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Autosave points

Other (objects, etc.) concept

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

539
games
22
platforms

Alternate name: Checkpoints

Quantum Conundrum (Windows)
Quantum Conundrum
WIN 2012-06-21
Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Windows)
Wanted: Weapons of Fate
WIN 2009-03-24
Darkest of Days (Xbox 360)
Darkest of Days
X360 2009-09-10
Section 8 (Windows)
Section 8
WIN 2009-09-01
Daylight (PlayStation 4)
Daylight
PS4 2014-04-29
MacGuffin's Curse (Windows)
MacGuffin's Curse
WIN 2012-04-19
Pariah (Windows)
Pariah
WIN 2005-05-03
Jericho (PlayStation 3)
Jericho
PS3 2007-10-23
The Ball (Windows)
The Ball
WIN 2010-10-26
Mosby's Confederacy (Windows)
Mosby's Confederacy
WIN 2008-11-19
Rise of the Triad (Windows)
Rise of the Triad
WIN 2013-07-31
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Xbox 360)
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
X360 2009-02-10

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

Activision, Ubisoft and CodeMasters has published most of these games

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)

Parent group

Game saves

Platforms

Windows 243
Linux 78
X360 54
PS3 46
Mac OS X 46
PS2 15
Xbox 12
Android 6
PS4 5
MS-DOS 5
Wii 4
Xbox One 4
PS Vita 4
GameCube 4
Mac OS Classic 3
iOS 3
Wii U 2
BeOS 1
GB 1
BSD 1
Switch 1
Pandora 1

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