Saving

Try, Try Again?

The game is automatically saved any time an area begins, or when Marika enters the Vallas Map. The game is also saved automatically when she purchases items from a shop, new areas are unlocked, or when key events occur.

The game is not saved when quit is selected from the options menu!

There are two ways you can save the game mid-area. The most common is to find a Save Ankh statue. Almost every area contains at least one of these statues. These statues act as checkpoints. If Marika dies, she can “rebirth”" to start at the last ankh she used.

Ankh statues can be used multiple times. There is no penalty for saving, but her Rogue Rating rank will be penalized if she rebirths.

If Marika touches an ankh statue that she has not saved at, she will save automatically. If you want to update the save state at the same ankh, you can activate it again with the [use] button.

In cases where it is too dangerous to return to the nearest Save Ankh statue, Marika can read a special Saving Book. These books act like a “portable Save Ankh statue”.

Saving books can only be read once. These books are rare, so use them with great care!

Rebirth vs Accept Fate

If Marika dies and you accept the fate instead of rebirthing, the game is restored as if the area was never attempted. This means any permanent items that were used, such as elixirs, are also restored. Any other actions that took place during the failed attempt, such as reading a book, are also undone.

Accepting the fate behaves as if you saved the game before entering the area, then restored that save.

Failed attempts at an area are considered non-canon. It wouldn’t make sense to the story if Marika actually died and came back to life. She isn’t a zombie!