Does Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown have offline mode?

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown was announced years ago, and since then, fans have been desperately waiting for the game to come out. The Test Drive franchise has been popular in the gaming community for over a decade. This new entry for current-gen platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, is meant to revolutionize the series for good. The game will introduce players to new vehicles, a fresh gameplay system, flashy graphics, and race modes.

However, even with all these new features, fans of the franchise were not satisfied due to Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's poor performance. This comes from the Early Betas, which underperformed due to various server issues.

Now, even if players want to play the game offline on launch, they won't be able to as it's online-only. This article will cover everything we know about the offline mode situation in Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown.

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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown to skip an offline mode

This entry is the first game in the franchise to be online-only (Image via Nacon)

While the game has not been released yet, the Early Betas did not include an offline mode. This disappointed the series' fans. The early games always had one, but this time around, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is being released as an online-only title. The title's official Steam page also skips any mention of an offline mode.

While online-only could have been a welcome change, it is not being received well due to several server-related issues that prevented players from entering the game. So far Nacon has released two betas before the official launch date of September 12, 2024, and both featured server issues. It is, however, important to note that these issues may be fixed in time for global launch.

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Nacon unresponsive over addition of an offline mode in Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Nacon has not yet responded to community requests (Image via Nacon)

The Test Drive franchise has always featured offline modes in its games. However, the title is going with the current trend of online-only models. The reason for this transition has not been revealed even though fans have constantly questioned Nacon about it.

There have been no answers from the developers or the publisher, leading to players leaving negative reviews on the Steam page for the title. An offline mode would increase the game's longevity. In conclusion, there won't be an offline mode, at least at launch.