Open-World Survival CraftEngine: Unreal Engine 5Difficulty: Advanced2026.08.25

Palworld Save File Location & Level.sav Recovery Guide

Locate Palworld save files on Steam and Game Pass, understand Level.sav structure, and learn how to restore backups when saves corrupt.

SaveLab Editorial TeamOfficial Specs VerifiedReviewed 2026.08.25

File Structure & Integrity SpecsUnreal Engine 5 GVAS · GVAS Binary / Zlib Compressed

Key Files: Level.sav, Player/<PlayerGUID>.sav

Summary

Save File Characteristics

Palworld stores world assets in Level.sav and player states in individual GUID .sav files inside your AppData directory.

Compressed Unreal Engine 5 GVAS binary structure containing large dictionaries of world actors and Pal parameters.

Press Windows + R, copy and paste the path below to jump straight to the save directory.

Windows (Steam)

%localappdata%\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\<SteamID64>\<WorldGUID>\Paste into Run (Win + R)

Windows (Game Pass)

%localappdata%\Packages\PocketpairInc.Palworld_...\SystemAppData\wgs\

Search for these tags in your editor or SaveLab's structured tree view to modify values safely.

Attribute	Key / XML Tag	Description	Safe Recommended Max
Player Level	`Level`	Character level	`60`
Gold Coins	`Gold`	Inventory gold	`9999999`
Ancient Tech Points	`TechnologyPoint`	Ancient technology unlocking points	`500`

Exit Palworld.
Press Windows + R, enter %localappdata%\Pal\Saved\SaveGames and find your world directory.
Make a full zip archive of the entire folder.
If restoring from corruption, copy the latest snapshot from backup/world/ and backup/player/ into the root save folder.

FAQ

How to fix 'Corrupted Save Data' error in Palworld?

Navigate to the backup folder inside your save world directory. Copy the newest Level.sav and Player files from backup into the main save folder.