The short answer

A September 15 demo player report says an autosave disappeared from the main-menu Load screen. That establishes a reported symptom, not a confirmed cause or recovery method. Check which saves are actually listed and preserve existing progress before experimenting. No autosave interval, hidden save path or guaranteed restoration procedure has been verified for this guide.

Report
Autosave absent from Load screen
Reported scope
Demo; build not supplied
Separate historical fix
Water-related save lock in 0.465

What to do

  1. Inspect the main-menu Load screen and note every visible save and timestamp before starting a new session.
  2. Check that you are opening the intended game or demo and record the account and device involved; this is a diagnostic check, not an established cause.
  3. Avoid overwriting the only remaining save, deleting files or forcing a cloud overwrite in the hope that it restores missing progress.
  4. Record the last successful save, installed build and what happened before the entry disappeared. Send those details through the developer's feedback channel if the save remains missing.

What is known, and what is not

The public Steam hub shows the missing-autosave question, but the available excerpt does not establish whether the file was deleted, hidden, replaced or later recovered. A report of roughly two hours of play also does not reveal the game's saving interval. None of those missing details should become a troubleshooting fact.

An earlier patch fixed an erroneous save lock related to being in water. A save lock and a previously visible autosave disappearing are different symptoms. There is no evidence here connecting this later report to that earlier bug, so updating cannot be presented as a guaranteed recovery.

Keep recovery separate from demo transfer

The developer has said demo progress will continue in the full game. That promise does not describe how to recover an already missing demo entry, and the release transfer has not been tested here. Preserve the progress you can still access before any launch-day migration.

A verified game-specific file location and backup/restore procedure are still pending. Until those are established, this guide deliberately avoids guessing a Windows folder or telling you which file to remove. Record screenshots of the Load screen and any error message without sharing personal account details publicly.

Behind this answer

Article reviewed · Demo report; reporter build not specified

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  2. Demo Version 0.465Eastshade Studios · DEVELOPER · Source checked 2026-09-25 · Official source · 2026-04-11
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