[2024] Is there a safe way to exit the game in full offline mode?

Backup your save files.

Disable steam sync.

Move an item in your inventory. (This forces a save)

Open the save game folder and check that the file date has updated.

Close game.

So many things, it's really not an important step in the instructions because of how often it happens. Basically anything that would mean a save is in order. It does have a limit to how frequently but it's like a 5 second timer or something.

• Allocating a skill or passive point
• Changing your equipment in any way
• Selecting a mastery
• Changing idols
• Picking a blessing
• Completing any step of a quest
• Moving an item in your inventory
• Dropping or picking up an item
• Any crafting
• Achieving a new arena record
• Abandoning a challenge mode
• Moving, placing or removing items in your stash
• Exiting the game
• Probably something else I've forgotten

Just for the record, I think it's steam sync causing the problem.

The only scenario where it is the game working as intended that you have to play around is if you change a ton of stuff really fast and unplug your computer really fast.

Edit: or the save folder is being compressed by Windows or it's getting a file lock from a 3rd party sync program like one drive or Google drive.