10 Modern Game Mechanics We Take for Granted

Auto-Saving

Saving your progress in a game has taken an interesting journey over the course of gaming’s history. At one point you weren’t even given the option to save, but instead given a long code you had to input if you wanted to load into that level. Others only allowed one save file, which meant if you got stuck somewhere you had to start all over.

Now we not only have multiple save files but the ability to just have the game save for you during certain sections. Sure, this seems like a no-brainer, but it’s a mechanic that we rarely think about anymore unless said game only lets you manually save.