It even caused a few bugs because the binary data was truncated and players were losing inventory items or the game would crash. The exact location is: %appdata%\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest\ The save game file also has the new format: PlayerPrefsFile_RESUME_.dat Alpha v0.01 The initial Alpha version of The Forest (v0.01) used the registry for saving games which I admit was strange. It's not exactly the same as Minecraft though because the devs are using the LocalLow folder rather than the typical Roaming folder. Not too dissimilar to how Minecraft and other games store user files. Alpha v0.01b (Hotfix #2) Due to bugs in the original hotfix the developers moved the save game file from the registry to the AppData folder. When you sleep in a shelter, your previous save is overwritten so it's worth copying the file to make backups, especially true while the game is in Alpha.
They can be deleted using Windows explorer or the registry editor, depending which version of The Forest you're playing. Remember the save game file is only created or updated when you sleep in a shelter you've built. So here's a tutorial for locating the save files using different versions of the game. Sometimes it's useful to make copies and you could even share them with friends if you wanted to. Now that The Forest has a save feature you're probably wondering where the files are saved.
