theHunter: Call of the Wild stores its save files at %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Avalanche Studios\COTW\Saves 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 theHunter: Call of the Wild saves are stored
- Windows —
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Avalanche Studios\COTW\Saves
or%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Avalanche Studios\theHunter Call of the Wild\Saves
or%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Avalanche Studios\Epic Games Store\theHunter Call of the Wild\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%\Documents\Avalanche Studios\COTW\Saves, and press Enter.
Backing up theHunter: Call of the Wild saves automatically
- Install Checkpoint64 (free) and pick theHunter: Call of the Wild — 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.
Sharing theHunter: Call of the Wild saves with friends
theHunter: Call of the Wild has co-op, so the folder above usually lives on one person's PC — whoever hosts. When they're offline nobody else can carry on, and if two people play separately, one session quietly overwrites the other.
Checkpoint64 lets a small group pass one theHunter: Call of the Wild world around instead of renting a dedicated server. Whoever plays next takes a server-enforced lock, pulls the latest save, plays, and pushes it back; everyone else stays read-only until the lock frees up, so nobody saves over anybody. Recent versions are kept, so a bad session is one restore away. The dedicated server alternative guide walks through the full take-turns flow.
Every way to do it, from playing live to taking turns: How to share your theHunter: Call of the Wild world with friends.