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SaveState: Auto Game Save Backup

Automate game save backups with SaveState, designed for gamers and developers, featuring Steam and Minecraft support.

From the repo · “A versatile game save backup manager, featuring Steam detection, Minecraft support, drag & drop, desktop shortcuts and emulator compatible.”

519 stars+3★ this week12 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 19Updated 10/13/2026100% free · open source
What it does

SaveState automates backups of game saves, supporting Steam and Minecraft, with features like drag and drop, desktop shortcuts, and emulator compatibility.

When to use it
  • •You're a gamer who wants to ensure your progress is safe across different gaming sessions.
  • •You're a game developer who needs to test and backup game saves regularly.
  • •You manage a gaming community and want to provide a convenient backup solution for your users.
Ready-to-paste prompt
python SaveState.py --steam --minecraft --backup-dir=/path/to/backup/directory
Heads up: Make sure you have Python installed on your system, as SaveState is built using Python and requires it to run, but the README does not specify a particular version.
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How SaveState: Auto Game Save Backup works
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SaveState: Auto Game Save Backup is a very large Python project (~85k lines across 127 code files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, no tests found.

Size
Very large codebase
~85k lines · 127 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Python
No API keys detected
Python 100%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    main.py
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    requirements.txt
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    core/__init__.py
    Inside core/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
core/Core code — the actual logic3 files
docs/Documentation9 files
emulator_utils/Folder49 files
cloud_utils/Folder18 files
gui_components/Folder17 files
dialogs/Folder13 files
common/Folder10 files
backup/Folder5 files
READMENo tests foundDocumentedCI checksGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
Matteo842
Language
Python
Category
automation
Published
4/6/2025

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