Hearth and Hamlet Save File Location & Backups

The honest answer first

The developers have not published an exact save file path, and this site does not invent one. What follows is how to locate it on your own machine in under a minute, plus what is actually known about how saving works in 1.0.

Finding the folder on Windows

Saves do not live in the Steam install directory, so “Browse local files” will not show them. They live in your user profile:

  1. Save your game in-game, then quit.
  2. Press Win + R, type %APPDATA% and press Enter. This opens C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Roaming.
  3. Sort the folder by Date modified, descending. The folder written seconds ago is the one you want.
  4. Hearth and Hamlet is built in the Godot engine, so also check %APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\ - engine-default save locations sit under there, one folder per game.

If nothing looks recent, check %LOCALAPPDATA% the same way, and make sure hidden items are visible in File Explorer’s View menu.

Finding it on Linux

The equivalent locations are:

  • ~/.local/share/ - sort by modification time, same trick as above.
  • ~/.local/share/godot/app_userdata/ - the engine-default path.
  • Under Proton rather than the native build, saves sit inside the game’s compatdata prefix at ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/4315040/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/.

The 1.0 release ships a native Linux build, so if you are on Proton for a game that has a native version, switching is usually the better fix.

Backup saves

Patch 1.0.01 redesigned the save system to include backup saves and safeguards, specifically to make saves resilient to corruption from events like a power failure. In practice that means when you find your save folder you should expect more than one file - a current save and at least one backup alongside it.

If a save has gone bad, the backup is the thing to try before anything else. Copy the whole folder somewhere safe first, then experiment.

Demo saves do not carry over

Searches for transferring demo save data are common, and the answer is no - the demo that ran from April 2026 through Steam Next Fest was a separate build and its progress does not import into the 1.0 release. The demo is also no longer listed on the store page as of August 25, 2026.

If the game will not load a save

Two known-good steps before anything drastic:

  1. Verify integrity of game files through Steam - right-click the game, Properties, Installed Files, Verify.
  2. Check your build version. Several save-related and quest-related bugs were fixed across patches 1.0.01 to 1.0.04, including a zombie invasion that could persist into a newly loaded game. The patch notes list them.
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