Most basketball game apps require you to have an active internet connection to play.

But the following games don’t have that limitation.

Test Your Reflexes: Basketball Shoot

Easy to play.

People playing basketball outside.

Fast paced and fun.

Full screen ads between rounds.

Basketball Shoot is an extremely addictive, free basketball game for mobile devices.

Screenshot of the Basketball Shoot launch screen.

The more you play, the better you’ll get.

The controls only require a single finger to play, and the game mechanics are very precise.

Start lining up each shot using the virtual ball path even before the last ball slips through the hoop.

Screenshot of lining up a shot in Basketball Shoot.

The faster you shoot within the time limit, the more points you’ll rack up!

The only limitation is that you’ll have to put up with full-screen ads between every round.

Play with Teams: Jam League Basketball

Easy to learn.

Screenshot of playing Jam League Basketball on mobile.

Rewards for high scores.

Need for perfect timing can be frustrating.

This is easily the best basketball game to play offline if you prefer a full game experience.

Screenshot of playing Rival Stars basketball.

As you perfect your style, you’ll learn how to perform various dunk styles.

Once you’re ready to get in on some action, you’ll choose actual team games to play.

Play well, and you’ll unlock better sneakers to play in.

Screenshot of playing Head Basketball.

In offline mode, you’ll play against skilled AI players from across the globe.

The game doesn’t have ads but features lots of in-game purchases to boost your game.

Track the Stats: Rival Stars Basketball

Fun for fans of sports stats.

Screenshot of the Basketball Stars game on Windows 10.

Somewhat of a learning curve.

If your team’s stats are well balanced, you stand excellent odds of beating the opposing team.

Get Goofy: Head Basketball

Addictive game.

Screenshot of playing Big Head Basketball on Windows 10.

Hard to learn controls.

Imagine playing basketball with no hands, and only your head.

That’s what Head Basketball is all about.

Screenshot of playing Gem City Dunk on Windows 10.

You’ll face off against an AI player.

you’re free to also swing (to attack the opposing player), or jump.

Test Your Coordination: Basketball Stars

Very simple controls.

Need for perfect timing is frustrating.

Basketball Stars is a 3D basketball game where you oughta line up each shot to make each basket.

This is a game of reflexes.

A fast-moving basketball slides back and forth across a red crosshair.

You’ll repeat this for both horizontal and vertical alignment.

If you’re accurate enough, your player will make the shot.

It’s a fairly simple game, but also very addictive!

Get Competitive: Big Head Basketball

Fun to play.

Tedious after a few rounds.

Big Head Basketball follows the same basic concept as the mobile game Head Basketball.

In fact if you have a Windows tablet, you could control your character by tapping the screen.

However, the game is much more fun using the keyboard.

Control your character with the left and right arrow keys.

Jump with the space bar.

all the way to your basket.

If you’re lucky, you’ll bounce it right in.

Arcade Style: Jem City Dunk

Fun, arcade-style game.

Very frustrating to play.

This game for Windows 10 puts a whole new twist on the game of basketball.

The goal is simple enough.

You’re a basketball with wings.

Every flap lifts the ball higher.

Lift your ball just high enough to drop it through each hoop, and you’ll keep your wings.

You’ll need to make the ball through each hoop to make it through the entire round.

There are lots of things that’ll make you lose your wings (and lose the round).

It sounds easy, but it’s deceptively difficult.

Keep telling yourself that after your hundredth attempt!

There are lots of ads packed into this game, but the wait is worth it.