Where Are Steam Game Saves Stored?
Steam save files are spread across multiple folders depending on the game. Here are all the paths to check, on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Cloud Save Status
Steam Cloud is available for most titles. Check Properties → General to confirm sync is active.
Save Locations on Windows
Check these paths in order. One will contain your game's save folder.
%APPDATA%\[GameName]\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\[GameName]\ Documents\My Games\[GameName]\ C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[SteamID]\[AppID]\remote\ Save Locations on macOS
The Library folder is hidden by default. Hold Option and click Go in Finder, or press Cmd + Shift + G and type the path.
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/[SteamID]/[AppID]/remote/ ~/Library/Application Support/[GameName]/ ~/Documents/[GameName]/ Save Locations on Linux
~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/[SteamID]/[AppID]/remote/ ~/.config/[GameName]/ ~/.local/share/[GameName]/ Can't Find the Folder?
Press Win + R, type %APPDATA%, and sort by Date Modified after making a new save.
Things to Know
Some older games store saves next to the game executable inside the steamapps folder. Unreal Engine games almost always use %LOCALAPPDATA%\[GameName]\Saved\SaveGames\.
Find the Exact Path for a Specific Game
The paths above narrow it down. For the exact save folder and filename for any Steam game, look it up directly.
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