A new offline mode for Ubisoft’s The Crew 2 is now available, allowing owners to play the racing MMO without an internet connection if they choose. This feature, called Hybrid Mode, is 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 describes as “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 move your 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 on your personal PC or console. Ubisoft notes that online and offline saves are kept separate, so any progress made offline will not be transferred back to online saves. However, players can re-export their online saves at any time to update their offline files.
Custom liveries will not be transferred to offline saves.
An offline mode for The Crew 2 was announced last year following the shutdown of the original game in March 2024. Players who were disappointed by the original game’s shutdown—where owners could no longer play even in single-player mode, despite having paid for it—were understandably worried 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, and the publisher responded to the lawsuit by asserting that purchasing a game grants players only a “limited license to access the game,” not “unfettered ownership rights.”
