Where Are Rogue Legacy (2013) Save Files Located?
Where the original 2013 Rogue Legacy game keeps its five .rcdat save files in Documents folders.
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The original Rogue Legacy saves at %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\RogueLegacy\RogueLegacyStorageContainer\AllPlayers: five .rcdat files covering player, map, minimap, lineage, and upgrades. Cellar Door documents the path on its own site.
The set travels together or not at all. Single file restores produce half loaded castles with missing lineages, so always copy the whole folder with the game closed. Linux builds mirror the tree under ~/.local/share/RogueLegacy with identical filenames.
Where Rogue Legacy (2013) stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\RogueLegacy
Five .rcdat files per AllPlayers folder; no slots, one lineage. Paste the path into Explorer. Steam Cloud mirrors the Documents tree when enabled, but manual copies dodge sync conflicts.
~/.local/share/RogueLegacy
Same .rcdat set under the home share path. Copy the Windows folder contents straight across. Proton builds use the Windows shaped Documents tree inside the prefix instead.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up rogue legacy 1 saves
Copy %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\RogueLegacy to the same path on the new PC with the game closed. The five .rcdat files travel as a set; a partial copy loads a broken castle. Steam Cloud syncs the same folder when enabled.
what are the rogue legacy rcdat files
Player, map, minimap, lineage, and upgrade data each get their own .rcdat file in AllPlayers. Corruption in one shows as a specific symptom (missing map, reset upgrades) while the rest loads. Keep dated copies of the whole folder, not single files.
do rogue legacy 1 and 2 share saves
No. The 2013 original uses Documents\SavedGames while the sequel and other Cellar Door titles use their own trees. Guides mix them freely, so check the year in the path before following steps. This post covers the original only.
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