Saves, archiving and backups
Find and manage your adventures on the Saves page, restore archived ones, export your story and back up or import a save.
Every adventure saves automatically after each turn. The Saves page (in the bottom bar on phones, or the avatar menu on desktop) lists them all.
Finding a save#
- Search your saves… — matches the save's name or the scenario's title.
- Sort — Recently played (the default), Newest, Most actions or A–Z.
- Show — All, Hosted (ones you started), Joined (other people's multiplayer adventures), Lobbies or Archived.
- Style — Any, Story or RPG.
- Grid view / List view — remembered on this device.
Press Continue on a card to jump back in. Clicking elsewhere on the card opens the scenario's page instead.
The ⋯ menu#
On adventures you host, the ⋯ menu has:
- Rename — give the save its own name (up to 200 characters). Clear the name to go back to the scenario's title.
- Edit — open the scenario in the editor.
- Export — download the story as a readable file (see below).
- Delete — permanently delete the save. This can't be undone.
Archived adventures#
Adventures that haven't been played for a while are moved to cold storage automatically, so they don't slow anything down:
| Novice (free) | Paid plans | |
|---|---|---|
| Archived after | 30 days without play | 60 days without play |
Archived saves show an Archived badge and appear under the Archived filter. Press Restore to bring one back — nothing is lost.
Exporting your story#
To keep a readable copy of your tale, use ⋯ → Export on the Saves page, or Download Adventure in the adventure's Settings → Scenario → Details. You'll get a Markdown (.md) file with the title, the date and every turn — your actions and the narrator's text — on your current branch. Other branches aren't included.
Backups#
A backup is a complete copy of an adventure that you can import again later.
Export Backup#
In the adventure, open Settings → Scenario → Details and press Export Backup. You'll get a file ending in .rpgcortex-backup.json. It includes:
- Every turn on every branch.
- All State Cards, stats and summaries.
- The adventure's settings — AI Instructions, Plot Essentials, Author's Note, Story Background, content strictness, player name and more.
It doesn't include generated images, the Memory Bank, or other players.
Import Backup#
On the Saves page, press Import Backup and choose a backup file (up to 10 MB). It becomes a brand-new solo adventure, with you as the host, and opens straight away.