Now that Sons of the Forest is fully released in its 1.0 version, it’s only natural to want to know if Early Access saves still work. Will you have to restart from the beginning or can you keep your Sons of the Forest saves?
Do Sons of the Forest Early Access saves still work?
Yes, even after downloading Sons of the Forest 1.0 and updates beyond,your Early Access saves will still work. I played Sons of the Forest when it first launched in Early Access in 2023 and logged in after downloading the 1.0 update and still saw all my saves. There are, however, a few things you should know about the Early Access saves.
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You’ll get an Early Access save detected message when loading into an old save. This message tells you everything that’s changed andthe recommendations from the developers.
Sons of the Forest 1.0: Changes and Recommendations
Here are all the recommendations and changes:
You’ll need to repeat the story pickups and ending, your buildings may not function correctly because of new building features and environments, and you’ll lose your gold armor. All of this is because ofthe Sons of the Forest 1.0 patch notes. Because of these changes, Endnight Games recommends you start a new game. Thankfully, it’s not required to make a new game becauseyour Early Access Sons of the Forest saves get converted to full-release saves.
Noah Nelson
From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor’s Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.
