Civilization 7 Save File Location for PC

Civilization 7 is now available on PC and consoles for players who purchased the Deluxe or Founders Edition. Reception has been mixed, with players and reviewers citing UI issues, balancing concerns, and overall quality.

The PC version runs fine for the most part but lacks a few features typically expected from a Firaxis release. Notably, the game doesn’t support Steam Cloud, so you’ll need to access your local progress manually at the Civilization 7 save file location.

Civilization 7 Save File Location

Like previous Civilization titles, we recommend backing up the entire “Sid Meier’s Civilization VII” folder for future use.

You can access the same location by entering the following shortcut in Windows Run (Windows Key+ R) or File Explorer.

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Saves\

Fix Civilization 7 Not Saving Issue

If you can’t seem to save your Civilization 7 progress, there’s a good chance Windows isn’t allowing the title to create the necessary save files due to “Controlled Folder Access”. Here is how you can fix that:

• Make sure the Civilization 7 isn’t running
• In Windows Search, type Controlled folder access and select the result
• Here, click “Allow an app through Controller folder access” under Controlled folder access

• Now, select the App an allowed app button
• Locate the executable for Civilization 7 (Civ7_Win64_DX12_FinalRelease.exe) at the following location:

\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Base\Binaries\Win64\

• Alternatively, the executable might show up in the “Block history” as well, and you can select it from there.

That’s all you need to do, and the game should save progress normally after this.

Does Civilization 7 Have Steam Cloud Support?

As of writing Civilization 7 does not have support for Steam Cloud. This may be added after the early access period is over in a few days, but for now, players will need to log in to their 2K account to use cloud saves. Just make sure to save your progress under crossplay so it can be accessed on different machines.

The 2K account also allows access to crossplay and cross-progression with different platforms. Crossplay is available across all platforms but the Switch is only eligible for multiplayer games on Tiny or Small maps. Thankfully, Civilization 7 can be played offline as well, and you don’t need a constant internet connection or the 2K account if you don’t wish to use its extra features.

Once you have your saved files sorted, check out how you can fix and prevent revolts in Civilization 7.