Where Are Black Mesa Save Files Located?
Black Mesa keeps saves in bms/save inside the install folder. The Steam path plus cloud and sharing notes.
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Black Mesa stores saves in a save folder inside bms in the install dir: steamapps/common/Black Mesa/bms/save. Each save is a .sav with a .tga screenshot the load menu shows. The game names them by date and time only, so the folder listing is the real index.
Steam Cloud backs the folder up, which covers reinstalls. Shared saves drop into the same folder and load through the console with load <name>. Back up the whole save folder rather than cherry picking files; the .tga companions are harmless and keep the menu readable.
Where Black Mesa stores this, by platform
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Black Mesa\bms\save
Adjust the head when the library lives elsewhere. .sav plus .tga per slot. Cloud sync mirrors it; free mod era saves under SourceMods/BMS are a different install.
Frequently asked questions
how do i install a downloaded black mesa save
Copy the .sav (and .tga if provided) into bms/save, then load it from the menu or via load <name> in the console. Saves show by timestamp, so note the date to find it.
do black mesa saves sync with steam cloud
Yes. Cloud covers the save folder, so reinstalls restore automatically. Keep a manual copy before modding achievements hunts anyway; cloud conflicts pick winners silently.
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