diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NavBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/NavBar.vue
index e40ea69..9f20720 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NavBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NavBar.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { RouterLink, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import PixelGlove from './PixelGlove.vue'
 import { useNostr } from '../composables/useNostr'
+import { useOnlineStatus } from '../composables/useOnlineStatus'
 
 const { bot, isLoggedIn } = useNostr()
+const { isOnline } = useOnlineStatus()
 const route = useRoute()
 const isMenuOpen = ref(false)
 
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ const bottomNav = [
         <span class="font-display font-black text-neon-pink text-lg tracking-widest glow-pink">
           BOTFIGHTS
         </span>
+        <span
+          class="w-2 h-2 rounded-full transition-colors"
+          :class="isOnline ? 'bg-green-400' : 'bg-red-400 animate-pulse'"
+          :title="isOnline ? 'Online' : 'Offline'"
+        />
       </RouterLink>
 
       <div class="hidden md:flex items-center gap-6">
@@ -100,6 +107,14 @@ const bottomNav = [
     </div>
   </nav>
 
+  <!-- Offline banner -->
+  <div
+    v-if="!isOnline"
+    class="fixed top-16 left-0 right-0 z-40 bg-red-500/90 backdrop-blur-sm text-center py-1.5 font-pixel text-[10px] text-white tracking-wider"
+  >
+    OFFLINE — RECONNECTING...
+  </div>
+
   <!-- Mobile bottom nav -->
   <nav class="md:hidden fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 border-t border-border bg-surface/95 backdrop-blur-md safe-area-bottom">
     <div class="flex items-stretch justify-around h-14">
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useFightCache.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useFightCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d25f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useFightCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+const DB_NAME = 'botfights_cache'
+const STORE_NAME = 'fights'
+const MAX_CACHED = 5
+
+function openDB(): Promise<IDBDatabase> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = indexedDB.open(DB_NAME, 1)
+    req.onupgradeneeded = () => {
+      const db = req.result
+      if (!db.objectStoreNames.contains(STORE_NAME)) {
+        db.createObjectStore(STORE_NAME, { keyPath: 'id' })
+      }
+    }
+    req.onsuccess = () => resolve(req.result)
+    req.onerror = () => reject(req.error)
+  })
+}
+
+/** Cache a fight replay for offline viewing */
+export async function cacheFight(fightData: { id: string; [key: string]: any }): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    const db = await openDB()
+    const tx = db.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readwrite')
+    const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME)
+
+    // Add with timestamp
+    store.put({ ...fightData, _cachedAt: Date.now() })
+
+    // Evict oldest if over limit
+    const countReq = store.count()
+    countReq.onsuccess = () => {
+      if (countReq.result > MAX_CACHED) {
+        const cursor = store.openCursor()
+        let oldest: { key: IDBValidKey; time: number } | null = null
+        cursor.onsuccess = () => {
+          const c = cursor.result
+          if (c) {
+            const t = (c.value as any)._cachedAt || 0
+            if (!oldest || t < oldest.time) oldest = { key: c.key, time: t }
+            c.continue()
+          } else if (oldest) {
+            store.delete(oldest.key)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    db.close()
+  } catch { /* IndexedDB not available */ }
+}
+
+/** Get a cached fight by ID */
+export async function getCachedFight(id: string): Promise<any | null> {
+  try {
+    const db = await openDB()
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const tx = db.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readonly')
+      const req = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME).get(id)
+      req.onsuccess = () => {
+        db.close()
+        resolve(req.result || null)
+      }
+      req.onerror = () => {
+        db.close()
+        resolve(null)
+      }
+    })
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useOnlineStatus.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useOnlineStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33b74af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useOnlineStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+
+const isOnline = ref(typeof navigator !== 'undefined' ? navigator.onLine : true)
+
+let listenerCount = 0
+
+function handleOnline() { isOnline.value = true }
+function handleOffline() { isOnline.value = false }
+
+export function useOnlineStatus() {
+  onMounted(() => {
+    if (listenerCount === 0) {
+      window.addEventListener('online', handleOnline)
+      window.addEventListener('offline', handleOffline)
+    }
+    listenerCount++
+  })
+
+  onUnmounted(() => {
+    listenerCount--
+    if (listenerCount === 0) {
+      window.removeEventListener('online', handleOnline)
+      window.removeEventListener('offline', handleOffline)
+    }
+  })
+
+  return { isOnline }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue
index f5653c3..3c6e989 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/FightPage.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import FightViewer from '../components/FightViewer.vue'
 import { useNostr } from '../composables/useNostr'
 import { useFightPolling } from '../composables/useFightPolling'
 import { useHumanChallenge } from '../composables/useHumanChallenge'
+import { cacheFight, getCachedFight } from '../composables/useFightCache'
 import { createFightScene, type FightSceneController } from '../game/FightScene'
 import {
   fanfareRound,
@@ -434,7 +435,22 @@ watch(liveFightData, async (val) => {
 
 // --- Mount / Unmount ---
 onMounted(async () => {
-  const status = await loadFight()
+  let status = await loadFight()
+
+  // If fetch failed (offline), try IndexedDB cache
+  if (status === null && fight.value === null) {
+    const cached = await getCachedFight(fightId.value)
+    if (cached) {
+      fight.value = cached
+      status = 'finished'
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Cache finished fights for offline replay
+  if (status === 'finished' && fight.value) {
+    cacheFight(fight.value).catch(() => {})
+  }
+
   isLoading.value = false
 
   if (status === null || status !== 'finished') {