Hades 2 is finally escaping the grasp of Early Access, and the game’s full release arrives with a console port for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The launch is mimicking its predecessor’s, up to the point of offering cross-saves between platforms.
The feature is nice to have regardless of whether you’re up to date with Early Access or starting from scratch. However, the process to set it up does have a few steps to consider. If you’re wondering how to enable cross saves for Hades 2 between Switch and PC, here’s the complete breakdown.
How to transfer your Hades 2 save file from Steam to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2
When you open Hades 2 on your Switch or Switch 2, you’ll see “Cross-Saves” as an option on the main menu screen. From here, you’ll have to connect to either a Steam or Epic Games account. I have the game on Steam, so we’ll go with that as a reference. Regardless of where you have purchased Hades 2, you must ensure that cloud saves are enabled.
Upon selecting the option, this will open up a Steam page asking you to sign in. You can do so manually with the screen’s keyboard or sign in with the QR code. The latter is fairly simple–open the Steam app on your phone, tap the menu button in the bottom right corner, and head to Steam Guard. Then, tap the prompt to scan a QR code, and use your camera to aim at your Switch screen.
This will ask for confirmation on your phone first. Accept it, and then return to your Switch, where you’ll see another prompt asking you to confirm the sign-in. Then, you might see an additional screen asking you to allow or deny. Press allow. If successful, you should see a message saying “Connected! Successfully linked Steam account. Cross-Saves enabled.”
Now, back at the home menu, when you press play, you’ll see a message saying that the game is syncing save data with Steam. This took around 10 seconds on my end. Afterward, I had my save file available. You’ll be able to make a cloud save apart from the rest thanks to a cloud icon with a green checkmark on it.
Remember that cross saves are retroactive. To ensure that your save is being updated on Steam as well, whenever you’re ready to call it a night, press the pause button (+) and choose to Sync & Quit. If you’re in the middle of a run and have finished an encounter, you’ll see a message below saying, “Proceed to the next location to safely quit!”–even if it is, say, a boss fight, you can simply enter the room and repeat the aforementioned steps.
You’ll see a prompt on screen asking if you want to upload your current progress to the cloud and return to the main menu. Press OK and give it a few seconds until it’s all set. You’ll then have the updated file available on Steam whenever you boot the game, and vice versa.
Last but not least, in case it’s worth clarifying, you need a live internet connection to sync cross-saves. I booted up the game in airplane mode to test this, and I got a cloud icon with a cross on it instead. When I chose to exit to the main menu, the game saved my progress locally instead, rather than syncing to the cloud.
So, if you’re going somewhere where you won’t have access to the internet, make sure to do one quick cloud save sync before going off the grid. If a save conflict occurs between versions, you may then choose whether to use local save data or cloud save data. I had no issues, but your mileage may vary.
Developer Supergiant Games also clarifies that if you have a different game going in the same save slot on both your PC and Switch, in order to prevent a save conflict, you should rename your computer save data to reference a different save slot. For example, if you use the first save slot, search for Profile1.sav on your PC, and rename it to Profile2.sav. Cross-Saves should then sync so that you have your two separate games in two separate save slots.
That’s all there is to know about transferring your Hades 2 save file from PC to Switch. Now that you’re all set, make sure to visit our Hades 2 guides hub to find out everything there is to know about the ambitious sequel.
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