Rise of the Roninhas launched on PC with an unfortunate hiccup: The version is plagued by a critical programming error that is deleting players' save files.
Rise of the Ronin PC Release Plagued by Critical Bug
Rise of the Ronin, the open-world action game that Team Ninja delighted us with last year on PS5, is now available on PC. However, things don’t seem to be going smoothly with the port, as technical issues have led to a flood of user complaints. As a result, the game currently holds only a 50% positive review score on Steam from over 2,000 reviews.The PS5 version of the game got a quite positive 8.4 review from Fextralife last year.
Since its release, several users on Steam forums have reported a bug that causes their save files to disappear completely, forcing them to restart their adventure from scratch. This has led to widespread frustration, especially among those who have already invested over 10 or 15 hours into the game.
Team Ninja Responds to the Issue
Now, Team Ninja has issued an official statement on Steam, apologizing for the inconvenience and confirming that they are aware of the issue and actively investigating it. In the meantime, they have provided several methods that might help players prevent the bug or even recover their save files while waiting for an official patch.
Regarding Reported Save Data Issues
We are currently looking into and investigating reported save data issues for “Rise of the Ronin” steam edition.
In the mean time, please try methods below for potential fixes:
・The issue may be caused when the “Documents” folder is set for file sharing.Check whether one of the file sharing services below has been set. If so, turn it off and check if the issue is resolved.- Google drive- MS OneDrive- DropboxPlease refer to the customer support page for more details.【Steam】Cannot save/load
・ Retrieving and using back up save dataSave data Location:\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata(Steam Account ID)Each save will be stored in the following folders:Manual save data: “SAVEDATA**” folder (** is number between 00~49)Auto save data: “SAVEDATAAUTO” folder
Rename the BACKUP.BIN in the folder of the save you wish to recover to SAVEDATA.BIN, and replace the old file.
・Activating Steam Cloud could restore the save when running the gameIf prompted to choose which save file to keep, we recommend to rename the save data and store it somewhere before proceeding with using the save from Steam Cloud.
We are continuing to investigate this issues along with others. We will make sure to report back as soon as there are any developments.We sincerely apologize for any inconveniences that you may have experienced.
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