Players of the PC version of Elden Ring are losing a lot of progress due to Steam cloud save issues. Since yesterday, some players have been complaining that there is a problem with the Steam version of Elden Ring: the Steam version of the game will ask them if they would like to download their cloud save or upload their local save.
This wouldn’t have been a problem unless cloud saves were often too out of date, and players who didn’t look at the save data could accidentally download a save state from hours or even days ago, losing their current progress.
Bandai is aware of this issue, tweeting: In some cases, save data from the PC version of Eldon Ring may not be synced with the Steam cloud save. If you are playing the PC version, please check the Link below.
It’s important to note that it’s not always clear which save state is the most recent, so be sure to check the time and place carefully before choosing to download a cloud save or upload a local save.
Players can also backup their local saves elsewhere, as overwriting your current saves may be permanent. Some players said that they lost 10 hours of progress, including multiple bosses, equipment and levels that have been cleared. Considering that every boss in the Elden Ring is very difficult to beat, and reloading equipment is also a daunting task, 10 hours of progress is already a lot.