Where Are Risk of Rain 1 Save Files Located?
Where the original Risk of Rain keeps Save.ini and Prefs.ini on each OS, and why Cloud breaks cross platform.
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The original Risk of Rain keeps progress in a plain ini file whose home moves per OS. Windows reads it next to the game install with a backup twin beside it. Mac uses a bundle style support path. Linux follows the XDG config home.
Case differs across systems, with lowercase names on Mac and Linux against capitalized Windows. Steam Cloud assumes the Windows layout everywhere, which breaks Mac and Linux sync without symlinks. This post covers the 2013 original, not its sequel. Item logbooks share the ini files, so copy saves plus prefs together.
Where Risk of Rain 1 stores this, by platform
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Risk of Rain\Save.ini
Install folder ini plus backup twin and prefs beside it. Cloud assumes this layout on every OS. Pause Cloud before hand edits.
~/Library/Application Support/com.riskofrain.riskofrain/save.ini
Lowercase ini names under the bundle style support path. Later builds may prefix the folder. Symlink into the Cloud shape for sync.
~/.config/Risk_of_Rain/save.ini
Lowercase ini names under the XDG config home. Hand editable with the game closed. Symlink into the Cloud shape for sync.
Frequently asked questions
Why does Steam Cloud break Risk of Rain 1 on Mac?
Cloud expects the Windows install folder layout, so Mac and Linux copies need symlinks into the expected shape. Without the link the game writes locally while Cloud syncs elsewhere. Point both ends at the same file through the link.
Which Risk of Rain file is the live save?
The live file is the plain Save.ini in the folder from this post. Suffixed backup copies sit beside it but never load unless renamed. Check timestamps to confirm which file the last run wrote.
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