Tiny Eden: where the save files are

The Windows folder

Three players give the same location, one of them as C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\CGH\Saved\SaveGames, and Steam's own cloud log agrees with them. The log a player pasted lists the rule Steam uses to find Tiny Eden saves, with the root set to the Windows AppData Local folder, the path CGH/Saved/SaveGames, and every file ending in .sav.

CGH matches the initials of City Garden Harvest, the name the developers say the game had before it became Tiny Eden.

Windows

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\CGH\Saved\SaveGames\

The path as one player wrote it. Files are .sav files.

Shortcut in Explorer

%LOCALAPPDATA%\CGH\Saved\SaveGames

Windows expands %LOCALAPPDATA% to the AppData Local folder, so pasting this into the Explorer address bar or the Win+R box opens the folder.

Linux and Steam Deck have two folders

Players report that on Linux the native game keeps its saves under an Epic folder in the user's config directory. One Steam Deck player saw the cloud stay at 0 B for Tiny Eden, and another found the saves land in a different folder from the one Steam Cloud syncs from.

One player got saves to upload by switching the game to Proton, copying the saves to the Windows-style path, then launching and closing it. Back on the native version, the saves landed in Steam's own userdata folder instead of the config folder.

Linux, native game

~/.config/Epic/CGH/Saved/SaveGames

Linux, where Steam Cloud syncs from

~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/{FRIENDCODE}/3375110/ac/WinAppDataLocal/CGH/Saved/SaveGames

{FRIENDCODE} is your Steam friend code; 3375110 is the game's Steam app ID.

Steam Cloud: what the developers said and what players saw

The store page lists Steam Cloud among the game's features. When a Steam Deck and Steam Machine player asked whether it was supposed to work, the developers replied that it should, and suggested restarting Steam on the device that should receive the save.

A fix for Linux, from one player's guide

A player who hit the problem on Steam Deck wrote a step-by-step guide on Steam and says it worked for them on SteamOS and CachyOS. It is one player's workaround, not something the developers have published.

It replaces the native SaveGames folder with a link to the folder Steam Cloud syncs from. Back up your saves first, because the first step moves the existing folder away.

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   Step 1: Back up the current saves

   Move the existing SaveGames folder somewhere safe, so it no longer exists under ~/.config/Epic/CGH/Saved.

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   Step 2: Check the cloud folder exists

   Look for the Steam userdata path above with your friend code in it. If it is missing, create it.

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   Step 3: Create a symlink

   From ~/.config/Epic/CGH/Saved, link SaveGames to the cloud folder.

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   Step 4: Launch and save

   The guide says saves should now fill the cloud folder and back up automatically.

Moving saves and what the patches changed

One player who tried copying the Windows SaveGames folder to a new computer said replacing it did not work. A player replied that this is the folder they use too, and another asked whether the files might sit in OneDrive. On 21 September a developer answered that this should be the save folder, and asked which files the player sees there and whether they replace the whole folder or only move files with different names. No transfer procedure has been published.

Two other rules decide whether a save shows up at all. Saves from before version 0.10.0 are not listed, and demo saves do not work, both covered on the save wiped page and the demo save page. Update #9 then changed how the Load Game menu treats them, and Update #10 changed which slots the Save Game screen offers.

The demo, which left the store at launch, is on the demo page.

1. Update #8, 17 SepBug reports now include a snapshot of your save from the moment the problem happened, without touching your regular autosaves. The save menu also opens without the earlier delay.
2. Update #9, 18 SepIncompatible saves are hidden from the Load Game menu instead of appearing as unusable entries.
3. Update #9, 18 SepStarting a new game asks for confirmation before it overwrites your autosave. Before, it overwrote the latest autosave with no way to recover it.
4. Update #9, 18 SepThe Create New Save flow works with a gamepad, and the save menu is localized into all eleven languages.
5. Update #10, 21 SepThe Save Game screen shows only the slots that can be overwritten, and a newly created save appears directly beneath the Create New Save button. The same update fixed an issue that could duplicate items when loading a save.

Frequently asked

Where does Tiny Eden save on Windows?

In C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\CGH\Saved\SaveGames\, as .sav files, according to players and Steam's own cloud log.

Why are my Steam Deck saves not in the cloud?

Players report the native Linux game and Steam Cloud use different folders. One player's guide links the native folder to the cloud one.

Why does the Save Game screen show fewer slots now?

Update #10 made it list only the slots that can be overwritten. Newly created saves appear directly beneath the Create New Save button.

Does starting a new game delete my save?

Before Update #9 it overwrote the latest autosave without asking. Since Update #9 it asks for confirmation first.

Can I use my demo save?

No. The developers said demo saves will not work, and saves from before version 0.10.0 are not listed. See the demo save page.