects everyone while killing them all. As sadistic as it sounds, this offline game for the iPad is one that takes a lot of skill and analytical thinking to get the job done. Watch your pathogen work in real-time and enjoy this different experience as it spreads.
Price: $0.99
10. Asphalt 8 Airborne
The Asphalt series has been home to one of the most action-packed racing games and 8 Airborne is no lesser. This intense offline racing game for the iPad comes chock full of supercars and bikes that total over 300. So whether you feel like getting into a Ferrari, Ducati, or a Mercedes, the game has it all. Combine that with beautiful graphics that offer 60fps and 50+ high-speed race tracks, this racing game is one that seemingly offers it all. You can play this iPad game offline or go online and join multiplayer racing. And if you’re coming from your macOS, don’t worry as it has cross-save too. Get Asphalt 8 Airborne and burn some rubber!
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
11. Gris
Published by Devolver Digital, Gris is a game focused on very real emotions combined with beautiful dynamic environments. As Gris, are a hopeful young girl who is dealing with a painful experience in her life. The game entrusts you with traversing the environments and growing emotionally which is represented by your dress and the paths that keep changing. Gris makes the perfect offline game for the iPad as it contains no unnecessary action or frustration. All it contains is an amazing adventure that feels like a detailed story as you play it. Get Gris right now and experience this game for yourself.
Price: $4.99
12. Monument Valley Series
If you loved Minecraft for its architectural capabilities, you will love the Monument Valley series. Centered around the manipulation of environments, Monument Valley sees players guide various characters through architecture that seems impossible. As the player, it is your responsibility to change the geometry around and make sure the character gets to the other side without any harm. Based on a combination of puzzle and creation, the Monument Valley series is an excellent one. While Monument Valley + focuses on the silent princess Ida, its sequel has a mother and a child as the central characters. Get this offline game for your iPad and traverse away.
Price: $6.99 (Bundle)
13. The Room Series
While the world of Room might seem there’s a jumpscare around the corner, believe us, there isn’t. This BAFTA Award-winning puzzler series revolves around a single room and the various puzzles that reside in it. As the protagonist, you must follow a string of mysterious letters to an undisclosed location full of cryptic machinery. The Room has the players study and solves various pieces of machinery that are in fact complex puzzles. Set in an environment that eerily resembles horror games, The Room is one game series you can take offline on your iPad and be spooked and intrigued at the same time. Find the entire series below.
Price: $0.99 to 4.99
14. Real Racing 3
Being in the same vein as Asphalt Airborne, Real Racing 3 is a fellow racing game for the iPad with more realism elements blended in. Published by EA, this racing game features over 40 officially licensed tracks at 19 real-world locations. Real Racing 3 offers players plenty of variety when it comes to cars by having over 250 real-world cars including the likes of Bugatti, Aston Martin, Audi, and more. While a bit heavy on iPad’s resources, Real Racing 3 is an excellent racing game you can take offline. Get this game and take part in over 4,000 events including Formula 1.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
15. The Badland Series
The world of Badland is one that is reliant on side-scrolling mechanics with a backdrop of exploration. As a forest dweller, you find yourself in a forest brimming with life in the form of various inhabitants and trees and flowers. While everything seems delightful in paradise, it’s not. There’s something wrong and it is your job to explore the environment and find out. Gameplay in Bandland has you moving through environments through a range of different ranges of motion across various levels. The Badland series is an excellent offline set of games for the iPad. You can get both versions below or play Badland 1 for free on Apple Arcade if you wish.
Price: $0.99 to 2.99
Get Bandland, Bandland 2
16. Stardew Valley
If your childhood was spent playing Farmville, Stardew Valley will fit you like a glove. This RPG slash-building game places farming as the central point while also subtly tacking the problems of mental health. As a grandson getting his grandad’s farming land in the will, you move to the countryside to try and salvage a new more peaceful life. Stardew Valley is a farming RPG that breaks the process down to its bits and pieces. From using the right type of tool to till the soil to various seasons that change, Stardew Valley is very detailed. Get this offline farming simulator for the iPad and enjoy cultivating.
Price: $4.99
17. Into the Dead 2
Into the Dead 2 is a step in a different albeit horrifying direction. This shooting slash action Zombie game is based on a unique mechanic. As a survivor in the Zombie Apocolypse, you have to get home to your family which is slowly being overrun. However, the path to get there is dangerous. Into the Dead 2 has players running in a single direction towards their goal. However, the only thing you can do is either turn left and right or jump to avoid the zombies. But you’re not helpless as the game arms the players with various powerful weapons and throwables like hand grenades. And if you feel alone during this scary journey, take a trusty dog along.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
18. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
It doesn’t matter how old San Andreas is, this classic game by Rockstar remains a hit. Focused on Carl Johnson who comes back to Los Santos after his mother’s murder, San Andreas takes players on an open-world journey and lets them loose while they’re at it. Feel free to hijack cars and race them around, do store hold-ups, or anything else. The name is Grand Theft Auto, after all. San Andreas is an excellent open-world adventure for the iPad that you can take offline to enjoy countless hours of fun.
Price: $6.99
19. Alto’s Series
The first sporting game on this list, the Alto series is a beautiful and immersive set of games that you can play offline on the iPad. The story of the series relies on Alto and his friends as they traverse across the various levels. Being a combination of snowboarding and gliding, Alto’s Odyssey and Journey send players flying across landscapes collecting coins, and enjoying the beautiful level design. Accompanied by peaceful soundtracks, Alto’s series is a different type of sports game you should try. Check it out.
