Unlike Civilization 7, Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed does come with Steam Cloud support but as with any other RPG, it is best to back up your save files manually to avoid issues.

The save files for Avowed are inside the C Drive on Windows PCs. Whether you are playing on Steam or Battle. Net, the location is inside C.

Avowed Save File Location

ClientSave File Location
SteamC:\Users\[Windows Username]\Saved Games\Avowed
Battle.netC:\Users\[Windows Username]\Saved Games\Avowed

Alternately, you can access the save files by running the following command in Windows Run or File Explorer:

%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Avowed

Copy the entire folder in .sav format and save it wherever you like. If something goes wrong with the original, replace the copy folder to restore your progress.

FileLocation
Configuration FilesC:\Users\[Windows Username]\AppData\Local\Alabama\Saved\Config\Windows
Log FilesC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common