Where Are Twilight Struggle Save Files Located?
Twilight Struggle keeps offline saves as SaveXFull.dat and SaveXShort.dat in AppData\LocalLow\Playdek\Twilight Struggle on Windows (unity.Playdek path on Mac).
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Twilight Struggle saves offline games as numbered .dat pairs in a Playdek folder under LocalLow. Full and Short variants per slot cover the two game lengths. The Mac build mirrors the layout under Unity naming in Application Support.
Playdek support works directly from these files, which is why the official bug flow says zip the folder and send it in. Corruption gets fixed by deleting the affected slot pair while keeping the rest. Nothing here needs editing by hand, only copying.
Where Twilight Struggle stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Playdek\Twilight Struggle
SaveXFull.dat and SaveXShort.dat pairs per slot. Zip the folder for support tickets. Delete a broken pair to recover that slot.
~/Library/Application Support/unity.Playdek.Twilight Struggle
Same slot files under Unity macOS naming. Reach with Finder Go to Folder. Back up with the game closed.
Frequently asked questions
How do I fix a corrupted Twilight Struggle save?
Zip the whole save folder and mail it to Playdek support first, then remove Save1Full.dat and Save1Short.dat and relaunch. The developers document this exact recovery for corrupted slots. Fresh files generate on next save.
Do I need to save manually?
No. Saves happen automatically on every committed move for offline games. Online async games track server side instead. The local files only matter for solo and pass and play sessions.
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