The Farmer Was Replaced: Lost Save (Workarounds)

The problem

I installed and launched the game from my laptop after having played for several days on my desktop. The game loaded up as a new game might. I went to the menu and clicked Load, and there was the Save0 option. Nothing. Same single plot, none of my upgrades, none of my code windows, etc. I close the game and load up my desktop, launch the game and it opens to the single plot, no upgrades…

What players suggest

Since you've got your code back, you just need to get your game progress. The game does keep backups of your progress in a "save.json" file locally, and you can restore it. In the game, Open the Options (ESC), Click "Load" and then Click the button"Open Folder" That will open the game's main folder on your desktop. Exit the game. Your individual saves are in the "Saves" subfolder, and the…

It is possible the cloud sync was having an issue that I didn't see, since it's not something I typically check off - but I do launch all my games from my library, so I would have noticed the cloud sync indicator if it was either in progress or showing a cloud sync error. And I didn't change any cloud save settings and it is enabled on both, so that makes the first thing more likely.