Where Are Barotrauma Save Files Located?
Where Barotrauma keeps campaign saves and multiplayer saves under its publisher folder, per its own source.
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Barotrauma documents its own layout in source: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Barotrauma on Windows, with a Multiplayer subfolder for hosted campaigns. Linux and macOS use the equivalent LocalApplicationData roots.
Campaigns are file pairs, not single files: a .save for the world plus _CharacterData.xml for the crew. Backing up one without the other produces the classic crewless campaign. A custom save path in settings overrides the default, so check there when the folder looks empty.
Where Barotrauma stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Barotrauma
.save worlds plus _CharacterData.xml crews, Submarines/ for custom subs, Multiplayer/ for hosted games. The publisher folder hides it from title searches. Paste the path into Explorer to jump there.
~/.local/share/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Barotrauma
Same publisher nested tree under ~/.local/share. Dedicated servers use the identical layout, so host migrations are folder copies. Check the custom save path setting before assuming the default.
~/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Barotrauma
Older builds used this legacy path and the game still checks it. Modern .NET builds follow LocalApplicationData like the other platforms. Copy legacy saves forward into the live folder when upgrading old installs.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up barotrauma saves
Copy %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Barotrauma to the same path with the game closed, keeping the Multiplayer subfolder. Campaign .save files pair with _CharacterData.xml files of the same name; both must travel. Server hosts copy the same tree on their box.
what files make up a barotrauma campaign
Campaign progress in .save files plus matching _CharacterData.xml crew files; submarine designs in Submarines/. A lone .save without its character file loads a crewless campaign. Mods in Mods/ travel separately from saves.
can i change the barotrauma save folder
In the in game settings (gameplay tab) via a custom save path, stored in the config. The game falls back to the default folder when the custom one vanishes. Multiplayer saves always append a Multiplayer level to whichever root is active.
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