Hades: How to Link Switch and PC Cross-Saves

Check that both copies support this transfer

Hades supports cross-saves between Nintendo Switch and the PC or Mac versions sold on Steam and Epic Games Store. You must own separate copies on the two platforms. This route lets a PC run continue on Switch and vice versa; it does not turn the Steam purchase into a Switch license or make every console pair compatible. [1]

Ownership of separate copies is a stated prerequisite. [1]

Link the matching account on Nintendo Switch

Launch Hades on Switch and choose Cross-Saves from the main menu. The game guides the process of linking a Steam or Epic account to that Switch copy. Choose the service that holds the computer copy you intend to synchronize. The publisher’s procedure starts in the game, rather than in an unrelated Nintendo account-transfer menu. [1]

The linking flow supports the two named computer storefronts. [1]

Steps

1. Open Cross-Saves in the Switch main menu and follow the prompts to link the relevant Steam or Epic account. [1]

Enable Steam Cloud for the Steam copy

On the computer, right-click Hades in Steam, choose Properties, then General and Steam Cloud. Enable the box for keeping Hades saves in Steam Cloud. This is the cloud prerequisite in the developer’s sync troubleshooting sequence. It is specific to the Steam copy, so an Epic player should use the corresponding Epic setting instead. [1]

Steps

1. In Hades’s Steam Properties, enable the General > Steam Cloud option for keeping its saves in the cloud. [1]

Enable both Epic cloud saves and Epic Services

For the Epic Games Store copy, open the launcher’s Settings, then Preferences, and enable Cloud Saves. The publisher additionally instructs players to enable Epic Services in the game’s own Settings menu. These are two separate settings in the documented sequence, so enabling only the launcher checkbox is not the complete Epic-specific check. [1]

The in-game setting is listed immediately after the launcher setting. [1]

Steps

1. Enable Cloud Saves in Epic’s Settings > Preferences, then turn on Epic Services in Hades’s Settings. [1]

Check the Switch clock and connection if synchronization fails

If cross-saves still fail to synchronize, the publisher’s sequence checks the Switch system time and date against the actual time and date, then the stability of the internet connection. It also calls for restarting the Switch after checking the cloud settings. These are troubleshooting checks for a supported transfer, not a promise that they repair an unsupported platform combination. [1]

A stable connection and a Switch restart are separate listed checks. [1]

Steps

1. Correct the Switch time and date if necessary, check the internet connection, and restart the Switch after verifying the cloud settings. [1]

Keep other console save systems separate

The Microsoft Store and Xbox console versions synchronize through a Microsoft account, which is a separate supported pair. Other transfers are unavailable: the publisher explicitly names PS4-to-PS5 save transfer and Xbox-One-to-Switch as unsupported examples. A free PS5 game upgrade does not change the stated save-data restriction. [1]

The developer explicitly excludes other version pairings. [1]