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Saved games embedded in the Windows registry!
Recently, I played and finished two PC games. They were Defense Zone 2 and I Am Vegend - Zombiegeddon. Both are tower defense games. As is protocol for me, I back up save game files once I finish a game. After looking in the usual places to find the save files, I was stumped. I could find nothing for either game. Interesting. I usually have no problem finding any save game file, and even those harder-to-find are easily found, by, simply playing the game and have something change, whereby the save data is modified by the game, exiting, and searching for the newest files on the system. Until now, this method has worked flawlessly, even with the most obscure locations. For these two games, I could find no save game files. Something was being saved in both cases. The next step I was going to take, would have been to start monitoring the games during play. I was going to use Process Monitor and see exactly what was being saved and where. Before doing that though, I decided to post a question, asking where the save file location is, in the official forums of Defense Zone 2. The developer is a Russian man, who seems to genuinely want to support his game. He answerd promptly, stating that it's in the registry. Holy fucking shit. Save game data in the Widnows registry? Yes, sir! WOW! Never in my twenty five years of PC gaming, have I come across a game that stores the actual save game "file", in the registry of the operating system. Both of these games do. At least from now on, that will be another location I will be checking when looking to find save game files.
Defense Zone 2 https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.jpg [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Artem Kotov\Defense zone 2] I Am Vegend - Zombiegeddon https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.jpg [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppMania\I Am Vegend] |
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Time to update this thread with more games (I played) that use the Windows registry to store their save game data.
Moonlight Minions https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Shorebound Studios\Moonlight Minions] Muffin Knight https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Angry Mob Games\Muffin Knight] OTTTD (Over The Top Tower Defence) https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SMG\OTTTD] The Tiny Tale 2 https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RunningPillow\TTT2] |
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Defend Your Life
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...logo_small.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Alda Games s.r.o.\Defend Your Life!] |
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Hills of Glory 3D
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image...f_glory_3d.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mando Productions\Hills of Glory 3D] |
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Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Astral Byte\Heldric] Alien Robot Monsters https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kraftix Games\Alien Robot Monsters] |
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Last Hope - Tower Defense
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JESoftware\Last Hope TD] |
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Rabbit Island
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UpGames\Rabbit Island] |
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Marble Duel
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HeroCraft\Marble Duel] Defence to death https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LaushStudio\Defence to death] |
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Kindergarten
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmashGames\Kindergarten] |
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Legend of the Skyfish
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mgaia Studio & Crescent Moon Games\Skyfish] |
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Stop Santa - Tower Defense
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Taco Truck Games\Stop Santa - Tower Defense] |
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Card Crawl
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tinytouchtales\Card Crawl] |
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Magic Siege - Defender
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Oriplay\Magic Siege] |
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Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Necrophone Games\Jazzpunk: Director's Cut] |
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SUPER KINKY
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_USERS\Software\Dark Illusions Entertainment LLC.\SUPER KINKY] SUPER KINKY save game location. |
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Crush Crush
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sad Panda Studios\Crush Crush] Crush Crush save game location. |
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Farm_Business
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Farm Business\Farm Business] Farm Business save game location. |
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Tower Defense: Defender of the Kingdom
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Games\Defender of the Kingdom] Tower Defense: Defender of the Kingdom save game location. |
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Defending Camelot
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ZekGame\DefendingCamelo t] Defending Camelot save game location. |
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COVID Kawaii!
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wade Arcade\COVID Kawaii!] COVID Kawaii! save game location. |
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Rogue Tower
https://mariosworld.org/assets/image..._game_logo.png [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Die of Death Games\Rogue Tower] |
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