In Dragon’s Dogma 2, it is currently not possible to use multiple save files or playthroughs in parallel. At least not in the official way. However, there is a workaround on PC that you can use to play multiple characters on a Steam account.
What is the problem? In Dragon’s Dogma 2, you can currently only create one save file. This save game is updated through your manual saves and the regular automatic saves. As long as this save file exists, you cannot start a second playthrough.
If you only want to delete the current save file to start a new playthrough, we have already shared how to do that in this article:
With a Trick to a New Save File – Thanks to Community Tips
So what to do if I want to play multiple playthroughs in parallel? This is where MeinMMO reader Erzkanzler has the solution:
You don’t have to DELETE the save file, just rename it, and voila, you can also play two, three, or countless characters. Depending on which save file bears the original name of the file (i.e., win64_save), the corresponding save/character will be loaded by the game at startup.
Erzkanzler on MeinMMO
We tried Erzkanzler’s tip right away on the PC and can confirm: It works! So, as described in our linked guide above, we searched for the folder “2054970” under the Steam folder “userdata” and moved the files in the “win64_save” folder to a safe place.
After that, we started Dragon’s Dogma 2 and were able to begin a fresh playthrough. After creating our second hero, we finished the game, swapped the files in “win64_save” again, and thus gained access to our save file from the first playthrough – only the system settings were reset to default.
The launch trailer of Dragon’s Dogma 2:
Note that Capcom will certainly not officially support such a workaround if any issues arise. After all, the developers have since responded to the criticism – they want to implement a way to start a new game while a game is currently running.
When this feature will come is, however, unclear. Until then, you can pass the time, for example, by unlocking the Illusionist – Here’s how to unlock the Trickster in Dragon’s Dogma 2
