Where Are Academia: School Simulator Save Files Located?
Academia keeps school saves in a Squeaky Wheel LocalLow tree. Windows path plus Proton notes.
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Academia stores schools in a Saves folder under LocalLow. The tree reads Squeaky Wheel/Academia/Saves, matching Unity convention with the studio name carrying its space. A developer reply in the Steam forums quotes that path directly.
The wiki page stays a stub with blank game-data rows, so treat community confirmation as the source rather than gospel. Saves sync through Steam Cloud under app ID 672630, a number worth memorizing since a wrong nearby ID circulates. Copy the Saves tree with the game closed.
Where Academia: School Simulator stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Squeaky Wheel\Academia\Saves
One folder per school inside. App ID is 672630; ignore guides citing other numbers. Cloud syncs the same tree. Paste the LocalLow path into Explorer since AppData stays hidden.
<SteamLibrary>/steamapps/compatdata/672630/pfx/
Steam Play prefix for app ID 672630. The LocalLow tree above is mirrored inside the prefix. Cloud copies also appear under userdata/<user-id>/672630.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Academia schools?
Copy the Saves folder from LocalLow Squeaky Wheel Academia with the game closed. Each subfolder is one school. Restore to the same path and the schools list on next launch.
What is the Academia Steam AppID?
672630 per the store page and database. Other numbers in stray guides point elsewhere. Use 672630 for prefix paths, workshop links and cloud troubleshooting.
Does Academia use Steam Cloud?
The store page lists Cloud support and the local tree above is what syncs. Keep Cloud on for moves between machines, but keep a manual copy before reinstalls since conflicts resolve silently.
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