When an adult visual novel releases a new episode or chapter update, you can transfer your existing save files to the new build so you don’t have to restart from the beginning or lose unlocked CG gallery rewards.
Ren’Py Visual Novels
For Ren’Py games, saves are stored in one of two locations:
- Inside the Game Folder:
Older_Game_Folder > game > saves - In AppData: Press Win + R, type
%APPDATA%/RenPy/, and locate the game’s title folder.
Copy all .save files and the persistent file into the /game/saves/ folder of the new version build.
Unity 3D Adult Games
For Unity games, saves are stored in the Windows AppData directory:
C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\LocalLow\DeveloperName\GameName\Since Unity saves are linked to your system AppData, downloading a newer version in a new folder will automatically detect your existing save files without needing to move them!
RPG Maker Games (MV / MZ / VX Ace)
Open the older RPG Maker game directory, navigate to www > save (or save/), and copy all file1.rpgsave (or Save01.rvdata2) files into the save folder of the updated version.