Cyberpunk 2077 Save Editor — Money, Attributes, Level & Inventory
Last verified: 2026-09-27
C:\Users\<you>\Saved Games\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 saves are NOT plain text — each save is a folder (AutoSave-0, ManualSave-###, QuickSave-0, PointOfNoReturn) inside %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077, and the actual character data lives in a REDengine 4 binary file named sav.dat (alongside a readable metadata.9.json and screenshot.png). You cannot edit sav.dat in Notepad. The working way to change money, attributes or inventory is a dedicated tool: open the save folder in CyberCAT-SimpleGUI (Deweh's fork of SirBitesalot's editor, Nexus mod 718) or PixelRick's CyberpunkSaveEditor, change the value on the relevant tab, and save back over the same sav.dat. Copy the whole save folder somewhere safe first, and if you use Steam/GOG Cloud, close the game and let it stop syncing before editing so the cloud copy doesn't overwrite your edit.
What you can edit and which tag to change
| What it changes | XML tag | Example value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money (Eddies) | Stats → Money |
Money = 1000000 |
Set your eurodollar balance directly in CyberCAT's quick-actions / Stats tab. Whole number. |
| Character level | Player Stats → Level |
Level = 50 |
Level 60 is the 2.0+ cap. Setting above the cap can misbehave; stay within the valid range for your patch. |
| Street Cred | Player Stats → StreetCred |
StreetCred = 50 |
Unlocks vendor stock and gigs. Also capped at 60. |
| Attributes | Body / Reflexes / Technical Ability / Intelligence / Cool |
Body = 20 |
Each of the five attributes is edited separately. In-game max per attribute is 20; higher values can break perk UI. |
| Attribute & Perk points | Player Stats → unspent points |
AttributePoints = 5 |
Grant unspent points instead of hard-setting attributes if you want to allocate them in-game. |
| Inventory items | Inventory tab |
item quantity / mods |
Edit quantity, flags, stats and the mod tree of items you already hold. Adding invalid item TweakDB ids can drop the item on load. |
| Appearance | Appearance → presets |
load .preset |
Save and load V's appearance presets. Cosmetic only — lowest-risk edit. |
| Quest facts | Quest Facts (advanced) |
fact = 1 |
Toggles story flags. High risk: a wrong fact can soft-lock a questline. Back up before touching. |
How to edit your Cyberpunk 2077 save by hand
- Fully close Cyberpunk 2077 and pause Steam/GOG Cloud sync so it can't overwrite your edited save.
- Open %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077 and COPY the whole save folder (e.g. ManualSave-042) somewhere safe as a backup.
- Download CyberCAT-SimpleGUI (Nexus mod 718) or PixelRick's CyberpunkSaveEditor from GitHub — both read the sav.dat binary directly.
- In the tool, open the save folder (it loads sav.dat, not the .json). Wait for it to fully parse before editing.
- Change the value on the relevant tab (Money, Player Stats, Attributes, Inventory).
- Save/write back over the same sav.dat, then launch the game and hit Continue / load that slot to confirm it loads and the value stuck.
Prefer a save editor instead of raw XML?
There is no reliable browser-only editor for Cyberpunk 2077: the sav.dat is a REDengine 4 binary, so you need a desktop tool (CyberCAT-SimpleGUI or PixelRick's editor) that understands the format. The metadata.9.json in the folder is only descriptive metadata — editing it does not change your character.
Mistakes that corrupt the save
- sav.dat is binary REDengine 4 data — opening it in a text editor and saving will corrupt the save.
- Cloud sync is the #1 way edits get reverted: stop the game AND let the launcher finish syncing before you edit, then let it upload after.
- Keep attributes ≤20 and level/street cred ≤60 for the current patch; out-of-range values can break the character sheet or perk allocation.
- Tool versions lag game patches — use an editor build updated for your Cyberpunk version (2.x), or it may fail to parse newer saves.
- Always keep the untouched backup folder; if the edited save won't load, restore the copy and you've lost nothing.
Not sure where the file is? See the full Cyberpunk 2077 save file location guide (every platform path), or the corrupted-save recovery guide if an edit broke your file.
FAQ
Where is the Cyberpunk 2077 save actually stored?
In %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077. Each save is its own folder (AutoSave-0, ManualSave-###, QuickSave-0, PointOfNoReturn) containing sav.dat (the binary character data), metadata.9.json and screenshot.png.
Can I edit the save in Notepad?
No. The real data is in sav.dat, a REDengine 4 binary. Notepad can only open metadata.9.json, which is descriptive and does not control your character. Use CyberCAT-SimpleGUI or PixelRick's CyberpunkSaveEditor instead.
Will editing my save disable achievements or break the game?
Editing values like money or attributes generally keeps the save loadable, but quest-fact edits can soft-lock questlines. Always back up the save folder first, and keep values within the game's normal caps.
My edit reverted after I loaded the game — why?
Almost always cloud sync: Steam/GOG Cloud re-uploaded the old copy. Close the game, disable/finish cloud sync, edit, then reopen so your edited file syncs up instead.
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