> despite a large portion of the game being doable in singleplayer, The Crew remained an online-only endeavour throughout its decade-long lifespan.
So it didn't have to be online if it wasn't for corporate greed.
> Update
> I can now confirm that local save data functionality is indeed built into all our copies and is not absent from the game, we have even obtained a sample save data file. This + the fact that we literally see offline mode in action in the prologue means that there 100% is an offline mode, if anyone was doubting at this point.
Which results in:
> https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/43060751...
> Save Game Dumper now available
> However, you only have a limited time, after 31 march the servers will go down and your save file will be forever lost.