Village in the Shade stores its save files at %APPDATA%\Nippon Ichi Software, Inc\Honogurashinoniwa 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 Village in the Shade saves are stored
- Windows —
%APPDATA%\Nippon Ichi Software, Inc\Honogurashinoniwa
How to open the save folder
- Windows — press Win+R, paste
%APPDATA%\Nippon Ichi Software, Inc\Honogurashinoniwa, and press Enter.
Backing up Village in the Shade saves automatically
- Install Checkpoint64 (free) and pick Village in the Shade — 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.