I was not able to delete games with offline version installed, but found it tries to sync online. I delete steam.dll and it will not run without it. I also have galixy files which I never installed either. I thought offline games would not do this?

The whole idea of the offline installer is for backup purposes. In the event the copy of the game connected to GOG Galaxy get a few critical files corrupted, the offline installer is there to link it to Galaxy.

I prefer to think of offline installers as a way to play games w/o online activity lol.

Did GOG Galaxy even exist back in 2008?
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There were some posts about this. Don't quote me, but I believe someone explained it was just a necessary dummy file. I'll see if I can find one of those posts.

Is it your anti-virus that's flagging the online activity? If so, there are some posts out there on that too. most people in the posts just say to block it.

Also check the settings to see if any default settings involve online connections. I know the retail versions of Dragon Age Origins and Kingdoms of Amalur had those settings to connect to Origin for activation. Not sure what they did with those functions in the GOG versions.

Hope I'm not remembering that wrong, it's been a while since I dealt with anything retail lol.
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thanks all for the replies less the bot. I left steam after the they aided BS in destroying fallout 4 content developers by spamming useless updates. I requested stopping auto updates but they must have hundreds of i love steam bots spaming forms with auto updates are wonderful, and required. After a loss of possibly a couple thousand, i came here to put my money were i felt was some old school pride in services. No GOG was my requirment to join. If some games require gog, just want to know so I don't buy? My game PC is rarely online so can't confirm if it ever connected, though unable to delete levels when offline is a sign and seeing steam files, well streams me. thanks again.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. Maybe also check to see if by default those files are set to "Read-only" option in the file properties. If they are, then you should be able to uncheck it and delete the files.

Also, when it comes to GOG games and online functions. These online functions are usually disabled or purely optional, though there may be a few exceptions and usually only extra content. The base games are DRM free.

One such exception I recall was a game you had to play as a guest, though you had full access to the base game. It was some extra content or achievements that you had to make an account or something to get access to. If memory serves, I think the game was called Age of Wonders 3.

There's another game called Driftmoon for example, had special treasure chests that you could be found or unlocked, but you had to go online to claim it. I still like the game despite that, but it does suck to be teased with offline loot that you can't claim unless you go online.

If I recall I think it was some type of in-game daily challenge to get these chests? I forget lol.

So probably 95% of the games are DRM free w/o any issues. While the other 5% you can play the base game w/o DRM but some functions (DLC, achievements or other extras) were locked behind online connection to the game's website or server in order to activate or claim.
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Thanks, I re-installed and found galaxy and steam files have to be their to start game. but only a game start blurp to the web, not sure where. also found this log file, "Kingdoms of Amalur_ Re-Reckoning" and inside this preset: [application] Windows executable: STEAM. I know Galaxy can link to steam digitals keys but I opted out, and now started thinking since I re-purchase the same games that i have on steam and it looked like i still had to link to steam to play? If no, than great, thanks.

Bullshit, offline installer was, originally the ONLY way to get GOG games, long before Galaxy appeared.

So to say it's ONLY for backup purposes is a lie, that may be how GOG spins it to Galaxy users, but to those of us from Pre Galaxy GOG, it was a long time promise that we could always ignore Galaxy.

It's the entire premise behind the oftenn stated claim that Galaxy is optional, and though it only applies to Single player games, and/or modes, that's down to devs of Steam released multiplayer games, being lazy POS that won't add a networking client to their game, because Steam did that for them. ReReckoning doesn't connect online, the Steam DLL is lazy development again, the game won't run if I delete any of;
steam_api.dll
THQNOnline\GOG\Galaxy.dll
THQNOnline\GOG\Galaxy64.dll

I don't have either Steam, or Galaxy running, yet these files are needed for "Achievements", and other store client trash I don't want.

It's one of the reasons, I don't play multiplayer games any more, though MTX infestation is main reason.
If your multiplayer game, needs a store client, to work, you haven't actually made a multiplayer game.

AS for the Fallout 4 BS, I assume you mean the constant "Creation Club" updates, well that's entirely on Bethesda Softworks, not Steam. I removed both F4, and Skyrim SE, from my Steam account, the day they shoehorned that cash shop into games I bought years before.
To think I bought a $5,000 PC, just to mod Skyrim to the max in 2013, and now their obsession with forcing MTX into every SPG has made me blacklist all their new games, Ubisoft, are in the same no go zone these days.
if your game has MTX I won't buy it, and when you shoehorn MTX in, over 2 years later, it now means I just wait for 4 years before I even think about buying the next game, even if you release it MTX free.

Bethesda Softworks have burnt down every bridge I ever built. Ubisoft, have as well.

short question regarding this...

Does KoA work without Internet connection and without Galaxy running.
(yes the processes shut down too) If yes GoG kept their promise and those
dlls are "only" remnants from a lazy port.

I would like to know, if it runs fully independent and offline.
Before i decide to shell out money.

Ich kann dir vers.. *cough* I can assure you that ReReckoning works with physically disconnected network (cables). It worked just now and all other days I started it. The installer is an offline installer. I have no Galaxy or Steam client installed either.

However I have a different game breaking problem with ReReckoning ( https://www.gog.com/forum/kingdoms_of_amalur_rereckoning/game_too_dark_in_buildings_black_outside_darker_and_less_vibrant ) - being connected to the web doesn't fix it. And unfortunately the GoG support seems to ignore my help requests... (I'ts not the first case!) *shrug*