save game
Store your progress
A save game is a stored record of progress in a video game, allowing players to resume from that point later.
Games may offer manual saves at any time, automatic saves at checkpoints, or both.
The term functions as noun or verb: Did you save game before the boss fight?
I lost my save game when the hard drive crashed.
- checkpointInspection station on route
- loadCarried weight or burden
- autosaveAutomatic file preservation
- quicksaveImmediate game state preservation
- progressMovement toward improvement
slot · resume · backup · file · menu · pause · overwrite · storage · memory card · hard drive · cartridge · battery · corrupted · data · profile · respawn · recover · savefile
- Text AdventuresZork, interactive fiction, parser, grue, compass directions
- game menusmenu, main menu, pause menu, options, settings
- Playthroughsreplay, speedrun, challenge run, walkthrough, blind run
game progress preservation
save gamepermadeath
Irreversible character termination
game over · hardcore mode · start over · roguelike · autodelete
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