The Crew 2 Offline Mode Now Available

A new offline mode for Ubisoft’s The Crew 2 is available now, allowing owners to play the racing MMO without an internet connection if desired. The functionality—dubbed Hybrid Mode—has been fully detailed on the publisher’s website.

According to Ubisoft, Hybrid Mode gives players the “freedom to choose” how they want to experience The Crew 2: either online mode (which offers “the original experience as it was designed from the start, complete with multiplayer features, leaderboards, summits, and community sharing”) or offline mode (which the publisher calls “a new experience”).

“Whether you’re looking to preserve your progression for the future or simply enjoy the freedom of playing without a connection, Hybrid Mode ensures The Crew 2 remains accessible for years to come,” the publisher explains.

To transfer progression into offline mode, players can simply select “Export to Offline Save” after an online session. This creates a local copy of your current progression from the game’s multiplayer world, stored on your personal PC or console. Ubisoft notes that online and offline saves are kept separate, so progress made offline will not sync back to your online profile. However, you can re-export your online saves to update your offline files at any time.

Custom liveries will not transfer to offline saves.

An offline mode for The Crew 2 was announced last year following the shutdown of the original game in March 2024. Disappointed players of The Crew—which was not free-to-play but became inaccessible even for solo play after its shutdown—were rightly concerned The Crew 2 might face the same fate.

“We heard your concerns about access to The Crew games,” Ubisoft said at the time. “Today, we want to express our commitment to the future of The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest. We can confirm an offline mode to ensure long-term access to both titles.”

Ubisoft was subsequently sued after the shutdown, a lawsuit the publisher responded to by asserting that purchasing a game grants players only a “limited license to access the game,” not “unfettered ownership rights.”