Price: $4.99
Get Alto’s Adventure, Alto’s Odyssey
20. Sniper 3D: Gun Shooting Games
One of the most downloaded games on the app store, Sniper 3D puts players in the shoes of a professional sniper entrusted with fighting the global war on crime. As the sniper in the game, you are provided with hundreds of different weapons you can use to take out multiple targets. The levels in Sniper 3D are set across 13 different cities and feature hundreds of missions. Since the game is regularly updated, you need only come online once a month and download new missions for the game. Get this offline game for the iPad for free and be a good sniper for once.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
21. Plants Vs Zombies 2
You must have heard of this ever-popular strategy game. Plants vs Zombies 2 is a strategy game that takes a zombie apocalypse and puts a twist on it. Instead of strapping guns to protect your home, you rely on your good old plants for protection. Plants vs Zombies 2 has a wide variety of plants available that you can use to defend your home including Sunflower, Peashooter, Lava Guava, Laser Bean, and more. You must strategically place your plants across the battlefield to stop the Zombies trying to infiltrate your home. The good news is you don’t need the internet to play this offline game on your iPad. Simply download it once and engage in the battle between Plants vs Zombies.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
22. Hole.io
This interesting action game takes an interesting phenomenon and turns it into a fun game. You are a black hole hungry for everything you see. You must consume everything in sight and keep expanding. Consider Hole.io an alternative version of Snake combined with destruction. While you can play this game offline on the iPad, try going online when you can to compete with other players too. Check it out.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
23. Crossy Road
This pixel-styled adventure finally answers the question of ‘Why did the chicken cross the road’. You are a chicken who has got it in its mind to cross the road no matter the cost. However, as with all chickens, your task won’t be as easy as you think. Rows upon rows of cars plague the road and the wrong one can send you flying away. A very simple offline game to pass the time on iPad, check out Crossy Road and answer the question yourself.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
24. LIMBO
Limbo refers to the act of not knowing what to do next and being suspended in indecision. This scary and mysterious game on iPad is just that. You play a young boy whose sister has been taken away. As the main character, you find yourself in an overly quiet and dark forest with nobody to rely on. Limbo is a sidescroller game and has gamers walking toward their objective while battling foes in the form of various monsters including giant spiders. The game’s design has been beautifully drawn and is equal shades of terror and mystery. If you’ve been looking for a horror puzzle game, this is it.
Price: $3.99
25. Subway Surfers and Temple Run 2
Remember the time of endless running games where all you did was run and rack up points? Well, you can play these games offline on your iPad and pass hours on end. Subway Surfers and Temple Run 2 both feature endless running mechanics where you run and jump through various levels. However, it doesn’t stay easy as the levels get faster and the challenges deadlier. If you’re in the mood for no-nonsense running games, consider these offline iPad games to tide you over.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
Get Subway Surfers, Temple Run 2
26. Cover Fire: Gun Shooting
If you’re all about shooting and sniping then you’ll love Cover Fire. Based on making you lead every battle, Cover Fire puts you in the shoes of a soldier who is a shooter and a sniper. As part of the game, you must choose your weapons wisely and build your own team to lead them into war. The game has various areas that serve as battlefields including deserts and forests. A recent update to Cover Fire has also added a challenging story mode for even more action. And the best part is that is game is fully available offline for the iPad. Get to shooting.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
27. Jetpack Joyride
Despite being as old as time itself, Jetpack Joyride remains one of the best offline games for the iPad. This simple-to grasp sidescroller game has players piloting a jetpack as they try to escape a laboratory. The controls are super easy to get. All you need to do is control how high or low the jetpack goes by holding your finger on the screen. The player goes through the various levels on the jetpack while dodging multiple threats including guided missiles and lasters. But like Temple Run 2, Jetpack Joyride proceeds to get harder the longer you’re playing it. The only question is, can you keep up?
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
28. Table Tennis Touch
If you’ve been looking to play some Table Tennis but the pandemic has stopped you, this game is your answer. A fully offline game for the iPad, Table Tennis touch features realistic graphics that make you feel you’re standing in front of the table. The game has a career mode with full-fledged leagues and tournaments to keep you busy. And if you get tired of playing offline, you can join cross-platform multiplayer matches too. Check out Table Tennis Touch.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
29. Mini Metro
This offline iPad game is especially fun to play when you’re traveling in the Metro yourself. Mini Metro is a strategy game focused on designing a subway map. As the designer of the map, it’s your job to draw lines between stations and get your trains running. You will have limited resources to get it done so be prepared to improvise as new stations open up. A simplistic yet challenging game, Mini Metro will keep you entertained for hours on end.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
30. Valleys Between
Ending things on a peaceful note, Valleys Between is a game similar to Stardew Valley but with less micromanagement. This simple offline game for the iPad has you building a beautiful and vibrant world. As the creator of this world, it’s your job to balance the scales, grow flora and unlock animals to populate the world with. The game is accompanied by calming original music to keep your mind at peace.
Price: $2.99
Enjoy These Best Offline Games for Your iPad
We hope the above offline games will provide you with endless hours of fun with your iPad. Once you’re done gaming and feel like being productive try working with the iPad’s new multitasking features. Pair that up with QuickNote and other awesome iPadOS 15 features to make your device the center for work and play. Android users don’t feel left out and check out these best offline games for Android. Got any suggestions for more offline games? Let us know in the comments below.
