In *The Alters*, saving your progress is tied to **completing each day**. Here’s what you need to know:

How Saving Works

• Progress requires exhaustion: You must fully expend Jan’s energy during the day.
• Sleep to save: Return to the captain’s bed in your base once tired. Sleeping triggers an auto-save and advances the game to the next day.
• No alternatives exist—this is the **only method** to save your game.

Restrictions on Saving

• No mid-day saves: You can’t manually save or use checkpoints during daylight hours.
• Reloading resets the day: Mistakes force you to restart from the morning, not earlier actions.

Pausing Doesn’t Save

• The pause menu halts the game clock but **does not record progress**.
• Only sleeping creates a permanent save file.

FAQ

Q: What is the only way to save in The Alters?

Sleeping at the end of the day.

Q: Can you save anytime in The Alters?

No—Jan must exhaust their energy first.

Q: Does pausing the game count as saving?

No; it only freezes time temporarily.

Q: What happens if I quit without sleeping?

You lose all daily progress and restart from your last sleep save.