Where Are Sunless Skies Save Files Located?
Sunless Skies saves to a Failbetter LocalLow storage folder with registry settings and Linux XDG paths.
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Sunless Skies keeps saves in a storage folder under a Failbetter Games directory in LocalLow, with settings in a registry key of the same name. Linux follows the XDG layout for the same tree.
The structure mirrors its predecessor Sunless Sea almost exactly, which helps veterans feel at home. Copy the folder for backup; Steam Cloud mirrors the saves on top. Registry settings need a separate export when migrating machines.
Where Sunless Skies stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Failbetter Games\Sunless Skies\storage
Captain progress and runs in the storage folder. Copy with the game closed. Steam Cloud syncs the same tree.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Failbetter Games\Sunless Skies
Options outside the save files. Export through regedit for migration; deleting it resets settings without touching the captain.
~/.config/unity3d/Failbetter Games/Sunless Skies
XDG unity3d path with the same layout. Transfers directly between Linux and Windows.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move my captain to a new PC?
Copy the whole Failbetter Games folder with the game closed. Saves and settings travel together, and Steam Cloud reconciles the saves on first launch.
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