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[Eric Blank]

Anybody know of any good games I can play on my PC without having any internet on said PC?

I can transfer things to an external HD from another computer, but that's about the extent of my internet. I can't install anything on this PC either, because it's a public computer that I don't have admin privileges for. I also can't play Minecraft because that requires Java to download, and this computer doesn't have it updated. I could also resort to torrenting, but I'd rather find games I can get and play legally, at the moment.

And yes, I know about most of the free roguelikes. I usually have to be in a certain mood for those.

You can download KSP from steam and simply duplicate the entire ksp folder onto another drive; runs without complaint, at least for me, but obviously you couldn't update that directory you copied. Was very helpful when I didn't have the advantage of sucking up a WiFi network to install steam.

[Caz]

Anybody know of any good games I can play on my PC without having any internet on said PC?

rollercoaster tycoon

Also OpenTTD. It's free!

[smeeprocket]

unless it involves rollercoaster fatalities, there's no way rollercoaster tycoon could be even remotely fun.

[Sheb]

Dwarf Fortress? Cataclysm?

[AlleeCat]

It's a decent PC. It was a total beast when I got it about 4 years ago, but it's showing its age. The last game I was able download onto it (I lugged it to my uncle's house just for this) was Dragon Age: Inquisition, and I can play that on medium settings fairly OK.

Also, it's not a problem of not having a constant internet connection, it's a problem of not having a connection at all. Plus, I'm limited by the fact that my disk drive is broken. Basically, I can only play it if:
1: It doesn't require being installed at all. (Most traditional roguelikes spring to mind.)
2: Comes in a prepacked installer. (I can't think of any that do this off the top of my head. Rodina, maybe?)
3: Can be played on a terrible craptop, which I can bring to a library. (I mean, it's really bad. It gets framerate drops playing Age of Mythology. The first one. The one that came out in '02.)

Also OpenTTD. It's free!

Have it. Played a lot of it. Got bored. It was fun, though.

unless it involves rollercoaster fatalities, there's no way rollercoaster tycoon could be even remotely fun.

RCT is fun. RCT2 is best. RCT3 is balls. Zoo Tycoon 2 was better than RCT3. Anyway, played all of 'em. Dunno how I would get any of them onto my PC without a disk drive or torrenting, though.

Dwarf Fortress? Cataclysm?

And yes, I know about most of the free roguelikes. I usually have to be in a certain mood for those.

[Helgoland]

N game! It's super addictive!

[My Name is Immaterial]

Does Steam work for you?

[AlleeCat]

I can use Steam to play games I've already downloaded. Like I said, no internet on it, so only offline features. There's just no Wi-Fi where I live, and I'm not allowed to set up my own.

[Sheb]

Imperialism was pretty good and is on abandonware somewhere. I used to play that on the library computer.

[AlleeCat]

I seem to have answered my own question. GOG.com has standalone installers for all of their games. Looks like I shouldn't need internet to actually install them.

[Putnam]

Yeah, GoG is great.

Archive.org has a lot of old stuff that you can download and play without internet through standalone installers, too.

[Flying Dice]

unless it involves rollercoaster fatalities, there's no way rollercoaster tycoon could be even remotely fun.

95% of Rollercoaster Tycoon is setting up deathtraps, building neverending loops of vomit-y horror, and slaughtering park guests both intentionally inadvertently.

[Scoops Novel]

Anyone seen a comparison between submariners and space station astronauts? I've found this but i need more http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/usw_winter_09/q&a_blue.html

[ed boy]

Am I the only one who doesn't enjoy deathtraps in rollercoaster tycoon? They take a while to set up, they ruin your park's popularity, and the actual deaths are just a line of text saying that some people have died. I don't get what part of that other people find fun.

[MonkeyHead]

Am I the only one who doesn't enjoy deathtraps in rollercoaster tycoon? They take a while to set up, they ruin your park's popularity, and the actual deaths are just a line of text saying that some people have died. I don't get what part of that other people find fun.

Probably the deliberate subversion of the games mechanics and primary goal.