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Autosave points

Other (objects, etc.) concept

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

533
games
22
platforms

Alternate name: Checkpoints

BioShock 2 (PlayStation 3)
BioShock 2
PS3 2010-02-09
Doom 3 (Xbox)
Doom 3
XBOX 2005-04-03
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Windows)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher
WIN 2004-12-03
DarkSide (Windows)
DarkSide
WIN 2008? *
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Windows)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WIN 2010-09-08
METRO 2033 (Xbox 360)
METRO 2033
X360 2010-03-16
darkSector (Windows)
darkSector
WIN 2009-03-23
INSIDE (Xbox One)
INSIDE
XBOX1 2016-06-29
Half-Life 2: Episode One (Windows)
Half-Life 2: Episode One
WIN 2006-06-01
Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3)
Assassin's Creed
PS3 2007-11-14
And Yet It Moves (Windows)
And Yet It Moves
WIN 2009-04-02
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Wii)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
WII 2008-11-18

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 239
Linux 78
X360 54
Mac OS X 46
PS3 46
PS2 15
Xbox 12
Android 6
MS-DOS 5
GameCube 4
Wii 4
PS4 4
PS Vita 4
Mac OS Classic 3
iOS 3
Xbox One 3
Wii U 2
BSD 1
Switch 1
Pandora 1
BeOS 1
GB 1

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