Last verified 2026-10-22

Checkpoints, chapter select and lost progress

Progress auto-saves. Most puzzles checkpoint when you finish them and when you enter the next room. If you lose the spot, the official steps are: main menu, Change, Start New Journey, then pick the checkpoint. If the buttons will not click, swap who hosts.

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Red-suited Explorer at a Norcek console
Norcek office console. Official Steam screenshot, Total Mayhem Games.

What I checked

I followed the support article title about lost progress rather than a series-wide rumor from older We Were Here games. Those older games are why people search the word checkpoints. The steps below are Tomorrow's article.

Reselect a checkpoint

The host is the one whose menu matters.

  1. Both of you return to the main menu.
  2. Choose Change.
  3. Choose Start New Journey.
  4. Select the last checkpoint you both recognize.
  5. If nothing is clickable, the other player hosts and you repeat the list.

Chapter select and the other ending

After you finish once, chapter select can return you to the finale for the other rift choice. That is a short replay, not a second 15-hour campaign. There are 28 story checkpoints inside the 37 achievements. Do not hunt for 37 save slots.

The circular Rift Zero chamber
Rift Zero chamber. Official Steam screenshot, Total Mayhem Games.

Questions

Did my friend have to be the host?

If the list is dead, yes. The article's host-swap is the fix.

Does this match the 2017 game?

No. People search the series word. These steps are for Tomorrow.

Can I lose the plushies?

I do not have a verified collectible map, so I will not say a reload keeps or drops them.

Keep going

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