Managing Steam game saves in gaming arcade environment

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I am in the process of researching the viability of a VR gaming cafe. Since this would largely use games from Steam, I am looking at the capabilities of the Steam platform and what it allows.

I am aware of the Steam Site Licensing Program which appears to suit the general need to have a centrally managed Steam account without requiring users to log in to their account.

One problem I've run into, however, is how to manage saves for larger games. Particularly as games like Doom VFR and Fallout 4 VR come out that would require multiple play sessions to complete it seems important to persist saves per user somehow.

Is there any way to manage saves per user per game? One method I thought was to copy the local save to a central storage server after the session is finished, and copy it back for a specific user when the game is relaunched. This seems a bit cumbersome. It would be nice if there was a more concrete way of managing this.

Are there any good ways of managing saves in a gaming arcade environment without users logging in to their personal Steam account?






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How do I manage Steam Cloud saves?

Is There a Way to Disable My Steam Cloud Save?
  • Launch Steam.
  • Go to the settings at the top-left corner.
  • At the left side of the screen, click on \u201cCloud.\u201d
  • Uncheck the box labeled \u201cEnable Steam Cloud Synchronization for Applications That Support It.\u201d


  • How do I overwrite Steam Cloud saves?

    Download the Files in Your Web Browser To find your save files, visit Valve's View Steam Cloud page in your web browser and sign in with your Steam account. You'll see a list of games using your Steam Cloud storage. Locate the game in the list\u2014and click \u201cShow Files\u201d to see all the files for a game.

    How do I use Steam Cloud File Manager?

    What is this? Close Steam completely and open your Finder app. Go to Library > Application Support > Steam > SteamApps > Common and open the folder of whichever game you want to delete the save files.



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