Can you download the game via Steam and then play it offline, or does it require you to be connected via steam to even play?
1760598
You can download the game via steam, and if i remember correctly you can play offline but you will have to sign in to steam, please don't take my word for this I'm not 100% sure.
1760599
alright the answer to your question is yes. You need access to steam however but you dont need to be connected to the internet. simply open steam in offline mode and go from there. Usually my steam account opens as soon as i log on to my computer then gives me a choice to connect to the internet or continue and open steam in offline mode. Open it in Offline and you can play Civ 5 offline. hope this makes sense
1760600
you can download the game from steam, but for me I was unable to actually play it - whenever I tried to play the game, Steam crashed and the program closed.
690221
No, this version does not require steam. The entire reason I bought this game was because it does not have steam at all.
1900629
I'm sorry to bring the bad news but yes, playing offline mode is single player only. The only way to play together would be to play online with another system and game :(
754046
You can play offline in single player compaign. Multiplayer mode can only be played online.
33180
If you have the disc no However if you have the code yes Luckily you can play off line after you download it, and downloading steam is very simple and fast
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).
1310087
You can play some Android games offline that don't require an Internet connection. It does support the Android steam application, but I don't think you can launch games from the mobile steam application.
1018721
Yes, I play it without being connected to the Internet. It is loaded onto my desktop computer.
805733
I presume you mean play it without internet connectivity. The answer is yes, but obviously online features are not available
690222
I don't blame you. I don't like to use Steam either. Luckily you don't need to have Steam running or installed to run the game, and as far as I know, you can play the single player offline.
2272371
This is the online code that you will need to unlock the game on the Steam platform. You will need to open a Steam account (free) and login to play. You will need an internet connection each time.
1908983
As far as I know, Steam will control the game and requires registration through its website. It will take a long time to download the Steam version of the game (hours) and, for some reason, the Steam process adds an extra layer of performance hits on a game that already is a performance hog (ditto for Black Ops II and Ghosts), The disk will no longer be needed to run the game, even if you are offline with Steam. At least that's how my version of CoD Black Ops worked. Good luck.
1310259
Both require steam. Sucks i know but you have to have steam in order to play
1443939
you do not need to be connected to steam to play after install. just tried it and was able to play. it will come up with a message saying it can not connect to steam and will give you a button to press "play game" click this and it will launch the game. Happy railing! :-)
1052081
Yes you need steam :/ and if you dont have fast wifi like xfinity it will be a pain in the butt to try to download it plus the game, but it will be worth it, this game is the best!
156716
you will need to download Steam first and create and account if you don't have one already. After you launch Steam you should be able to activate the game using the code you got from Amazon.com, once that's done Steam will start downloading the game and once is complete you should be able to play it...
1903785
Yes, it downloads into your steam folder and you can open from there offline.