How to fix the failed to save error in Monster Hunter: Rise PC

Monster Hunter's latest entry, first released on Nintendo Switch, has finally made its way to PC on Steam, though some players are encountering a significantly problematic bug.

When you first run Monster Hunter: Rise, the game requires a save file to be created. However, when some players go to create this save file, they are encountering an error that states that the game "failed to save" the file. Without a save file being created, players have been unable to even get to the main menu since the file is required for gameplay.

Monster Hunter: Rise: Potential fixes for the "failed to save" bug

Capcom's official statement on the bug, published on Steam (Image via Valve)

Capcom has released a short guide to address the bug for Monster Hunter: Rise, but there are other methods that some players have confirmed worked for them. Until there is an official fix from Capcom, players will likely have to do their best to address things themselves.

Capcom's method requires the following steps:

Disabling Steam Cloud and exiting the game.
Opening Monster Hunter: Rise's properties menu by right-clicking the game in their library. Players can then proceed to general, then Steam Cloud.
Players can then delete any and all save data from the files within the folder. They'll need to do this for both the full game and the demo.
Inside the player's userdata folder in their Steam directory, they'll need to navigate to their user ID, then remote. Inside this folder are files pertaining to downloads via Steam. This folder is normally navigated to when certain Steam games are unable to download properly.
Players can then delete the folders "1446780" and "1641480" which both are connected to Rise's download data.
Reboot the user's PC.

Other methods that have been used include running the game as an administrator from the game's local files. Furthermore, players may want to verify the game's cache by opening properties like the previous method, then navigating to local files, then pressing the button labeled "verify integrity of game files."

This will cause Steam to check the game's files and potentially re-download any files that may have been missing. This isn't a guaranteed solution, but some players on Steam have reported that it has helped them.

Additional suggestions for troubleshooting

For additional measures to attempt to fix the problem, players can consider running the game as an administrator. Depending on a player’s machine, their permissions (or lack thereof) may prohibit Monster Hunter: Rise’s executable file from having the appropriate write access to create the save file. This can be amended by right-clicking the game in the Steam library, hovering over the menu item 'Manage', and then click 'Browse local files'.

Players need to find the .exe file for the game, right-click it and select properties. They can then navigate to the compatibility tab, and at the bottom of the window check the box next to 'Run this program as administrator'.

Running Steam as an administrator may allow the game to write its necessary save file. Since the title is facilitated by Steam’s services, Not running the program as an administrator may inhibit Steam from creating and downloading necessary files as well. Much like the game itself, players can navigate to their disk drive, then program files, then Steam.

Once in the Steam folder, open Steam’s executable file with a right-click and select properties. Navigate to the compatibility tab and check the 'Run as administrator' box. Alternatively, players may also simply right-click the Steam.exe file and select 'Run as administrator' without jumping to properties. However, using the compatibility menu instructs the program to run as an administrator each time it is opened.

Overall, if the above fixes haven't panned out, players will likely need to bide their time until Capcom and Valve investigate the matter and apply a fix.

Edited by Siddharth Satish