Stalker 2 Save File Location on PC

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is now available on PC and consoles, and it’s one of the biggest Steam launches of the year with nearly 110K concurrent players mere hours after release. The PC version is available on Steam and the Xbox App, both of which support cloud saving. However, if you’re looking to back up your local progress, here is the save file location for Stalker 2.

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Stalker 2 Save File Location

The save files for Stalker 2 Save File Location on PC are available at the following location on PC.

C:\Users\[WINDOWS USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\STEAM

The “Saved” folder contains all the configuration files as well as the saved data for Steam. It’s the same location for the Game Pass version apart from the additional Steam folder. We recommend backing up the entire “Stalker2” folder for future use as that will contain your settings as well. If you just want the save files, back up the “STEAM” folder instead.

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To quickly navigate to the same location, you can use Windows Run. To bring up Run, press the Windows and R keys together.

%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Stalker2/Saved/STEAM

This will take you to the same location as above, and you can back up your progress easily.

Does Stalker 2 have Steam Cloud Support?

Yes, Stalker 2 has Steam Cloud support on PC, which means you can pick up your progress on different devices too. It doesn’t have any additional DRMs either, which is convenient. We highly recommend keeping this setting on because the files aren’t that large, and even if you have a slow connection, it takes a few seconds to upload and download the cloud saves.

Apart from Steam Cloud, it has the following features on the client:

  • Achievements
  • Steam Family Share support
  • HDR
  • Trading cards

It isn’t a great experience on the Steam Deck, which makes sense considering how demanding it is, especially on the CPU side of things. There may be optimizations made down the line, but it’s not worth playing on the device at the moment.

The developers have already confirmed that they’re listening to feedback, and will continue to patch the game to squash bugs and improve stability.

Ali Hashmi

Ali Hashmi is a games journalist, reviewer, and guides writer with over eight years of experience covering the gaming industry across news, reviews, features, walkthroughs, and technical guides. He currently writes for Prima Games and GTA 6 Bible, and has previously contributed to Dot Esports, WhatIfGaming, GameTyrant, and The OuterHaven. With a background in Computer Science and years spent covering PC gaming, Ali has developed a strong focus on performance analysis, optimization, troubleshooting, and in-depth game coverage alongside traditional reviews and features. A longtime fan of action games, Ali spends most of his time obsessing over stylish combat systems, difficult boss fights, immersive sims, and retro shooters that feel like they were pulled straight out of the late ‘90s. When he isn’t replaying Dark Souls for the hundredth time or climbing Ascension levels in Slay the Spire, he’s usually hunting for the next indie game to recommend to everyone around him. His coverage regularly includes AAA releases, indie games, Soulslikes, survival titles, live service games, and technical PC focused guides.

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