Which iPhone games work offline?

Many puzzle and arcade games, and some AR games such as Down The Drone. Test any game in airplane mode to be sure.

Can AR games work offline?

Yes. ARKit tracking runs on the iPhone, so an AR game without online features can play fully offline. Down The Drone does.

iPhone Offline Games: Why "Offline" Is the Best Feature

Offline games are usually sold as a travel convenience. They are also the most private kind of game you can install: a game that needs no network cannot be sending your data anywhere. That matters most for games that use your camera.

Down The Drone · Free AR shooter for iPhone

Down The Drone: an AR drone shooter that plays offline

Hostile drone swarms fly in over your sofa, down your hallway, across your backyard. Aim, fire and hold the line, right where you’re standing.

Down The Drone: aiming at a hovering drone inside an industrial warehouse

Down The Drone: a drone explodes in a real living room as the player fires

Down The Drone: drones swarm a desert canyon while the player aims down the sights

Plays offline No ads, no trackers Full game: US$5.99 in-app purchase AR in your own room

Free to download · No ads · Plays offline · Full game: US$5.99 in-app purchase

Three reasons to choose offline iPhone games

They work anywhere: flights, the Underground, rural roads, roaming abroad.
They cost no data: important on small or expensive mobile plans.
They are private: no server, no tracking, no ads collecting information.

Why an AR game offline matters most

An AR game has your camera pointed at your home by design: the living room, the hallway, maybe the people in them. An online AR game could, in principle, send camera data or analytics while you play. An AR game offline cannot. You can check it yourself with the airplane mode test.

Best offline games iPhone: how to find them

Look for "offline", "no internet" or "no Wi-Fi" in the description, then test.
Avoid free games with ads: ads usually need a connection.
Check the App Privacy card: "Data Not Collected" is a good sign.
Test in airplane mode after installing.

Offline games iphone checklist

Question	Good answer
Does it open in airplane mode?	Yes, straight away
Do all modes work?	Yes, not only a demo mode
Any ads?	None
Account required?	No

Down The Drone plays fully offline

Down The Drone is our first-person AR shooter for iPhone: hostile drone swarms are anchored into your real room, and you turn, aim and fire to hold them off. It is free to download with no ads, plays fully offline, and runs on iPhone XS or later with iOS 17+; the full game is a US$5.99 in-app purchase. Rated 12+.

iPhone Offline Games: Play Anywhere, Send Nothing