Save Data, Reset Progress, and Multiple Saves

If you are asking whether Flock Around saves progress, the practical answer is yes: your collection progress lives in save data, not in a manual chapter-select style save system. Treat the Guidebook, money, unlocked biomes, camera roll, photos, upgrades, cosmetics, and achievement state as saved chunks tied to your player data.

The safest player habit is simple: develop important photos at a Develop-o-tron, confirm the Guidebook or wallet updated, then quit through the normal menu. Do not rely on an undeveloped camera roll as your only proof of a rare bird or a shiny sighting if you are about to stop playing.

Can you make multiple save files?

There is currently no normal in-game multiple-save-slot flow. If you want a second run, treat it as save-data management rather than a menu option. Back up the current save first, then move or rename the active save file before starting a fresh run. Do this only while the game is closed so you do not overwrite the file you meant to keep.

How to find and back up save data

1. Enable the developer console in settings if you need the in-game helper route.
2. Open the console and use opensavedata to open the save-data folder.
3. Close the game before changing files.
4. Copy save.json somewhere safe, or rename it to something clear like save_backup.json.
5. Start the game again only after the backup is done.

If you rename or move save.json, the next launch can start from a fresh save. Keep the old backup outside the active save slot if you might want to restore it later.

How to reset only part of your progress

The console's forget commands can reset specific chunks. Use them carefully: forget guidebook clears Guidebook progress, forget wallet resets money, forget inventory resets items and upgrades, forget progress re-locks biomes, and forget achievements can tell Steam to un-earn achievements. forget everything is the destructive full reset option, so back up first and avoid it unless you truly want a near-total restart.

Bottom line: Flock Around saves player progress, but restarting is a save-data task. Back up save.json before you rename, move, delete, or run forget commands, especially if your goal is a clean second run rather than losing your original birding file.