Can you play this game without being online?
312654
It depends on what version. If you're writing about the PC version, Amazon only offers the Steam DRM version. But Steam allows you to play offline in most of their games. Then when you get back online, they'll sync your game play with what is on Steam's Cloud so they'll match. That way, if you play online after playing offline, your online game will begin right where you left it last.
312655
I had redeemed my code through Steam, but I believe Amazon offers a DRM-Free download as well.
353897
No. I was very disappointed about that. I purchased this version because of supposedly we did not have to play online. I am sorry, but it is getting harder and hard to find games that are not online.
1042308
You are able to play but you both have to have the game. Then you could use email battles or real time versus online.
2281314
I was able to run and play the game with no online connection. Most of the game is played as a single player.
1998877
You can play offline it just won't be connected to Steam, and a msg will pop up that says Steam won't be able to sync your game files from the cloud. That's the best answer I have from our little experiment we just did by turning off our internet and seeing if our son could still play and he could....Hope it helps!
1540438
Some of the game can be played offline but it requires an internet connection for a good portion as for the audio I am not sure never tried
856072
It is a code but you own the game, which means that you do not have to be online to play. Some features may not work without being connected to the Internet.
1970109
The game is a disk. If you play the story mode only then you don't need the internet access. If you want to play online with other players( very cool) the you need internet access.
1126405
You can definitely play it without Xbox live. That's what I am doing right now because I haven't updated my live membership yet. You only need online play for extra side "activities" like trading fleets, multiplayer, and battling your friends online. But the normal storyline works fine without a membership.
760176
You don't have to be connected to the Internet at all! My son has been playing this game for over a year and loves it!
1405320
Yes, it is a stand alone game, you do not need the internet. Happy building!
2229261
You should be able to find a serial key online. If you want to play online you have to buy the steam version (enhanced version).
2274170
Before an update that happened last month. The game had to be connect to Internet in order to play ( with a server, which you couldn't always connect to). So you needed internet and hope a server had enough room for you. Now is completely fine. And I'm not sure if when you purchase the cd for the game if it still requires an account with origin.com. If you do digital download like i did, you need to create an origin account and insert a code in order to download. So long story short, you can now play offline. Anytime, anywhere.
845961
yes sir. I read I line that you could disconnect your internet and then play. Haven't tried it yet.
1344145
You don't need to be online except for updating the program, which is will ask you to do when you log on each time. Otherwise, you are just using it like any other computer program. There is no online requirement at all. Its a great program!
471186
Yes, with the disk you can play offline, but there are not as many features as online. The disk is still fun offline though.
427926
You don't need to be online to play; but to see others "high" scores you need to be connected to online.