: For those attempting "Impossible" mode, many players manually back up their .sav files to an external drive after every chapter to avoid losing everything to a single death. Achievement & New Game Plus Saves
If your game starts from the beginning even though you have hours of progress, the game has likely become "blind" to your existing data. Use these steps to restore your progress:
: Open the game. The save may still say "Chapter 1," but loading it should place you back at your true progress point. Save again in a new slot to fix the metadata. Troubleshooting Common Save Issues dead+space+remake+save+file+upd
: If the game won't save at all, ensure Dead Space.exe is allowed through Controlled Folder Access in your Windows Security settings.
: Start a new game and play until the first manual save station (immediately after getting the Plasma Cutter). Save and quit to the desktop. The "Force Update" Swap : Go back to the settings\steam folder. : For those attempting "Impossible" mode, many players
: Right-click the game in your library, go to Properties > General , and untick "Keep games saves in Steam Cloud".
: Look for files ending in .sav (e.g., SG01-01.sav for manual saves and AS-xxx.sav for autosaves). How to Fix or Update a Corrupted Save The save may still say "Chapter 1," but
: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dead Space (2023)\settings\steam .