Check out our guide to find out how to appear offline in Epic Games Store.
Want to know how to appear offline in Epic Games? Don’t fret, as you are in the same boat as many players. Oftentimes between doing work or college, random invitations to join a game can be a bit annoying. On top of that, some players (& friends) spam invites to fill in their lobbies quickly. But can you switch to offline mode while using this launcher? Check out our guide to find out everything about it.
Unfortunately, you cannot appear offline or set your profile to offline mode in Epic Games Store. You only have two options available which are Online & Away. You can use the Away option as an alternate for the Offline mode. But many players are looking for another solution to appear offline.
So, here are some solutions or workarounds to appear offline:
You can sign out of the launcher to play many games in the offline mode. In offline mode, you won’t be able to save your progress and play multiplayer mode with your friends. Furthermore, you also won’t be able to use several online features. But if you want to play single-player or story-based games, this won’t be an issue for you.
So, follow the below steps:
This will allow you to sign out from Epic Games right away. Now, you can play your downloaded games on the PC. But as mentioned earlier, you won’t have access to the multiplayer and other online features.
For this method, you must take your entire PC offline. So, you won’t be able to sync and use the apps that require an online connection including Discord. Here’s how you can enable Offline Mode Browsing in Epic Games:
Similar to signing out from the Epic Games launcher, you cannot access any online or multiplayer features with this method.
In addition to the above methods, you can also change the game settings to appear offline. For example, Fortnite, Rocket League, & other games allow you to be in offline mode. Speaking of which, here’s how you can appear offline in Fortnite:
But note that other games may require an online connection. So, we recommend the best option to appear offline is to enable the Away option. This will allow you to access online multiplayer functions without any hassles. We will update this guide if Epic allows players to appear offline in the future.
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