Where Are Rise of the Ronin Save Files Located?
Where Rise of the Ronin keeps SAVEDATA folders per Steam ID in Documents, plus BACKUP.BIN recovery.
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Rise of the Ronin saves at %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata\<SteamID>: SAVEDATA00 through 49 for manual slots, SAVEDATAAUTO for auto saves. A separate backup tree under %LOCALAPPDATA%\KoeiTecmo holds BACKUP.BIN recovery files.
That dual tree is the standout feature: patches added automatic backups precisely because save issues plagued the launch. Restoring means renaming a BACKUP.BIN to SAVEDATA.BIN and swapping it into the Documents tree. Copy both trees with the game closed for full coverage.
Where Rise of the Ronin stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata
Manual and auto SAVEDATA folders per Steam ID here. Paste the path into Explorer. If OneDrive appears in the resolved Documents path, unlink it; Koei titles save unreliably into synced folders.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1340990/pfx/.../KoeiTecmo/Ronin/Savedata
Same Documents tail inside the Proton prefix for app 1340990. The LocalAppData backup mirror exists in the prefix too, so recovery steps transfer directly. Copy both trees with matching IDs.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up rise of the ronin saves
Copy %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata\<SteamID> to the same path with the game closed. SAVEDATA00 through 49 hold manual saves, SAVEDATAAUTO the auto save. Keep the numeric folder name exactly or the game starts fresh.
how do i restore a ronin backup save
Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata\<SteamID>, rename the BACKUP.BIN of the wanted save to SAVEDATA.BIN, and replace the matching file in the Documents tree. The game writes these backups automatically, which is the built in safety net most players never notice.
does rise of the ronin use steam cloud
Yes, with the Documents tree as the live copy and a LocalAppData backup mirror beside it. Linux runs via Proton with the identical Documents tail under the prefix. Treat the Documents folder as master and the rest as fallback.
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