Does the Well Dweller Demo Save Transfer to the Full Game?
The developer said there is no automatic transfer; manual compatibility was uncertain.
Quick Answer
Kyle Thompson said the demo save would not transfer automatically to the full game. In that June developer reply, he was also unsure whether a manual transfer would be compatible. We have not found a newer official manual-transfer procedure, so the safe expectation is to begin a new full-game save while retaining the demo files.
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The developer’s answer
In a Steam discussion asking exactly this question, the developer said automatic transfer was not planned and manual save compatibility had not yet been established. That reply predates the September launch, so it is a statement of the published plan at that time, not proof that no later patch could change it.
What to do now
Launch the full release and check its save screen first. If your demo progress is absent, start a new game instead of copying unknown files into the full-game save folder. Keep the demo data if you wish to revisit it. We will update this page if the developer publishes a reliable conversion method.
Avoid risky file moves
A file-copy path from another game is not evidence for Well Dweller. We do not recommend renaming, editing or replacing save files without a game-specific developer instruction.