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Servant of the Lake Save File Corrupted: Official v1.5.6 Fix

What Rusty Lake confirmed about launch save corruption, the v1.5.6 hotfix and recovery support.

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Evidence grade
A · Confirmed
Game version
1.5.6
Updated
Aug 14, 2026
Verified
Aug 14, 2026
Read time
3 min
Visual evidence
not-needed
Priority
P0

What Rusty Lake confirmed

Rusty Lake reported that screen transitions, closing the game and using Alt+Tab could contribute to damaged saves around launch. The studio released hotfixes and identified version 1.5.6 as the current fix on August 14, 2026.

What to do

  1. Update the game to version 1.5.6 or later.
  2. Restart the game after the update.
  3. Check whether the save can now be opened or recovered.
  4. If it remains damaged, use the support route in Rusty Lake’s current official post. The studio states that affected saves may be salvageable.

Version warning

This entry documents the August 14 launch incident. If the installed version is newer than 1.5.6, read the latest official news before assuming the old cause still applies.