How to Save in Final Fantasy Resonance (Save Points, Autosave and Save File Location)

Final Fantasy Resonance saves at glowing pink circles on the floor, called save points, in towns and dungeons. It also autosaves by default, and the in-game tutorial says you can save at any time on the field map.

Quick answer: Step onto a pink save point, press F or Enter (A on a controller), choose “Save progress”, pick a slot, then move the cursor up to Yes and confirm.

How to save at a save point in Final Fantasy Resonance

In Chapter 1, “Tailing the Truth,” you first encounter them on Grandshelt Castle’s upper landing, followed by one inside the Earth Shrine.

Walk onto the pink circle. Standing on it does nothing by itself, so don’t wait for a menu to pop up.

Interact with the save point by pressing F or Enter on a keyboard, or A on a controller. The “SAVE POINT” menu opens with two rows, “Save progress” and “Rest in a tent”, and the tent row shows how many tents you own (for example, x3). Your Gil appears in the top-right corner.

SAVE POINT menu with Save progress and Rest in a tent, opened at the pink save point in the Earth Shrine — The SAVE POINT menu opens when you interact with the pink circle.

Choose “Save progress”, which carries the description “Save your game progress.” This opens the “SAVE” screen, a scrolling list of numbered slots (01, 02, 03 and onward). Empty slots read “NO DATA”.

Select the slot you want to use. Any slot works, but picking one that already holds a save will replace it.

SAVE screen with empty slot 01 highlighted above other empty slots — Picking an empty slot on the SAVE screen.

Confirm the save. The game asks “Save to this slot? Any existing save data in this slot will be overwritten.” with Yes and No. The cursor starts on No, so move up to Yes before you confirm.

Overwrite confirmation box on the SAVE screen with the cursor resting on No — The overwrite prompt defaults to No; move up to Yes to save.

A completed slot displays the save’s date and time, “Time Played”, the chapter and area (such as “Chapter 1 – Tailing the Truth” and “Earth Shrine”), your party’s level, the difficulty, and sprites of your party members.

Save slot 01 filled with Chapter 1 Tailing the Truth progress after saving — Slot 01 after saving in the Earth Shrine during Chapter 1.

Saving from the Main Menu

You can also reach the save slots through the menus. In the field, press Tab on a keyboard or Y on a controller to open the MAIN MENU, which lists Map, Quests, Items, Recovery, Equipment & Abilities, Party and System. Pick System to open the SYSTEM MENU. When you stand at a save point, such as the one inside the Earth Shrine in Chapter 1, that menu lists Save, Load, Help, Options, Return to Title and Quit Game, with Save at the top. Choosing Save there opens the same numbered slot list as the save point’s “Save progress” row.

Chapter 1 System Menu with Save highlighted at the top of the list — The Chapter 1 System Menu, with Save at the top.

Away from a save point inside a dungeon, for example deeper in the Earth Shrine, and in the prologue’s “Battlefield”, the SYSTEM MENU (Esc, or Main Menu > System) has no Save row and lists only Load, Help, Options, Return to Title and Quit Game. In towns and dungeons, walk back to a save point when you want to save, and the game also autosaves along the way, as explained further down.

System Menu with Load at the top and no Save row, opened away from a save point — Away from a save point, the System Menu starts at Load and has no Save row.

Saving on the field map

The field map is the map outside towns and dungeons, and the rules loosen there. The in-game “Saving Progress” tutorial spells it out.

At the save points found in towns and dungeons, you can record your progress.
(On the field map, you can save at any time.)
For your peace of mind, be sure to save early and often.

Saving Progress tutorial showing the Save progress option and the first save slot — The Saving Progress tutorial explains save points and field map saving.

How autosave works in Final Fantasy Resonance

Yes, autosave is available. When the setting is enabled, the game saves automatically at events such as entering a new area. Enter the Earth Shrine and “Autosaving…” appears alongside a spinning icon in the screen’s bottom-right corner. An autosave also occurs after the prologue’s final battle; choose Continue on the title screen to resume from that point.

Rain in the Earth Shrine in Chapter 1 with Autosaving... at the bottom right of the screen — Entering the Earth Shrine in Chapter 1 triggers an autosave.

The toggle lives in Options under the Gameplay tab, on a row called “Autosave” with On and Off. It’s set to On by default.

Options menu on the Gameplay tab, the tab that holds the Autosave setting — The Gameplay tab in Options, where the Autosave row sits.

The autosave is stored separately from your numbered slots, so keep making manual saves alongside it.

Resting in a tent at a save point

Choose the second row in the SAVE POINT menu, “Rest in a tent”, to heal your party. You have three tents at the Earth Shrine. The “Tents” tutorial covers how they work.

Using a tent at a save point will fully restore HP and MP of all party members.
Tents can also be used anywhere on the field map.

Tents tutorial with Rest in a tent selected in the Save Point menu — The Tents tutorial, with Rest in a tent selected at a save point.

Loading a save

To load in-game, choose Load from the System Menu, either with Esc or through Main Menu > System. From the title screen, use Continue or Load.

LOAD screen with the Autosave slot listed above save slot 01 — The LOAD screen lists the Autosave above your numbered slots.

Final Fantasy Resonance save file location on PC (Steam)

On Steam, your saves sit in a per-account folder inside your Windows user profile.

C:Users<your Windows user name>AppDataLocalFFRSSteam<your Steam ID number>

For the quickest route, enter %LOCALAPPDATA%FFRSSteam in File Explorer’s address field, then open the directory labeled with your Steam ID number.

File	What it holds
`GameSaveData0.sav`	The autosave
`GameSaveData1.sav`	Save slot 01
`OptionSaveData.sav`	Your Options settings
`EnhancedInputUserSettings.sav`	Key bindings

A save to slot 01 immediately updates GameSaveData1.sav. Steam Cloud is enabled for the game, and steam_autocloud.vdf is stored in the same folder; Steam syncs your saves between PCs.

Exit the game before backing up your progress, then copy the entire folder to a safe location.