Where Are Elden Ring Nightreign Save Files Located?
Nightreign saves to %APPDATA%\Nightreign, a folder of its own, not the Elden Ring one beside it. Here is what is inside it.
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Nightreign does not reuse the Elden Ring save folder, which is the first thing veterans get wrong when they go looking. Everything sits in %APPDATA%\Nightreign: GraphicsConfig.xml at the top, and the actual save one level down in a subfolder named after your account number, as NR0000.sl2.
Steam Cloud tracks the whole folder, and the format matches the .sl2 style FromSoftware has used since Dark Souls. The game runs Easy Anti-Cheat, so editing the file is not the harmless tinkering it is in single player Elden Ring. Back it up, do not hex edit it.
Where Elden Ring Nightreign stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Nightreign
GraphicsConfig.xml sits at the top of this folder. The save is one level down, in a subfolder named with your account number, and NR0000.sl2 inside it is the whole game as far as progress goes. Steam Cloud syncs the folder on its own.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2622380/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/Nightreign
Nightreign through Proton on Steam Deck and Linux, inside the prefix for app ID 2622380. The layout is identical to Windows, and anticheat keeps working, which is rare enough in this genre to be worth saying.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Elden Ring Nightreign save file?
Open the Run box, type %APPDATA%, and look for a folder called Nightreign. Your save is NR0000.sl2 in the subfolder named with your account number, and GraphicsConfig.xml holds display settings at the root.
Can I copy a friend's Nightreign save?
The file moves fine in a file manager, but the folder is keyed to an account number and the game runs anticheat. Backing up and restoring your own save is the safe use; carrying someone else's into online matchmaking is not.
Does deleting NR0000.sl2 reset my relics and unlocks?
Yes. Relic progress, unlocks, and run history all live in that one file, and the game writes a fresh one on the next launch. If the deletion is deliberate, turn off Steam Cloud first or the old file may quietly come back.
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