Where Are Valkyria Chronicles Save Files Located?
Valkyria Chronicles keeps its Steam saves in the install folder per user ID, and never in userdata at all.
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Valkyria Chronicles stores Steam saves as playdata files in <install>\savedata\<user-id>, with sysdata.dat config beside them. There is no userdata folder involved, which breaks every generic Steam-backup guide. The Microsoft Store build instead uses %LOCALAPPDATA%\SEGA\Valkyria Chronicles.
The DRM-free quirk bites next. Launched without Steam, the game writes under user 0; through Steam it uses your account ID, splitting progress across two folders. Linux installs keep the same install-relative tree natively. Copy savedata whole with the game closed.
Where Valkyria Chronicles stores this, by platform
<Steam>\steamapps\common\Valkyria Chronicles\savedata\<user-id>
playdata saves plus sysdata config per numeric user folder in the install tree. No userdata involved. DRM-free runs default to user 0; merge folders to reunite split progress.
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Valkyria Chronicles/savedata/<user-id>
Same install-relative savedata in the native Linux library. No prefix involved since saves live beside the game, not in the Windows user profile.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Valkyria Chronicles fully?
Copy the whole savedata folder. Each numeric user folder holds one profile's playdata and sysdata together, so partial copies strand settings without progress or vice versa.
My saves vanish when running without Steam. Where are they?
Run once DRM-free first. Without Steam running the game defaults to user 0, while Steam runs may have written under your account ID. Copy the numbered folder contents into the 0 folder to merge them.
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