Starting a new game in Dragons Dogma 2 or one amidst your current game can be quite challenging, it seems.

We have all seen a variety of technical challenges come up in new games, but the straightforward task of initiating a new game has emerged as a tricky problem for players of Dragons Dogma 2. In this guide, we will discuss the Dragons Dogma 2 how to start a new game question.

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Dragons Dogma 2 how to start a new game instructions

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As it stands, there is no alternative to starting a new game in Dragons Dogma 2 without deleting your old saved game file. Unfortunately, the game cannot overwrite your saved data to enable the start of a fresh game.

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Here’s how you can start a new game in Dragons Dogma 2:

  • Open your Steam Library and locate Dragons Dogma 2. Right-click on it and select ‘Properties’.
  • In the General tab, deselect the option to ‘keep game saves in the Steam Cloud for Dragons Dogma 2’, thus disabling cloud saves.
  • Now, to delete your save file:
  • Assuming you have installed the game in default location, open the following file location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata[folder with numerical name]\2054970
  • Delete all files and folders within this directory associated with Dragons Dogma 2. Most of these files will have either “remote” or “remotecache” as their names.
  • Launch Dragons Dogma 2 and start a new game.
  • Once your new game has started, return to the Properties menu mentioned in point one and re-enable Steam Cloud saves.
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For now, this is the only way you can start a new game in Dragons Dogma 2. Players who like building multiple characters and testing different builds will not get a chance to create multiple saved games unless the developers release an update.

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