Demo save transfer
Yes — the developers confirmed your demo save continues into the full release. The demo is over two hours long; update to build 0.484 for the latest fixes.
The demo is beefy — over two hours — and it is still on the store page after launch. Here is how the save actually came across, and what to do if yours did not.
Quick answer
Yes, your demo save carries over — and it does so on its own. On launch day players reported their demo progress simply waiting in the full game's Continue menu. There is no import button and nothing to copy across by hand.
What the demo contains
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | Over 2 hours of content |
| Scope | The first few hours of the game |
| Latest demo build | 0.484 |
| Save transfer | Automatic — demo saves appear in the full game's Continue menu |
| Demo after launch | Still available to download |
| Price | Free |
How the transfer actually works
Launch-week players describe the same thing three different ways: the demo autosaves — one per in-game day — were listed in the full game's Continue menu the moment they opened it. One player had already deleted the demo and their saves still turned up. Nothing has to be imported, copied between folders, or unlocked.
If your demo save is missing
One launch-week player could not find their demo save anywhere and started over. Every reply in that thread described the transfer as automatic, so a cloud sync that never finished is the likeliest explanation rather than a missing feature.
What is worth trying before replaying:
- Reinstall the demo and load a save once so Steam uploads it, then check the full game again.
- Check the autosaves, not just your manual slot — the Continue list is built from the per-day autosaves.
- Confirm Steam Cloud is enabled for both apps on the machine you are playing on.
Feedback still counts
The studio treats the demo as a live feedback loop — they read the Steam forums and a dedicated bug email, and they shipped several demo patches in response. Those patches are why the best-known early bugs are gone, so if something breaks in your build, reporting it moves the needle.
How the demo compares to the full game
The demo is the tutorial-ish opening: your first classes, first songs (including the Song of Tilling), the garden opening up, and the first town connections. The full year of seasons, festivals, curses and the island's deeper mysteries sit behind the September 30 unlock — the release page has the launch facts, and things to know before you play covers the habits worth forming in your first week.
