Where Are Little Nightmares II Save Files Located?
Where Little Nightmares II hides saves under the Helios folder name, and how Steam Cloud fits in.
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Little Nightmares II saves live under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Helios\Saved\SaveGames. Helios is the internal Unreal project name, which is why searching for the game's title in AppData comes up empty.
This is the standard Unreal layout wearing a disguise. Once you know to look for Helios instead of Little Nightmares, backup and restore work like any UE game: copy SaveGames with the game closed and the slots travel with it. Steam Cloud syncs the same files, but keep a manual copy anyway. The GOG build uses the identical tree.
Where Little Nightmares II stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Helios\Saved\SaveGames
SaveGames/ holds the slot files; Config/ beside it holds graphics settings. Search AppData for Helios, not the game title. Paste %LOCALAPPDATA%\Helios into Explorer to jump straight there.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up little nightmares 2 saves
Copy the SaveGames folder from %LOCALAPPDATA%\Helios\Saved to the same path on the new PC with the game closed. Slot files move with it. Steam Cloud may sync them too, but the manual copy is certain.
why is there no little nightmares folder in appdata
Because the developers built it in Unreal under the internal project name Helios. The store title appears nowhere in the path. Searching AppData for Nightmares finds nothing; searching for Helios finds everything.
does little nightmares 2 use steam cloud
Yes, for the save slot files. Cloud sync has still stranded players after reinstalls, so keep a manual copy of the Helios tree before wiping. If slots vanish, restore the folder with Steam closed and let it upload on next launch.
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