How to Restore Your Lost Megabonk Progress
New in v1.0.64: Steam achievement-based save recovery feature
Lost your save file? Don't worry! As of v1.0.64 "H A T S", Megabonk includes a built-in save recovery feature that uses your Steam achievements to restore your progress.
This feature was added after community feedback about players losing their save data due to various issues including Steam Cloud conflicts, corrupted files, or system reinstalls.
The recovery system scans your Steam achievements and restores any unlocks, characters, weapons, and progress that are tied to achievements you've earned. Since achievements are stored on Steam's servers, they survive even if your local save file is lost.
Follow these simple steps to use the save recovery feature:
Open Megabonk through Steam. Make sure you're logged into the same Steam account where you earned your achievements.
From the main menu, click on Settings (the gear icon).
In the settings menu, navigate to the "Other" tab. This is where miscellaneous options are located.
Look for the "Recover Save" button and click it. The game will scan your Steam achievements and restore your progress.
For best results, restart Megabonk after the recovery process completes.
After recovery, you should see your characters, weapons, and progress restored based on your Steam achievements. Check your unlocks to verify everything is back.
The recovery is not 100% complete. Any progress that isn't directly tied to a Steam achievement cannot be recovered through this system. Think of it as a "best effort" recovery that restores the most important unlocks.
To protect your progress, consider making manual backups of your save files:
C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\LocalLow\Ved\Megabonk\Saves
or
Documents\Megabonk\SaveData
The AppData folder is hidden by default. To access it:
Megabonk supports Steam Cloud for automatic save backups. However, Steam Cloud can sometimes cause conflicts. Here's how to manage it:
If you're manually restoring save files, disable Steam Cloud first to prevent Steam from overwriting your restored files with old data.
If your save file is corrupted and the game won't load:
If you're having persistent issues, try verifying your game files:
Unfortunately, no. Silver is not tied to Steam achievements, so it cannot be recovered through this system.
Partially. If you have Steam Cloud enabled, your saves should sync automatically. The recovery feature is meant for lost data, not transferring saves.
The recovery feature is safe to use and won't delete or overwrite existing progress. It only adds unlocks based on your achievements.
There's no harm in using it, but if your save is intact, you probably don't need to. It won't give you anything you don't already have.