Where Are Frostpunk (2018) Save Files Located?
Frostpunk 1 saves on PC and Mac, and the Roaming versus Local detail separating it from Frostpunk 2.
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The original Frostpunk saves on PC under %APPDATA%\11bitstudios\Frostpunk\Default\saves, with Steam Cloud mirroring to userdata 323190\remote\saves. The Mac build mirrors the same tree under ~/Library/Application Support/11bitstudios (note the capital P in FrostPunk there).
The one detail that matters is Roaming versus Local. Frostpunk 1 uses Roaming 11bitstudios\Frostpunk; Frostpunk 2 uses Local 11bitstudios\Frostpunk2 with per store subfolders. Guides for the two games point at different trees, so check the folder name before following any of them.
Where Frostpunk stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\11bitstudios\Frostpunk\Default\saves\
Live saves (Roaming, not Local). Steam Cloud mirror in userdata\[User-ID]\323190\remote\saves (AppID 323190). Not Frostpunk 2, which uses %LOCALAPPDATA%\11bitstudios\Frostpunk2. No native Linux build exists.
~/Library/Application Support/11bitstudios/FrostPunk/Default/saves/
Native Mac build (Steam and App Store). Note the capital P in FrostPunk on Mac versus lowercase on Windows. Same Default/saves layout inside.
Frequently asked questions
Why don't my Frostpunk saves appear in Frostpunk 2?
Different games, different trees. The original uses Roaming 11bitstudios\Frostpunk; the sequel uses Local 11bitstudios\Frostpunk2 with store subfolders. Neither reads the other's saves.
Which Frostpunk 1 folder is live: Roaming or userdata?
Roaming holds the live saves; userdata 323190\remote is the Steam Cloud copy. With Cloud on they sync, and the out of sync prompt decides the winner on conflict.
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