Save games to memory stick

[GeirOve]

Maybe stupid question, but:

Can I save my game to a memory stick?
Im talking about a Sandisk 128gb, an old one so its USB 2.0 I think.
Im low on memory and want to take some games with me to work, and im talking about games, not save file. Can this work?

[Glitch]

If it's a game w/o DRM, definetley, but idk about steam games

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Some of the single player games on Steam doesn't need Steam to be installed to play them, unless it was coded to start up with Steam, or some other app that needs connection to the internet, and you need to install Steam / 3rd party app on your work PC.

To find out for yourself right now if the game needs Steam or not, is very simple.

Close Steam, next go to where you install Steam, unless you put the games in a different folder go there.

By default, Steam > steamapp > common

Find your game > Open the folder > and run the .exe for the game. Now if Steam starts up, then the game needs Steam, which is DRM.

Here an example with Final Fantasy X / X-2

http://i.imgur.com/nn4GnDr.png

http://i.imgur.com/Jv1264t.png

http://i.imgur.com/f2aNe3s.png

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Also you might want to copy your save files as well and put in the same spot on your work PC, this way you can pick up where you left off.

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Forgot to add this as well, if you want you can make a portable Steam, which you still need to login and all, but it will be from your USB pen drive or external SSD/HDD drive.

http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/articles/steam-pen-drive/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVwgtPDn0aU

[GeirOve]

Thank you very much guys! Very helpful

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Dr.Shadowds post has you covered for backup/transfer of a Steam Game to another machine.


But for the saved-game files (your saved in-game progress) try GameSaveManager
http://www.gamesave-manager.com
for this. It makes backup/restore of those quite easy. And ton of games are supported by its definitions.

GameSaveManager uses a possible (find the save game locations) based on their definitions which have matured over the years for various games. The software seeks out the possible locations of these (as they are never in one general spot on C drive; could by My Documents, could be AppData, etc...) and then allows you and easy backup method once found. Then simply install the software on another machine, click Restore and point to the Backup File it made from another machine. It will inject those files back into the default save-game folder location the game uses by default.