Why Won't Minecraft Let Me Play Offline?

My computer has no internet access. Every time I log in the launcher says can't connect to minecraft.net, but I'm playing offline- not online. I tried restoring my computer because I'm already logged in but it wants me to do is log in.

Logging in doesn't work because, as I said, I'm not connected to the internet. Why can't I just play offline? I was online 8 months ago.

Solution 1:

While you can play Minecraft offline, you still need to have logged in on a Minecraft account. This is used to verify that you actually own the game. If you are not logged in and don't have an internet connection, you won't be able to log in.

You can install Minecraft from a USB drive but you will need internet access, at least temporarily, to log in once. Once you've done that, you'll be able to play offline.