After taking a break from a game like No Man’s Sky for a few months, you may find that starting over as the best option. If you don’t, you won’t be able to understand the game in time.
And because you’re starting over, you’ll have a whole new appreciation for the journey this time around. However, many people have trouble deleting their old save files before starting a new game.
If you’re stuck trying to figure out how to reset your game in No Man’s Sky, you should follow the steps provided in this guide!
How to Start Over in the Game
To restart No Man’s Sky, you must first delete the cloud save and then manually delete the local save from your computer. That should remove the saved file from both the cloud and your PC, and you’ll be able to create a new save from scratch.
To restart No Man’s Sky, simply follow these steps.
- Begin by launching the Steam client and browsing through your game library. To access the game properties, navigate to the No Man's Sky title and right-click on it.
- You will then be able to disable the Steam cloud save. It will be in the update tab, and you must have the cloud save set to disable for this reset to work. Otherwise, every time you try to launch the game, the Steam client will download the cloud save to your PC.
- Then, navigate to the AppData folder and open the Roaming directory to delete the "HelloGames" folder. This folder contains your local save, and it must be deleted from your computer in order to reset the game.
- After deleting the local save, you can launch the game and create the first save to create a new folder on your system. This will be your new save point, and the game should begin again.
- Finally, make sure to enable cloud save to sync the progress, and you'll be good to go. All of your progress will now be reset to the beginning, and you will no longer need to restart the game.
All you have to do is remove the cloud save [1] file before removing the local save file. Otherwise, you won’t be able to restart the game, and your progress will resume where you left off the last time. Keep that in mind as you attempt to delete the local save file.
