Where Are The Outer Worlds 2 Save Files Located?
The Outer Worlds 2 saves to the Saved Games folder, unless you are signed into an Xbox account, in which case look in the Store package.
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Obsidian keeps The Outer Worlds 2 saves in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TheOuterWorlds2, an old-school choice modern engines rarely make. Config is elsewhere, under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Arkansas\Saved\Config\Windows, Arkansas being the project's internal codename and the reason searching by name turns up nothing.
There is a catch worth reading twice: when you sign into an Xbox or Microsoft account in game, saves go only to the Microsoft Store package folder, and the Saved Games path typically holds little more than screenshots. Game Pass players find nothing in the classic folder because everything lives inside the container.
Where The Outer Worlds 2 stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TheOuterWorlds2
One file per slot on the Steam and Epic builds. If the folder holds screenshots instead, the game signed you into an Xbox account and stored the saves in the Microsoft Store container instead.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.OE-Arkansas_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\<account ID>
The Game Pass and Microsoft Store location, wrapped in the usual package container. The account ID folder is created by Xbox services and differs per machine, so copy the whole wgs directory when backing up.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1449110/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/TheOuterWorlds2
The Windows build through Proton on Linux and Steam Deck, inside the prefix for app ID 1449110. Saved Games sits directly under the steamuser folder in the prefix rather than under AppData.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my Outer Worlds 2 saves on Steam?
In %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TheOuterWorlds2, one file per slot. If the folder holds screenshots instead, the game signed you into an Xbox account and moved the saves to the Microsoft Store container.
Where does the Game Pass version store Outer Worlds 2 saves?
Inside %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.OE-Arkansas_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\<your account ID>. The Store wraps saves in its own container, which is why the normal Saved Games folder looks empty.
Why is the config folder called Arkansas?
That was the project's codename during development, and it stuck in the file paths. The folder holds the Windows settings files, and the name mismatch is why searching for the game by name finds nothing.
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