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Autosave points

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Automatically saves the game progress at certain locations or when certain events occur.

550
games
22
platforms

Alternate name: Checkpoints

Doom 3 (Windows)
Doom 3
WIN 2004-08-03
Bastion (Windows)
Bastion
WIN 2011-08-16
Fallout 3 (Windows)
Fallout 3
WIN 2008-10-28
Defense Grid: The Awakening (Windows)
Defense Grid: The Awakening
WIN 2008-12-08
Avencast: Rise of the Mage (Windows)
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
WIN 2007-10-16
The Witcher (Windows)
The Witcher
WIN 2007-10-26
Clonk Rage (Linux)
Clonk Rage
LIN 2007-04-21
Lucius (Windows)
Lucius
WIN 2012-10-26
Far Cry 2 (PlayStation 3)
Far Cry 2
PS3 2008-10-21
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (Windows)
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
WIN 2005-10-04
Dragon Age: Origins (Windows)
Dragon Age: Origins
WIN 2009-10-23
Turok (Windows)
Turok
WIN 2008-04-22
This is likely THE most common game saving type in modern games, especially on consoles.
Saving: free*, points*, auto, checkpoints, code, quit*, none

* denotes player initiated saves

Possibly related
Save RAM (Hardware)

The first Autosave points video game was released on May 1992.

Activision, Ubisoft and THQ published most of these games.

Parent group

Game saves

Platforms

Windows 245
Linux 82
X360 54
Mac OS X 46
PS3 46
PS2 15
Xbox 12
Android 7
PS4 6
Xbox One 5
MS-DOS 5
iOS 4
PS Vita 4
GameCube 4
Wii 4
Mac OS Classic 3
Wii U 2
Switch 2
BeOS 1
GB 1
BSD 1
Pandora 1

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