SaveRewinder

v1.6.2·Updated 2026-03-15

Undo mistakes and bookmark key moments. Auto-saves at key points, press S to rewind, and manage saves from the Saves menu.

Screenshots 4 screenshots

About this mod Machine translation

Save Rewinder

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Undo mistakes. Experiment freely. Never lose progress.

Save Rewinder automatically creates save points as you play Balatro, letting you rewind to any recent moment with a single keystroke.

  • 📸 Automatic snapshots — Creates save points for every action (blind selection, hands, shop).
  • ⚡ Instant Undo — Press S (keyboard) or L3 (controller) to rewind immediately.
  • 🔁 Quick Saveload — Press L (keyboard) or R3 (controller) to instantly reload.
  • ⭐ Key Saves — Mark important saves and filter the list to key saves only.
  • ✏️ Rename Saves — Rename save entries in the save list.
  • ⬇️ Export Saves — Export selected save files to any directory on your system.
  • 💀 Game Over Rewind — Rewind to your last save directly from the game over panel.
  • 🧪 Experiment Freely — Test strategies without fear; stepped-back saves stay available until you make a new action.
  • 🛡️ Score Overflow Protection — Rewind/save-load safely with extreme naneinf/inf scores (optional clamp to 1.8e308).

Screenshots

| Save List (Blind Icons) | Save List (Round Numbers) |

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| Key Saves List | Mod Settings |

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Installation

  • Install Steamodded for Balatro
  • Download and extract the latest release — it contains a SaveRewinder folder
  • Copy the SaveRewinder folder into your game's Mods folder
  • Launch Balatro — you'll see Save Rewinder in the mods list

⚠️ Important: Ensure Mods/SaveRewinder/ contains mod files directly (like main.lua), not another nested SaveRewinder folder.

📦 Users: Files are at the zip root. Create Mods/SaveRewinder/ and extract all files into it. Final structure: Mods/SaveRewinder/main.lua.

Quick Start

Controls

| Action | Keyboard (default) | Controller (default) |

|--------|----------|------------|

| Step back one save (configurable) | S | Click Left Stick (L3) |

| Quick saveload (configurable) | L | Click Right Stick (R3) |

| Open saves list (configurable) | Ctrl+S | X (in Pause Menu Only) |

Tip: Open the Pause Menu → Options and click the orange "Saves" button (or press Ctrl+S / X) to browse and restore any save.

Save List Icon Buttons

  • Check key saves — Text button. Shows only key saves.
  • ★ Edit key saves — Star icon button. Enters mark mode so you can add/remove key marks.
  • ✏️ Rename mode — Pencil icon button. Enter rename mode to edit save titles inline.
  • ⬇ Export mode — Download icon button. Enter export mode to select and export saves.
  • ▶ Current save — Triangle icon button. Jumps to your currently loaded save.

Mark flow:

  • Press ★ Edit key saves.
  • Click save rows to toggle key marks (pending changes show a white dot badge).
  • Press ★ Save marking changes to apply. Close the panel to discard pending edits.
  • Use Check key saves to filter, and ▶ Current save to jump back to your current position.

Rename flow:

  • Press the ✏️ button to enter rename mode.
  • Click a save row and edit its title.
  • Click the row again (or switch rows) to stage the draft (pending rename show a white dot badge).
  • Press ✏️ again to commit staged rename drafts.

Export flow:

  • Press the ⬇ button to enter export mode.
  • Click save rows to select them (selected rows show a white dot badge).
  • Press ⬇ again to export the selection. If nothing is selected, pressing ⬇ exits export mode.

Enter Key Behavior (Saves Overlay)

When the saves overlay is open:

  • Mark mode + Enter — Same as clicking ★ Save marking changes (commits mark edits / exits mark mode).
  • Rename mode + editing a row + Enter — Same as clicking that row again (stages current row draft and exits row editing).
  • Rename mode + not editing a row + Enter — Same as clicking ✏️ (commits staged rename drafts and exits rename mode).
  • Export mode + Enter — Same as clicking ⬇ (exports selection if rows are selected, otherwise exits export mode).

Game Over Rewind

When you lose a run, the game over panel includes a button so you can jump straight back into the timeline.

Configuration

In the Steamodded config menu for Save Rewind …

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
  3. For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.

Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide. These mods need a community loader first — the bundled readme usually points to its download.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

Steamodded-Steamodded

File & checksum

Filename
SaveRewinder-1.6.2.zip
File size
222.2 KiB