How to Save Your Game in Dragon Quest 11

Dragon Quest 11 is an absolutely massive RPG that will take you hours to explore, and with games of this size, it’s imperative that you know how to save your game, so you don’t lose any progress. Unfortunately, it’s not super obvious to everyone on how to save your progress in Dragon Quest 11, especially right at the beginning. But don’t worry, that’s what we’re here for. Read on to learn how you can save your game in Dragon Quest 11.

How to Save
Go to a Church.

In Dragon Quest 11, there is an auto-save feature that kicks in on a reasonably frequent basis, but you can never really rely on auto-saves when you’re playing a detailed RPG like this. You can manually save, but to do that you’re going to need to find a Church. Heading to a Church (or Church equivalent) in DQ11 allows you to speak to a priest, or if no-one is around, stop by the Altar. From there you’ll be given a variety of different options, one of which is to partake in a Confession.

By selecting Confession at the Church, you’ll be able to manually save your game separately to the auto-save feature. After you save the game, you can then exit to the main menu, or select one of the other options available at the Church. Re-loading the game will then give you the option of choosing the most recent auto-save, or any of your manual saves.

There are other options you can choose from at the Church while you’re there, including Divination, to see how much experience your party will need in order to level up. While this option is available through the normal menu screen, it’s nice to have it right there when you’re saving the game.

Additionally, Resurrection is exactly like it sounds, bringing back fallen party members, and Purification and Benediction will cure poison and remove curses respectively. These options might cost you a bit at the time though, however saving the game is always free.