Where Are Risen 2 Save Files Located?
Risen 2 keeps saves in Saved Games with no cloud at all, while quicksaves pile up by the gigabyte mark.
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Risen 2 stores saves in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Risen2\SaveGames, with disc builds using the install folder instead. Steam configures no cloud for this title, so local files are the entire backup story.
Quicksaves are the famous trap. The game never trims them, and thousands of 6 MB files quietly eat whole SSDs. Prune by date with the game closed and keep a dated zip of the manuals. The folder shrinks fast once the quicksave drift is gone, and loads speed up too. The folder is small once the quicksave drift is gone.
Where Risen 2: Dark Waters stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Risen2\SaveGames
Manuals plus ever-growing quicksaves in one folder. No Steam Cloud exists. Prune quicksaves by date; keep dated zips of manuals before drive wipes.
Frequently asked questions
How do I clean up Risen 2 quicksaves?
Delete quicksaves from the load menu with the R key, or prune the folder by date with the game closed. Quicksaves accumulate forever; one player found 11 GB of them. Keep manuals and clear the rest.
How do I move Risen 2 to a new PC?
Copy the Saved Games Risen2 tree for Steam or the install tree for disc builds. No cloud exists, so the disk copy is the only copy. Verify the copy opens before wiping the old drive.
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