OfflinePlays: Local Games

Turn the iPhones and iPads around you into a game table. No internet, no accounts, no ads: tap a nearby player, pick a game and play together.

OfflinePlays turns the iPhones and iPads around you into a game table. Find people nearby, invite them and play together, with no internet, no accounts and no ads.

PLAY NEARBY • Devices connect directly to each other over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so you can play on a plane, at camp or anywhere without a signal • No Wi-Fi network or internet connection needed • Players nearby show up on their own. Tap one to invite them, and they see who's asking before they accept or decline • Every connection between devices is encrypted

THE LOBBY • Up to 8 people in one lobby • The host picks a game from the gallery, everyone taps Ready, and the host starts • A win, tie and loss record for everyone during the session • Rematch in one tap: when everyone votes, a new match starts with someone else moving first

THE GAMES • Classic board games such as Chess, Checkers and Mancala, with their full rules • Originals like Fleet Hunt: hide your fleet, then hunt your opponent's • Shared Canvas: draw together with up to 8 people on a blank canvas or a photo, then share the picture

STAYS CONNECTED • If a device drops out for a moment, it reconnects on its own and the game carries on where it left off • Moves are never lost or counted twice

YOUR PROFILE • Choose a nickname. If someone nearby has the same one, you appear as "Alex-2" • Wins, losses, draws and win rate for every game, kept on your device

PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • No ads, no analytics, no tracking • OfflinePlays never connects to the internet. Your nickname and stats stay on your device. Players you connect with see your nickname, your moves and what you draw or share on the canvas.

FOR EVERYONE • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast • Light and Dark Mode, on iPhone and iPad

REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26.4 or iPadOS 26.4 or later • To play together: two or more iPhones or iPads with OfflinePlays, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, and Local Network access allowed

Chess pieces by Cburnett (BSD license). Fleet Hunt ships and effects by Lowder2 and Kenney (CC0). Credits are in Profile, under Acknowledgements.