Best for cross-save support
Assassin's Creed Shadows
5.0 feature score
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Best Video Games for cross-save support
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Safest pick
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
4.6 feature score
Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Split Fiction
1 supporting review
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Best overall product
Forza Horizon 5
4.3 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
Cross-save support is positively noted as a convenient way to move between PlayStation and PC.
Pros: environmental detail, cross-save support
Cons: writing quality, enemy variety
Cross-save/cross-progression is repeatedly praised for letting players carry progress across devices.
Pros: load times, crash stability
Cons: originality, voice acting
One review praised carrying progress between consoles as appealing.
Pros: lore depth, art direction
Cons: mission variety, protagonist appeal
Cross-save/progression support was praised where non-host progression carried over.
Pros: puzzle design, level design
Cons: exploration quality, side character depth
Existing progress carries over cleanly from the Switch version, letting returning players jump into the upgraded campaign without starting over.
Pros: controls responsiveness, voice acting
Cons: matchmaking quality, user interface design
Cross-save support was positively noted when saves moved between Xbox and PC.
Pros: world-building, mission design
Cons: mission variety, enemy variety
Steam cloud saves work, but one handheld review found that graphics settings also followed the save, forcing unwanted low-resolution settings onto a desktop PC.
Pros: gameplay mechanics, boss design
Cons: age appropriateness, family friendliness
Cross-save support is weak because the PS5 port cannot transfer existing Xbox or PC saves.
Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel
Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality
Cross-save support was only discussed as a missing/wanted feature, so it scored poorly.
Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness
Cons: crash stability, cross-save support