Is an internet connection required?

[Linux-user]

I've been looking forward to Cryostasis and NecroVision for a long time. Now these games are finally released in my country. Before buying those games, I've got one question: Do these games require an internet connection?

I hate it when games require an internet connection and that's why I've never played BioShock, any recent games from EA or any games from valve. In my opinion it's just ridiculous to require an internet connection to be able to play a game. There are still a lot of people who don't have an internet connection, so all those people will never be able to play those games. I don't support this kind of copy protection, so I boycot every game that requires an internet connection.

1C is a Russian company and I think in Russia the percentage of people without an internet connection is a lot higher than in Western Europe. As far as I know 1C releases the Russian games without the requirement of an internet connection and I hope you use the same strategy for non-Russian releases.

Do the West European version of Cryostasis and / or NecroVision require an internet connection? If not, than I'm going to buy these games this week.