Block Blast!
Free offline 8x8 block puzzle with over 1 billion Google Play installs
Offline games for Android: 27 picks and what to check first
Offline games for Android differ in more than genre. Some are small open source builds with no ads, others are free puzzle games from large publishers that fund themselves with ads and in-app purchases. This page covers 27 titles, and 13 of them show no ads at all.
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Four checks help before you install. First, ads and purchases: Block Blast! and Candy Crush Saga carry both. Second, file size: Shattered Pixel Dungeon takes 28.9 MB, Mindustry 74.6 MB. Third, update date: several entries here were refreshed in late October or early November 2026. Fourth, licence: Mindustry is GPL-3.0-or-later, which tells you the source code is public. The picks below show each check in practice, starting with the open source games that carry no ads.
Apps in this category
Mindustry
Factory-building tower defense with two campaigns, a map editor and co-op play
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Free, ad-free roguelike with 6 heroes, 26 floors and open-source code
The Battle for Wesnoth
Free, ad-free fantasy strategy with online and hotseat multiplayer
Candy Crush Saga
Free match 3 puzzler from King with offline levels, ads and a 4.6 Play rating
Subway Surfers
Free endless runner with ads, 4.6 on Google Play, now at version 3.71.0
Offline Games: No WiFi
Free offline bundle of Ludo, Solitaire and puzzles, 100M+ Google Play installs
1 2 3 4 Player Games
Offline minigames for one to four players sharing a single Android device
Township
Playrix farm, town and match-3 game, free, no ads, playable offline
Plants vs. Zombies
Free tower defense with 49 plants, 26 zombie types and 50 levels
Toca Boca World
Free, ad-free Android sandbox for kids to build homes and invent stories
Hungry Shark Evolution
Offline 3D shark survival with over a dozen sharks and Teen rating
Chess Online & Offline
Chess with online rated games, offline computer play and 500,000+ puzzles
Bim!
Free, ad-free four-player bomb arena game with open source code
Burger Party
Free, ad-free burger-stacking strategy game with three worlds, 8.4 MB
Forkyz
Open-source, ad-free crossword app that imports .puz, JPZ and IPuz files
Pixel Wheels
Free open-source top-down retro racer with no ads, 28.1 MB on Android
Ricochlime
Free offline Android shooter where ricocheting shots hit monsters
Sopa de Letras
Offline Portuguese and English word search with 300 levels and no ads
Offline Games
Over 20 offline minigames, from 2048 and Sudoku to chess and Mancala
Candy Crush Soda Saga
Free King match-3 puzzler with soda boards, Gummy Dragons and offline play
Luanti
Free, ad-free voxel game platform with Lua mods and multiplayer
Simon Tatham's Puzzles
40 offline logic puzzles with no ads, open source under the MIT licence
Shadow of Death
Offline stickman action RPG with 4 soul knights and Arena duels
Stickman Legends Offline Games
Free offline stickman RPG with six classes, a PvP Arena and 50 million installs
Zombie Hunter
Free offline 3D zombie shooter with sniper headshots and boss fights
Poker Offline
Free offline poker with Sit&Go tournaments, blackjack and chips every 15 minutes
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Top 5 picks
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a roguelike dungeon crawler with six heroes, over 300 items and 26 floors across 5 dungeon regions. It weighs 28.9 MB, shows no ads and is free. Version 4.0.2 was updated on October 12, 2026, and the code is under GPL-3.0-only. A small download with plenty of replay value.
Mindustry
Mindustry mixes factory building with tower defense and RTS elements: you build supply chains for your turrets, then hold the core against enemy waves. The build here is 8-fdroid-160.7, 74.6 MB, free, ad-free and licensed GPL-3.0-or-later. It also has cross-platform co-op and team PvP. Updated October 12, 2026.
Block Blast!
Block Blast! is a block puzzle played on an 8x8 board: place pieces, clear rows and columns, chain combos. Google Play shows over 1 billion installs and a 4.8 rating. It is free, but it carries ads and in-app purchases, so expect both. Version 10.9.3 from HungryStudio was updated on November 3, 2026.
Offline Games: No WiFi
Offline Games: No WiFi from Fun Offline Games bundles puzzles, cards, blocks and arcade titles in one app and works in airplane mode. Google Play lists over 100 million installs and a 4.7 rating. It is free with ads and in-app purchases. Version 3.59 dates from August 26, 2026, the oldest update among these five.
1 2 3 4 Player Games
1 2 3 4 Player Games from JindoBlu puts minigames for up to four people on a single device, with AI opponents for solo play. Google Play shows over 100 million installs and a 4.6 rating. It is free with ads but has no in-app purchases. Version 3.3.2 was updated on November 3, 2026.
Questions and answers
How many of these offline games have no ads?
13 of the 27 games on this page show no ads. Shattered Pixel Dungeon, Mindustry and The Battle for Wesnoth are examples. Township also shows no ads, but it does include in-app purchases, so ad-free and purchase-free are separate checks.
Which offline games have the smallest downloads?
Among the open source entries, Shattered Pixel Dungeon is 28.9 MB, The Battle for Wesnoth is 56.3 MB and Mindustry is 74.6 MB. Wesnoth is version 1.19.29, an alpha build of the in-development branch.
What does a licence like GPL-3.0 mean for an app?
It means the source code is published under an open licence. Mindustry uses GPL-3.0-or-later, Shattered Pixel Dungeon GPL-3.0-only and The Battle for Wesnoth GPL-2.0-or-later. Read the licence text itself for the exact terms.
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Best-of lists
Compare the Google Play rating before you commit to a big puzzle title. Plants vs. Zombies sits at 3.7 on Google Play, while Block Blast! has 4.8 and Candy Crush Saga 4.6. The Plants vs. Zombies entry also includes optional purchases of virtual currency, which can be turned off in your device settings.
If you want a strategy game on a tablet, The Battle for Wesnoth 1.19.29 is a development alpha that its authors say suits large screens best. Install it knowing bugs are possible, and report them if you hit one.