Where Are Control Save Files Located?
Control saves for Epic, Steam and GOG on PC, and the rename needed to move between them.
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Control scatters saves by store. Epic builds use %LOCALAPPDATA%\Remedy\Control\Default-Epic-User with per slot folders of .chunk files; Steam uses userdata 870780\remote with flat savegame-slot files; GOG mixes Documents\My Games\Control\Saves with a Default-Generic-User tree.
Moving Epic to Steam means renaming, not just copying: savegame-slot-00\containment.chunk becomes savegame-slot-00_containment. Folder names also drifted across patches (Default-Epic-User versus Default-Generic-User), so match your build. A Mac App Store build exists since 2025 in a sandboxed Containers path, though the leaf folder name may vary.
Where Control stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Remedy\Control\Default-Epic-User\
Epic build: per slot folders with .chunk files. Steam instead uses userdata\[User-ID]\870780\remote (flat savegame-slot files). GOG uses Documents\My Games\Control\Saves plus Default-Generic-User. Folder names vary by patch.
~/Library/Containers/com.remedygames.control-ue/Data/
Mac App Store Ultimate Edition (2025) sandboxed container. The leaf save path beneath Data may vary by version; look for a Default-Apple-User tree inside. No native Linux build exists.
Frequently asked questions
Can I move Control saves from Epic to Steam?
Yes with renaming. Copy the slot folder contents into the Steam remote folder and rename files from savegame-slot-00\containment.chunk style to savegame-slot-00_containment style. Back up both sides first.
Why are there two different Default user folders for Control?
Patches renamed them (Default-Epic-User versus Default-Generic-User). Your saves live in whichever your build wrote; check both before assuming progress is lost.
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