Save anywhere
Other (objects, etc.) concept
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49platforms
Allows saving the game progress at any point regardless of location with few if any limitations (such as no saving during combat).
Notable people involved: Rhianna Pratchett, Inon Zur, Cathryn Mataga, John Romero and Ari Pulkkinen
Alternate names: Location free saves, Unbound saves
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If the game only saves the progress up to last checkpoint or is limited to certain places, then use save point instead.
Common limitations:
* Combat
* Hostile NPC proximity
* Protagonist currently in mid-air (falling down to their deaths or just jumping about)
* Cinematics
* Main or any character currently involved in some other complex or uninterruptible sequence (such spell-casting, sleeping, shopping, moving etc...).
Common limitations:
* Combat
* Hostile NPC proximity
* Protagonist currently in mid-air (falling down to their deaths or just jumping about)
* Cinematics
* Main or any character currently involved in some other complex or uninterruptible sequence (such spell-casting, sleeping, shopping, moving etc...).
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Save anywhere games by year
The first Save anywhere video game was released in 1981.
Atari, Sierra On-Line, Kalypso Media Digital and Ubisoft published most of these games.