Far Far West: How to Fix Cloud Save Bug
There is nothing quite as soul-crushing as putting a few solid hours into a new game, grinding out those early levels, only to boot it up later and realize your save file has completely vanished.
Unfortunately, if you are currently playing Far Far West on the Steam Deck, you might run into this exact nightmare. A recent thread on the game’s Steam General Discussions highlighted a critical bug with cloud synchronization, and if you are playing on Valve’s handheld, you need to be aware of it before you lose your progress.
The Issue: Disappearing Save Files on Deck
The bug was recently brought to light by a player who logged a standard 3-hour session on their Steam Deck. When they booted the game back up later, their progress was entirely gone.
To make matters worse, this bug doesn’t just fail to upload to the Steam Cloud—it also seems to wipe the local backups. When the player tried to load a backup, the only files available were a few Level 1 starter saves, meaning three hours of grinding were permanently lost.
Developer Response & Current Status
The good news is that the developers are already on top of it. Damian from Fireshine Games quickly stepped into the thread to confirm the issue and offer an apology to the affected players.
“Really sorry about this. We’re currently investigating an issue causing some Steam Deck players to lose their progress. We’ll let you know as soon as this has been fixed!” What does this mean for you right now? If you are actively playing Far Far West, you might want to exercise extreme caution when playing on the Steam Deck. Until Fireshine Games pushes an official hotfix, your safest bet is to:
- Stick to playing on your main desktop PC to avoid the Deck-specific sync bug.
- Manually back up your local save files if you know how to navigate the Steam Deck’s desktop mode.
We will keep an eye on the patch notes and update this page as soon as the developers confirm the cloud save issue has been fully resolved!