Dark Souls III save location (PC & Steam Deck)

Q: Where are Dark Souls III saves on Steam Deck?

In ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/DarkSoulsIII/<user-id> . That folder sits inside the game's Proton prefix, so it only exists once the game has run at least once.

Dark Souls III keeps its saves in %APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\<user-id> on Windows. Hoard finds that folder on its own, backs it up every time the game saves and keeps it in sync between your PCs and a Steam Deck.

Where Dark Souls III keeps its saves

Windows

%APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\<user-id>

Steam Deck and Linux (Proton)

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/DarkSoulsIII/<user-id>

<user-id> is a folder named after your account's numeric ID; there is one for each account that has played the game on that machine.

These locations come from PCGamingWiki, through the community save database Hoard uses for detection. The Steam Deck paths are the Windows paths inside the game's Proton prefix, compatdata/374320, which appears after the game's first launch.

Settings files

Dark Souls III keeps settings such as graphics and controls apart from the saves, in %APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\GraphicsConfig.xml.

Keep it backed up and in sync with Hoard

Hoard is free and open source. It backs up your Dark Souls III saves every time the game writes one and again when you quit, keeps a history you can go back to, and syncs the folder between your PCs and a Steam Deck. Only the files that changed travel, compressed, and every file is checked against its SHA-256 hash when it comes back.

Install Hoard and sign in to Hoard One, recommended for everyone, or point it at your own server.
Open the Library. Dark Souls III is detected from your Steam library and the community save database.
Play. When you quit, the first version appears in the history.

Frequently asked questions

Does Dark Souls III have cloud saves?

The save database doesn't say for Dark Souls III, so check its store page. Either way, Hoard keeps its own copy with every version, on Hoard One or your own server.

Where are Dark Souls III saves on Steam Deck?

In ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/DarkSoulsIII/<user-id>. That folder sits inside the game's Proton prefix, so it only exists once the game has run at least once.

Is Hoard free?

Yes. The app, the command line and the server are free and open source (AGPL-3.0), and running your own server costs nothing but the machine. Hoard One, the managed server we recommend for everyone, is free too with 2 GB and three devices; Pro adds room for €1.99 a month.

Does self-hosting send anything to Hoard?

No. On your own server there's no account with us and no telemetry to us: your saves, your users and your logs stay on your machine and never touch ours.