Outer Wilds stores its save files at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\SteamSaves on Windows. Checkpoint64 already knows this folder — it backs it up automatically and keeps earlier versions, so a corrupted or overwritten save is one click from restored.
Where Outer Wilds saves are stored
- Windows —
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\SteamSaves
or%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\Saves
Where two locations are listed, which one is in use depends on the install (Checkpoint64 checks them in order and uses the first that exists).
How to open the save folder
- Windows — press Win+R, paste
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\SteamSaves, and press Enter (the AppData folder is hidden in Explorer, which is why this path is so easy to miss — pasting it skips the hunt).
Backing up Outer Wilds saves automatically
- Install Checkpoint64 (free) and pick Outer Wilds — the save path above is already preset.
- Auto-backup watches the folder and uploads a new version whenever it changes, keeping full history.
- Restore any version in one click if a save corrupts, gets overwritten, or a mod breaks it.