Save Location

BATTLETECH

BATTLETECH Game Save Files

BATTLETECH is a game that was released in April 2018 and developed by Paradox Interactive. Paradox Interactive are a large game studio, well known for many other big titles they've published including Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, and Stellaris.

The game itself is a turn-based strategy which means, quite frankly, the game is a strategy game that's played in turns. Your character is a mercenary commander that leads an army of BattleMechs. BattleMechs are combat vehicles that are the focus on BattleTech, they're what you use in combat. As the mercenary commander, you'll be tasked with controlling all sorts of variables and directing any and all combat your fleet engages in.

Game Save File Location

Depending on your operating system, and whether you're playing BATTLETECH via Steam or GOG, your game saves will be in a different folder. See advice for your configuration below:

Windows

Steam

If you're playing BATTLETECH via Steam on Windows, to find your game saves, first go to your Steam library userdata directory. This is usually one of these paths:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata

Or

C:\Program Files\Steam\userdata

If it isn't at either of those locations, follow this guide first to find your Steam library location, then proceed to userdata.

Once you're in the userdata folder, go into the folder that's named after your steamID3. If there's just one folder, it'll be that one, if there's more than one, we recommend just trying each to see which is for your user (there shouldn't be many). Alternatively, you can use an online Steam ID finder, but it's probably faster to try each.

Then, once you're in the correct user folder, go through the following folders:

637090 > remote > C# > SGS#

Inside the SGS# folder, you'll find all of your saves.

GOG

On Windows GOG, the path of your game saves is relatively straight-forward:

%AppData%\..\Local\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\50593543263669699\Storage\Shared\Files\C#\SGS#

To quickly open up that path:

  1. Hit WINDOWS + R on your keyboard
  2. In the Run window that opens, paste the above path (%AppData%...) into the text field
  3. Hit OK and an Explorer Window will open

If that doesn't work, just type %AppData%\..\Local into the Run window and manually follow the path to your saves.

Other Installations

If you're not using GOG, or Steam, to play BATTLETECH, your save files on Windows could be located in this folder:

%AppData%\..\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BattleTech\C#\SGS#

Mac

Steam

If you're playing BATTLETECH on Steam on a Mac, the steps to find your game saves are relatively similar to those on Windows. Firstly, find your Steam library, and the userdata folder inside it, this is usually:

~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata

Quickly jump to the above path in Finder by clicking the magnifying glass on the right of your menu bar, pasting the path in, and hitting ENTER.

Once you're in the userdata folder, go into the folder that's named after your steamID3. If there's just one folder, it'll be that one, if there's more than one, you can try each, or use an online Steam ID finder.

Then, go through the following folders:

637090 > remote > C# > SGS#

Inside the SGS# folder, you'll find all of your saves.

GOG

On Mac GOG installations of BATTLETECH, find your saves here:

~/Library/Application Support/GOG.com/Galaxy/Applications/50593543263669699/Storage/Shared/Files/C#/SGS#

Quickly open up a Finder window with this path by clicking the magnifying glass in the right of your menu bar (or hitting COMMAND + SPACE), pasting it in, and hitting ENTER.

Other Installations

If you're not using GOG, or Steam, to play BATTLETECH, your save files on Mac could be located in this folder:

~/Library/Application Support/Harebrained Schemes/BattleTech/C#/SGS#