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Hades and Hades II: the Supergiant Games folder

Updated 2026-10-28 · 5 min read

Both Hades games keep saves in a Supergiant Games folder inside your Library. Here are the paths from Supergiant's own support guides, which file is settings and which is progress, and how to recover or restore a save without Steam Cloud undoing it.

The locations

Hades:

~/Library/Application Support/Supergiant Games/Hades

Hades II:

~/Library/Application Support/Supergiant Games/Hades II

Both paths come from Supergiant's own technical support guides, one for each game, and Steam's cloud configuration for each game points its macOS rule at the same folders. They apply to the Mac versions on Steam and the Epic Games Store, the two stores that sell either game for the Mac.

Both folders are inside ~/Library, which Finder hides. To open one, choose Go > Go to Folder (⇧⌘G), paste the path and press Return. In Terminal:

open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Supergiant\ Games

To list what is there without opening any file:

ls -la ~/Library/Application\ Support/Supergiant\ Games/Hades
ls -la ~/Library/Application\ Support/Supergiant\ Games/Hades\ II

If one of these says "No such file or directory", you have not played that game on this Mac yet.

Which Macs run them

Hades has run on the Mac since its full release in September 2020. Hades II reached the Mac during Early Access, in the October 2024 update that added native Apple silicon support, and left Early Access with version 1.0 on 25 September 2025. Supergiant lists macOS 12 or newer and an Apple M1 chip as the minimum for Hades II, and Steam's listing says it requires an Apple processor, so Intel Macs cannot run it.

What the files are

File	What it is
Profile1.sav, Profile2.sav, and so on	Your save slots, one per profile, in both games
Profile1_Temp.sav, .sav.bak files	Temporary and backup copies the game writes; Supergiant's recovery steps use them
Profile1.sjson	Hades settings, not progress
GlobalSettingsmacOS.sjson	Hades II settings, not progress

Supergiant is specific about the difference: deleting the .sjson settings file only restores the game's default settings and does not affect your progress, while the .sav files hold your runs and progress. Back up the settings file before deleting it, as Supergiant suggests, so you can put your choices back. Steam Cloud syncs only the Profile*.sav files, so settings stay on each Mac.

Back up before you touch anything

1. Quit the game.
2. In Finder, copy the whole game folder (Hades or Hades II) to your Desktop or a backup drive. Copy, do not move.
3. Leave the original in place.

To restore, quit the game, move the current folder to the Trash, and put the saved copy back in the same location under the same name.

Recover a lost or damaged save

Supergiant's guides give recovery steps for both games, assuming your save is in slot 1. For Hades:

1. Rename Profile1.sav to Profile1_old.sav.
2. Sort the folder by Date Modified and find the most recent save, such as Profile1_Temp.sav, Profile1_Temp.sav.bak or Profile1.sav.bak1.
3. Rename that file to Profile1.sav.
4. Open the in-game Play menu and look for the save. If it is not right, repeat with the next most recent file.

For Hades II, Supergiant says to do this while the game is running with the main menu showing: find the most recent of the same kinds of file, rename it to Profile1.sav, then check the Play menu. Make the folder backup above first either way, so every rename can be undone.

Steam Cloud can overwrite your edit

The Steam versions sync saves through Steam Cloud. Supergiant's Hades guide gives the switch: right-click the game in Steam, choose Properties, then General, where the box reads "Keep games saves in the Steam Cloud". For the Epic Games Store it points to Settings > Preferences and Enable Cloud Saves.

If cloud sync is on, a file you replaced by hand can be replaced again by the cloud copy, or the other way round, the next time it syncs. Before you restore a file by hand, turn cloud saving off for the game, start it and check your progress, and turn sync back on only when you are sure which copy is right. Supergiant also says Steam copies of Hades on a Mac and a Steam Deck stay in step through Steam Cloud, and that Hades cross-saves between the Steam or Epic versions and Nintendo Switch, so a restore on one machine can travel to the others.

Moving to a new Mac

Install the game, sign in to the same Steam or Epic account and launch it once. With cloud saves on, your progress usually arrives on its own; check the Play menu before copying anything. Otherwise quit, then copy your backed-up Profile*.sav files into the new game folder.

Why a normal search misses them

The saves are in ~/Library/Application Support, which Spotlight and Finder searches leave out, and Profile1.sav is a generic name that says nothing about which game it belongs to.

Finding it again

Type Profile1.sav or Supergiant into Everywhere to see the save slots for both games side by side, each with its folder, so you can tell Hades and Hades II apart, and add .bak to see the backups the game keeps. ⌘↵ reveals the file in Finder. These folders sit in an unprotected part of ~/Library, so they are covered without Full Disk Access. It matches names only, so it shows which slots exist and not what progress they hold.

Common questions

Where are Hades save files on Mac?

In ~/Library/Application Support/Supergiant Games/Hades, according to Supergiant's technical support guide. Your slots are the Profile#.sav files.

Where are Hades II save files on Mac?

In ~/Library/Application Support/Supergiant Games/Hades II, according to Supergiant's Hades II support guide. The settings file there is GlobalSettingsmacOS.sjson.

Is Profile1.sjson my save file?

No. Supergiant says it is the Hades settings file, and deleting it only restores default settings. Your progress is in the .sav files.

Will Steam Cloud overwrite a save I restore by hand?

It can. Turn off cloud saving in the game's Steam properties (General page) before restoring a file, check your progress, then turn it back on.