Regardless of whether the game was purchased through Steam or the Epic Games Store , Cities: Skylines saves will be stored here:
- C:/Users/[Username]/AppData/Local/Colossal Order/Cities_Skylines/Saves/
Since the saves are located in the AppData folder, which is usually hidden by default, the fastest way is to press the Win + R key combination and enter the following text:
- %LOCALAPPDATA%/Colossal Order/Cities_Skylines/Saves/
Next, just click OK and you will immediately find yourself in the folder with the save file.
But if you got Cities: Skylines through an alternative means, or, more simply, downloaded a pirated copy, you may now pay for it, as saves can be located anywhere, for example, here:
- C:/Users/Public/Documents/Steam/CODEX/255710/
All of the above options were for the Windows version of Cities: Skylines, but the game also works on other operating systems, and here’s where the save files are located in those cases.
Linux :
- ~/.local/share/Colossal Order/Cities_Skylines/Saves/
macOS (OS X) :
- ~/Library/Application Support/Colossal Order/Cities_Skylines/Saves/