Where Are Cuphead Save Files Located?
Cuphead slot saves on PC and Mac, and the wipe bug that makes backups mandatory.
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Cuphead saves per slot in %APPDATA%\Cuphead (cuphead_player_datav1_slot_0.sav and siblings for three slots), Cloud synced with a tight quota. The Mac build mirrors the layout under ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Studio MDHR.Cuphead/Cuphead, DLC included.
Saves open in a text editor but break easily, and a wipe bug has haunted the game since 2017. Back up the whole Cuphead folder before modding or swapping Steam and Store versions; slot files restore as a set, never singly.
Where Cuphead stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Cuphead\
Three slot .sav files (AppID 268910), Cloud synced. DLC shares the folder. Back up whole dir before modding or switching store builds.
~/Library/Application Support/unity.Studio MDHR.Cuphead/Cuphead/
Native Mac build, same slot structure mapped from the Windows Cuphead/ tree. Same wipe bug precautions apply.
Frequently asked questions
Cuphead deleted my save. Can I recover it?
Only from your own backup of the Cuphead folder or Steam Cloud history. The wipe bug strikes without warning, so scheduled copies are the entire defense.
Can I edit Cuphead saves?
They open as text but corrupt readily. Copy the folder first, edit copies, and keep a known good set; one bad character voids the slot.
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