Ranking updated
Offline games for iPhone in 2026
For a cozy farming board game where you roll dice around the seasons and rebuild an inherited farm, The Lucky Acre. For a single-player space strategy board game about growing an outpost into an empire, Orbital Empire. For match-3 levels that work online or offline, Candy Crush Saga. Every game here says in its own App Store description that it plays offline. Full breakdown below.
How we picked: we only list games whose own App Store description says they play offline, and we read those descriptions for what you do in the game and how progress is saved. Well-known games that do not state offline play in their listing are left out, not because they cannot, but because we could not confirm it. We do not quote prices; check them in the store for your country.
A farming board game for the flight
The Lucky Acre is a cozy farming board game about inheriting a broken farm and turning it into a thriving estate. You roll dice around a looping seasonal board, plant crops, manage storage and sales, take loans and deposits, fill market orders, hire managers, learn skills and upgrade buildings, while good luck, disasters, repairs, bad weather and opinionated neighbors keep each month different. Every new game reshuffles the board and the event pools. It is built landscape-first for phones and plays offline as a single-player game with local saves.
A space empire without Wi-Fi
Orbital Empire, from the same developer, is a single-player space strategy board game: you roll dice around an orbital board, claim mineral-rich worlds, deploy extraction crews, sell cargo, research technology, hire officers and build facilities, growing a vulnerable outpost into an orbital empire. Credits, reputation, upkeep, changing market prices and unexpected events are yours to juggle. Like The Lucky Acre, it plays offline with local saves.
Match-3 when the signal drops
Candy Crush Saga says plainly that you can play offline or online, anytime and anywhere: candies, jelly and toffee across thousands of levels, with boosters for tricky boards. For more matching games, see match-3 games, and for relaxed games in general, cozy games.
| Game | Genre | Offline, in its own words | App Store age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lucky AcreCensuusApp StoreGoogle Play | farming board game with dice | offline single-player play with local saves | 4+ |
| Orbital EmpireCensuusApp StoreGoogle Play | space strategy board game | offline single-player play with local saves | 4+ |
| Candy Crush SagaCensuusApp StoreGoogle Play | match-3 puzzle | play offline or online, anytime and anywhere | 12+ |
Frequently asked questions
What are good offline games for a flight?
The Lucky Acre and Orbital Empire are single-player board games that play offline with local saves, and Candy Crush Saga says it plays offline or online.
Is there an offline strategy game for iPhone?
Orbital Empire is a single-player space strategy board game with research, facilities, officers and changing market prices, and it plays offline.
Can I play Candy Crush without internet?
Yes. Candy Crush Saga says you can play offline or online, anytime and anywhere.
Why are some well-known games not on this list?
We only include games whose own App Store description says they play offline. If a listing does not say so, we leave it out rather than guess.