Extract text from Game save files (SAVE)
To convert SAVE Saves to another format, you need Ren'Py or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Saved Game File" file type, you need software like Ren'Py or a similar tool.
The .save file extension is primarily used by a massive variety of video games and game engines to store a player's progress. Because it is a generic extension name, there is no single standard format for a .save file. Half of all .save files encountered are created by the Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine and are essentially disguised ZIP archives containing serialized Python data. Other notable engines using this extension include Twine (SugarCube), Unity, and Unreal Engine, as well as specific games like The Sims 4 or Assassin's Creed.
The main disadvantage of .save files is their sheer inconsistency. A .save from Barotrauma is actually a GZIP archive, while one from Construct 2 is plain JSON. This makes them impossible to open reliably with a single program, and simply double-clicking them will usually prompt an OS error. Furthermore, these files are often proprietary and obfuscated to prevent cheating, meaning you cannot easily read them in a standard text editor.
You might need to convert or extract a .save file to modify your in-game stats, fix a corrupted save state, or migrate progress between different versions of a game. For extracting and modifying Ren'Py or Barotrauma saves, convert to ZIP or GZIP so you can unpack the contents. If the save is text-based like those from Construct 2 or Twine, convert to JSON or TXT for easy editing in a code editor.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SAVE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SAV, YAML, TXT, JSON, PERSISTENT, SRM, PS4, XLSX, SUBVERSESAVEGAME001, ZIP, MAIN, CSV and LT files.
If you want to convert SAVE file to SAV, JSON, SRM, PDF, CSV, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG or CONF, you can use Ren'Py or similar software from the "Game Progress Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to SAVE, try Ren'Py or another comparable tool in the "Game Progress Storage" category.
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