Is there an offline bowling game for PC?

Ten Pin is the offline bowling game in Games by Zaweba. You play ten frames at the alley: choose where to stand, click as the swinging aim arrow points where you want, then stop the power meter and watch the pins fall. Strikes and spares earn their bonus pins, and a perfect game is 300. The app is free and needs no internet connection.

It runs on Windows 10 and 11 with no adverts and no account, and nothing you do in it leaves your PC.

Three clicks to a strike

Each ball is three decisions. First, move the mouse to choose where to stand on the approach and click. Second, an aim arrow swings from side to side; click when it points where you want the ball to go. Third, a power meter rises, and you click to stop it. If you prefer the keyboard, Space works for the clicks.

The ball doesn't run dead straight. It hooks a little either way as it reaches the pins, so aiming straight at the head pin often leaves an awkward split. Aim for the pocket beside the head pin instead, where the ball can carry through the rack and take the pins with it.

Strikes, spares and the 300 game

Scoring follows the usual ten pin rules. Knock all ten down with the first ball and it is a strike, which earns the next two balls as bonus pins. Clear them with two balls and it is a spare, which earns the next ball as a bonus. String strikes together and the score climbs fast. Twelve strikes in a row gives the perfect 300.

Spares matter more than people expect. A game with a spare in most frames beats a game with a couple of strikes and lots of open frames. When pins are left standing after the first ball, change where you stand rather than just the aim. Moving across the approach gives you a better angle at a pin near the edge.

Getting more consistent

Most of the skill in Ten Pin is repeating what worked. Once you find a standing spot and an arrow timing that carries into the pocket, stick with them and only change the power. If you keep leaving the same pins, adjust one thing at a time so you can tell which change helped.

Power is a trade. A firm ball scatters pins more, but it is harder to time well. Some players do better with a steady, slightly gentler ball that hits the pocket every frame.

Bowling in Games by Zaweba

Ten Pin is on the Skill & sport shelf, along with darts, pool, crazy golf and more. Open it from the shelf or type its name after pressing Ctrl+F. The title card sets out the rules and controls before the first frame, F1 explains them again, Esc pauses between balls and F11 makes the lane fill the screen.

Your best score, plays and wins sit on the game's tile, saved in a scores file in your settings folder. If a frame needs a rethink you can pause, and if you lose the window to another program the game pauses itself, so a stray click never costs you a frame.

For a whole evening of sport without a network, Ten Pin pairs nicely with Pocket Pool and Pub Darts from the same shelf: three quick pub games, each with its best score waiting to be beaten.