Where Are Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Save Files Located?
Stories 3 saves live in Steam's userdata folder under app 2852190, synced by Steam Cloud. Deleting them with sync on just pulls them back.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection arrived in March 2026 and gave the spinoff series its biggest PC audience yet. Like its predecessor, it keeps saves in Steam's per-account userdata folder rather than in Documents, and Steam Cloud keeps that folder in sync.
The cloud sync is worth understanding before you touch anything. Players who deleted the save folder found the game generate it again, because Steam simply re-downloaded the cloud copy on the next launch. Turn cloud sync off for the game first if you want a truly clean slate. Manual backups are still easy, as long as you copy the folder while the game is closed.
Where Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection stores this, by platform
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<SteamID>\2852190\remote\win64_save
Saves sit in the win64_save folder inside the game's per-account userdata folder. 2852190 is the Steam app ID, and the folder above it is your numeric SteamID. Steam Cloud covers this folder, so treat deletion as a request for Steam to restore it, unless sync is off.
~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/<SteamID>/2852190/remote/win64_save
Steam Deck and Linux run the Windows build through Proton, and Steam keeps the same userdata folder structure on Linux. Same files, same cloud behavior.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Monster Hunter Stories 3 store saves on PC?
In Steam's userdata folder: Steam\userdata\<SteamID>\2852190\remote\win64_save. The SteamID folder varies per account, and 2852190 is the game's app ID. That whole path is what Steam Cloud syncs.
Why do deleted Stories 3 saves come back?
Steam Cloud. Deleting the local folder while cloud sync is enabled makes Steam pull the cloud copy back down on the next launch. Disable cloud saves for the game first if you actually want to start fresh.
How do I back up Stories 3 saves manually?
Close the game, then copy the win64_save folder somewhere outside the Steam folder and keep it. The cloud copy is a sync mechanism, not a backup you control, so a manual copy is still the reliable route.
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