Extract text from Game save files (RGD)
To convert RGD Game saves to another format, you need Raft or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Data Configuration File" file type, you need software like Raft or a similar tool.
The .rgd file extension primarily represents a Raft Saved Game File developed by Redbeet Interactive. Built using the .NET framework, these files store player progress, inventory layouts, and world state data for the survival game Raft. Alternatively, a .rgd file functions as a Relic Game Data configuration file utilized by the Essence Engine from Relic Entertainment, which powers real-time strategy games like Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.
These formats are closed and highly proprietary. The main disadvantage of .rgd files is their total lack of interoperability. They are strictly optimized for their specific game engines. You cannot open a Raft save file in a standard spreadsheet or text editor; doing so will only display unintelligible binary data. Furthermore, there is no official standalone software designed to open or read these files natively, locking users out of modifying their own game data.
Gamers and modders typically want to convert these files to JSON, XML, or TXT to edit player stats, extract 3D asset paths, or modify core game behavior. However, standard online document converters fail entirely when processing these raw binary structures. For Relic engine files, players must rely on community-built third-party extractors designed specifically for the internal "Relic Chunky" container format.
Because this file format is heavily serialized, it is difficult to open or convert. Often, only the original game engine contains the specific logic required to deserialize the data properly. Even if standard conversion fails, we can inspect the file, extract embedded plaintext strings, and if our analysis detects a supported underlying format, viewing or data extraction may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RGD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted RDG, XPS, PYC, PKG, SIG, EXE, BIN, DXS, GAME and GAM files.
If you want to convert RGD file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use Raft or similar software from the "Game Save and Config Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to RGD, try Raft or another comparable tool in the "Game Save and Config Storage" category.
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