Renpy Game Save Location Direct

~/Library/RenPy/game_name/

Once you locate the folder, you’ll see several file types:

In your options.rpy, you can override the default save location: renpy game save location

define config.save_directory = "MyCustomFolderName"

This will create a folder inside %APPDATA%/RenPy/ (or equivalent) with your chosen name. ~/Library/RenPy/game_name/

⚠️ Avoid using spaces or special characters in the save directory name. Once you locate the folder, you’ll see several

Linux users will find the saves in the home directory, following the XDG Base Directory specification.

Some builds use saves/ directly inside the game’s installation folder (portable mode). If you see both, the game uses the one that was written to most recently. Check file modification dates.

Ren'Py is the standard engine for Visual Novels, and because it is cross-platform, the location of your save files depends heavily on the operating system you are using. Below are the default directories where you can find your save data.