Game save?

[persephina3]

Hey guys I’m new to Steam and to playing Secrets of Grindea and I’m having trouble saving the game. I’ve had the game since 2020 and only recently started playing it again and picked up where (I think) I last left off. But every time I press Save & Quit that exits to the main menu, it just keeps restarting me at Startington.
I’ve checked out other threads about activating/deactivating Cloud Saves but unfortunately it doesn’t work. I’ve also seen mention of folders but I have no idea what folders are or how to access them. any helpful ideas? I’ll be posting on New To Steam as well.

[Sairek Ceareste]

From the sounds of it, the reason why the game isn't saving is because it doesn't have permission to write saves into where it is supposed to be.

A "folder" is a sub-division of where files are stored. For example, this game's save files. The game itself, also exists within a "folder", though save files and game data itself tend to be separate for most games. Save files are usually saved within a user's personal data folder on the computer. That way, if two (or more) different users use a computer and access the same game, their save data won't be mixed up with someone else's.


There's two potential solutions to fix this problem:

• First potential solution is finding the game's save folder. This can be accessed if you press the windows key on your computer, type in:
  

  %APPDATA%

  ...And then press the "ENTER" key.
  
  
• This will open up a series of folders related to your "user data" on the computer. Basically in terms of gaming, this where most of your games' saves will go to, as well as usually things like configuration options you choose for those games.
  
  
  
• Check to see if a folder called "Secrets of Grindea" exists here. If it does exist, right click it, select "properties" from the pop-up menu.
  
• Near the bottom, there will be a box that says "Read only". If the little box is filled in, click it, until it's not filled in anymore, then click "OK" at the bottom.

The second solution is to open the game folder itself (not the saves). This can be done by opening your library in Steam itself:

• Find the game in your Steam library list,
  
• Right click the game and select "properties",
  
• Within the window that pops up, on the left, select "Installed files".
  
• To the top right, there will be a button called "Browse", click that, and it will open up a window that takes you directly to the game's main folder.
  
  
  
• Find the file called "Secrets of Grindea.exe" (it may also only be called just "Secrets of Grindea if file extensions are turned off). It's the thing that has an icon with the green slime, and a wooden sword.
  
• Right click this, and select "properties".
  
• At the top, click on "Compatibility".
  
• There's a few check boxes here. Look for the one that says "Run this program as an administrator". Check this box, then click "OK" to save the changes.

One or both of these should allow the game permission to read and write files so it can create saves for you. If you are denied permissions or access to make these changes, it means you are not set as an administrator on your computer, and you should look up online on how to do this. A guide with pictures or a video would be much easier to follow for how to do that, in my opinion, than what I could write down in steps.

I hope the explanation is simple enough to follow!