Save Rewinder

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Undo mistakes. Experiment freely. Never lose progress.

Save Rewinder automatically creates save points as you play Balatro, letting you rewind to any recent moment with a single keystroke.

Why Use This Mod?

🎯 Undo misplays — Accidentally discarded the wrong card? Go back and try again
🧪 Experiment freely — Test risky strategies without committing
📸 Automatic snapshots — Creates a save whenever the game saves (blind selection, hand play/discard, shop, etc.)
⚡ Instant restore — Press S to step back, no menus needed
🔄 Undo your undo — Stepped back too far? rewinded saves stay in the list until you make a new move
🎮 Full controller support — Works great with gamepad

Screenshots

Saves Button	Save List (Blind Icons)

Save List (Round Numbers)	Mod Settings

Quick Start

Installation

Install Steamodded for Balatro
Download SaveRewinder.zip from the Releases page
Extract to your game's Mods folder (creates Mods/SaveRewinder/)
Launch Balatro — you'll see Save Rewinder in the mods list

⚠️ Make sure Mods/SaveRewinder/ contains mod files directly (like main.lua), not another SaveRewinder folder.

Controls

Action	Keyboard	Controller
Step back one save	`S`	Click Left Stick
Open saves list	`Ctrl+S`	Click Right Stick
Navigate pages	—	`LB` / `RB`
Jump to current	—	`Y`

In-Game Menu

Open the Options menu and click the orange "Saves" button, or press Ctrl+S (or click Right Stick):

Click any save to restore it
Orange highlight shows your current position
Use "Current save" button to find where you are

Configuration

In the Steamodded config menu for Save Rewinder:

Auto-Save Triggers:

Toggle save points — Choose which moments create saves:
- Choosing blind
- Selecting hand (after play/discard)
- End of round
- In shop

Display Options:

Show blind image — Display blind icons (Small/Big/Boss) instead of round numbers in save list
Blind image effects — Enable hover animation and sound on blind icons (on by default)

Advanced:

Limit saves — Keep only recent antes (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, or All; default: 4)
Debug: verbose logging — Show detailed save operation logs
Delete all — Clear all saves for current profile

Save Data Location

Saves are stored in your Balatro profile folder:

[Balatro Save Path]/[Profile]/SaveRewinder/

.jkr files — The actual save data, named <ante>-<round>-<timestamp>.jkr
.meta files — Cached metadata for faster loading.

⚠️ Note: Saves are only kept for your current run. Saves persist even if you quit the game mid-run — when you reopen and continue your run, all saves will still be available. Starting a new run will delete all previous saves.

💡 Smart Continue: When you quit and continue your run later, the mod remembers your exact position in the save list. Even if you stepped back before quitting, the current save will be correctly highlighted.

ℹ️ Technical Note: This mod adds a small _rewinder_id field to your save data for accurate position tracking. This does not affect normal gameplay or compatibility with other mods.

Languages

English
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)

🤖 Developers: Working with LLM/AI? See docs/AGENT.md for architecture and design details.