Hello all. New Dawn is out and with it, its new items, new features…and technical problems. Over the last few days, we’ve seen that some of you have experienced crashes and even lost saves (often a consequence of these crashes) - we’re very sorry for anyone who experienced this.
Today we are pushing a hotfix that should prevent any more conflict with older versions of the game and thus prevent crashes and corrupted saves. It also addresses some issues with the UI – full patch notes are at the end of the post.
For those already affected by a lost save, we have compiled here some solutions you can try to get your save back:
Before anything else:
Check if you have any mods on. If you do, disable them as they might cause crashes. You might have to manually unsubscribe in the Workshop.
If you were playing on the beta, the progress you made on the beta will not carry over to the default version of the game.
If you lost your progress or if the game crashes when you launch it, this is a possible fix:
For Windows:
Close the Game
Right-click Brotato in your Steam library, select "Properties" and under "General" disable Steam Cloud Saves
Navigate to the "%appdata%/Brotato" folder (the path should be \\Users\\YourAccount\\AppData\\Roaming\\Brotato\\). AppData are hidden files, make sure you enable hidden files to be shown.
In here you should find two folders. One is called "user" and the other a long number which is your Steam-ID. Back-up the folder named after your Steam-ID.
In the folder with your Steam-ID, rename the most recent file "save_v3_X_YY.json.bak" into "save_v3_X.json" (where X is the number associated to your ingame profile, from 0 to 2, and Y is the most recent file from 01 to 05).
Start the game again and check if your progress is back
After relaunching the game, if the most recent file didn't restore your progress, try renaming an older file, following the same process above.
If none of the "save_v3_X_YY.json.bak" file restored your progress, rename the "save_v2.json" into "save_v3_X.json". This will restore your progress to the state it was before the New Dawn update of October 2025.
If the progress is back, you can reenable the Steam Cloud Saves
If the issue persists, post a message in the Steam Bug Reports section
For Linux/Steam Deck:
For SteamDeck users, make sure to have steam cloud and internet on when launching for the first time the update, otherwise Steam won’t migrate your save from windows version save folder to linux version save folder.
If you still have some save and crash issues, here's a potential fix.
First, make sure your steam deck is in desktop mode so that you can access save files.
This is how:
To access Desktop Mode, go to Steam > Power > Switch to Desktop. You can navigate the desktop by using the right Trackpad to move the mouse, R2 to left-click, and L2 to right-click.
Also, make sure, once that's done, that you have turned on the hidden files, otherwise you won't be able to find them. If the file browser you are using is "dolphin" then the option is on the menu at the top right corner. Find how here.
After that, proceed as follows:
Run the game and start a new run, then quit. (If you're experiencing crashes and can't open the game, skip this step.)
Turn off Steam Cloud Saves for this game, or disconnect from Wi-Fi (internet).
Locate your old save file at: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1942280/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/Brotato/SteamId/ ("SteamId" is a long number unique to your account.)
Copy and overwrite it to the following location: ~/.local/share/Brotato/ — the file should be save_v3_0_01.json.bak. If that file doesn't exist, use save_v2_01.json.bak instead.
Rename the file to save_v3_0.json or save_v2.json, depending on which version you used in the previous step.
Run the game to make sure your progress has been restored.
Turn Steam Cloud Saves back on, and when prompted, choose to keep the local save.
If you still experience some issues, make a report in the Steam bug reports here Steam Bug Report.
This was our first update and we’re a very small team, but we are working hard on making it the best version it can be. We are sorry again for any inconvenience you’ve encountered, thank you for your patience, and these issues should now be addressed for future updates (we will of course be monitoring this!).
Dalloks and EE team, signing out.
Complete Patchnote 1.1.13.1
- Fixed all crashes related to resuming a run from a previous version in the last update.
- Fixed locked items and weapons appearing in the shop when switching to a fresh save profile.
- Improved save restoration from backups.
- Codex and item description text is now affected by the font size option.
- Fixed item and weapon description scrollers not responding in the shop.
- Fixed Codex progress bar being stuck at 96% even with all challenges unlocked.
- Fixed the Spanish localization issue with the "Ban" button.