Where Are Horizon Forbidden West Save Files Located?
Horizon Forbidden West on PC saves to a Documents folder named Complete Edition. The exact path, the OneDrive trap, and Linux.
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Unlike most Sony ports that use Saved Games, Forbidden West puts its saves in Documents, inside a Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition folder with one numeric subfolder per user. That surprises people coming from God of War or Spider-Man, who look in Saved Games first and conclude their saves are gone.
Because the saves live in Documents, OneDrive folder backup is the most common reason they seem to vanish. The sync can split the local and cloud copies while the game is running. Confirm which copy the game actually reads before deleting anything. On Linux the same layout exists inside the Proton prefix for app ID 2420110.
Where Horizon Forbidden West stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition\[UserID]
[UserID] is a numeric folder for your account. The folder name includes Complete Edition even for the base game with no DLC. If your Documents folder syncs to OneDrive, check both the local and the OneDrive copy; the game reads only one of them.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2420110/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition/[UserID]
The Windows layout mirrored inside the Proton prefix, where 2420110 is the game's Steam app ID. Some installs use ~/.steam/steam instead of ~/.local/share/Steam. Back up the whole numeric folder, not individual files, since slots reference each other.
Frequently asked questions
do horizon zero dawn saves work in forbidden west
Zero Dawn uses Documents\Horizon Zero Dawn\Saved Game, while Forbidden West uses Documents\Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition\[ID]. They are different folders with different formats, so nothing carries over. Each game keeps its own saves and its own New Game Plus.
why did my forbidden west saves disappear on windows
OneDrive's Documents backup is the usual suspect. When it syncs Documents, the game can end up reading a stale cloud copy while writing to the local one, or vice versa. Check both the local and OneDrive Documents folders, keep the newer set, and exclude Documents from backup or leave the game closed while it syncs.
where are forbidden west saves on steam deck
In Desktop mode, open the Proton prefix for app ID 2420110 and look for the Documents folder inside it: .../pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition. The numeric folder inside holds the same files as a Windows install.
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