Project Atomic Heart released on various gaming platforms and sold through several digital stores, which affects the location of the folders with the game files. It may be necessary to create a backup of saves or transfer them, and for this you need to know in which particular folder to look for saves.
In this article, we will tell you where the Atomic Heart saves are located and how to transfer saves to PC without losing progress.
Where are the Atomic Heart saves?
Next, we will tell you where to find saves to create a backup or transfer, depending on game version Atomic Heart. There are several common reasons why you might not be able to find the required files:
- The save folder will only appear when you complete the intro and make the first manual save.
- Necessary system folders can be hidden: they should be made visible through Total Commander or Control Panel.
The screenshots show an example of how to make files visible on a PC.
VK play
When installing the game through the service VK play save files will be located on the system drive.
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\AtomicHeart\Saved\SaveGames\
Game Pass
Saves for Game Pass are located on the system drive.
C\:Users\[username]\AppData\Local\AtomicHeart\Saved\SaveGames\
Files can also be opened using the console:
- Press the key combination "Win + R».
- Enter the command "%LOCALAPPDATA%\AtomicHeart\Saved\SaveGames\».
- Press the "Enter" key on the keyboard or "OK" on the screen.
A folder will open containing saves from the game.
Steam
В Stim the folder with saves can be located on the system drive.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[account id]\668580\remote\
If the game was manually installed on a different disk, then the save should be searched for at a different address.
[Steam folder]\userdata\[account id]\668580\remote\
Microsoft Store
On a Windows system, after installing the game via Microsoft Store saves can be found on local disk.
C:\Users\[имя пользователя]\AppData\Local\Packages\ FocusHomeInteractiveSA.579645D26CFD_4hny5m903y3g0\SystemAppData\wgs\[id пользователя]\
There is another way to find saves for the game.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\FocusHomeInteractiveSA.579645D26CFD_4hny5m903y3g0\SystemAppData\wgs\[id пользователя]\
Linux
In the operating system Linux Atomic Heart saves can be found in the "steamapps”, which is located in the game client STEAM Play Proton. The path to the saves is shown below.
[steam folder]\steamapps\compatdata\668580\pfx\
There is an alternative way to find the save folder.
~\.steam\steam\userdata\[user id]\668580\
Where are the Atomic Heart saves on the pirate
Save to pirated version Atomic Heart can be found on the system drive.
C\:Users\[username]\AppData\Local\AtomicHeart\Saved\SaveGames\
You can also go to the folder with saves using the console.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\AtomicHeart\Saved\SaveGames\
How to transfer Atomic Heart saves
It is possible to manually transfer save files on Steam from GamePass. If simply moving the saves did not help, then try the following:
- Make sure both games have been installed.
- Make at least one manual save in the game on both Steam and GamePass.
- Go to address C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Packages and find the Atomic Heart save folder: among the huge number of files with different numbers and letters, select the folder that contains the name of the game.
- Click on the folder and then open "SystemAppData > wgs».
- Here you will see the Atomic Heart save files and the container file: copy the saves and paste them into the folder "Steam Downloads > User Data».
Is it possible to transfer saves from Dev Build
At the moment no working methodsto migrate saves from Atomic Heart Dev Build due to incompatibility with the release version of the game.
Read on:We hope that the prepared material helped to figure out where to find saves in Atomic Heart. If you have additional questions on the subject of the article, you can ask them in comments. There is a special section on our website with useful guides on Atomic Heart.
Good afternoon, does manually transferring saves to work in the other direction in the case of Steam and GP??