SV4 Converter

Extract text from RCT saved games (SV4)


Drop or upload your .SV4 file
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How to extract text from your SV4 file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SV4 file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert SV4 to another file type

To convert SV4 saved games to another format, you need RollerCoaster Tycoon or other Game software.

Convert a file to SV4

To convert other file formats to the "Simulation Save File" file type, you need software like RollerCoaster Tycoon or a similar tool.


About SV4 files

A .sv4 file is a binary saved game created by the original RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999). It contains the complete state of a theme park, including track layouts, financial data, guest statistics, and landscaping. The Problem: As a proprietary binary format from the late 90s, .sv4 files are incompatible with standard image viewers or text editors. Users often discover these files on old backups but cannot open them because they lack the original CD-ROM or cannot run the 16-bit software on modern Windows 10/11 systems. Furthermore, the sequel, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, uses a different format (SV6), making direct transfer confusing. The Solution: The most reliable way to convert or view these files is via OpenRCT2, an open-source reimplementation of the game engine. OpenRCT2 can import legacy .sv4 files and "convert" them by saving them as modern SV6 or .PARK files, or by exporting high-resolution screenshots (PNG) of the park layout.

Convert.Guru analyzes your SV4 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted SV5, TD4 and TP4 files.


FAQ

If you want to convert SV4 file to , you can use RollerCoaster Tycoon or similar software from the "RollerCoaster Tycoon Saved Game" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to SV4, try RollerCoaster Tycoon or another comparable tool in the "RollerCoaster Tycoon Saved Game" category.



The SV4 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our SV4 converter.