Up until recently I was able to play the game with no internet. Now I get the message "You're not connected to the internet" when trying to play without internet. This change happened a couple days after I pointed out that the online multiplayer isn't actually online multiplayer in my last review (which got removed), you're playing with a bot if you choose this mode. All in all, stay away from this game. It used to be playable but now I have absolutely no reason to play it.