How to save your R.E.P.O. game

There is nothing more terrifying than going through a game of R.E.P.O. and praying your squad doesn’t crash and burn, causing you to start everything from the beginning with none of your upgrades or purchases intact.

Out of fear, players are looking for ways to either manually save or back up save data so they can keep a run going if the worst comes to be. But how does saving in-game work, exactly?

How saving works in R.E.P.O.

There is no way to manually save your game in R.E.P.O., with the game automatically saving your progress anytime you finish a level or exit the store. The game saves each point at the start of a level, so if you were to exit mid-way through a level, you’d have to start at the beginning the next time you load your save file and might even spawn in an entirely new level, too.

The game also auto-saves the moment you die, so if you aren’t quick enough or feel like you’re in a desperate situation and don’t immediately quit the game, the moment your character kicks the bucket the game auto-saves and deletes all your progress up until that point, forcing you to restart from the beginning no matter how far you were through the game.

As for backing up the saves of your game, there is a way to do it, but it’s pretty convoluted at best, and most players might not be able to get it to work 100% of the time, so do so at your own risk.

It’s also worth noting that any saves on gameplay are locked to players who were a part of the game from the first level, so if you want additional players to join an already existing game file, you can’t. You’ll need to make a new game from scratch to allow new players to join in and play together, which isn’t ideal if you want to play with different people on the same file.

So to recap, if you want to keep your saves alive if you feel at any moment you are going to die or the last player alive isn’t going to make it, quickly back out and quit the game to keep your progress intact and then reload the save and reinvite anyone in. The moment a player dies, your save file is gone for good, and as there are no manual saves, you’ll be at the mercy of RNG to keep your hopes of a long, successful run alive.