Echoes of Aincrad: How to Carry Your Demo Save Into the Full Game

Players who spent time with the Echoes of Aincrad demo can bring their save data into the full release, provided they follow the transfer process in the correct order.

What changed / what to know

• The main game must be updated to its latest version before transfer is possible — though the transfer can be performed after updating even if the full version was launched first without the update.
• On first launch, the game prompts players to "Carry over" demo data. Selecting "Do not carry over" closes that prompt permanently on subsequent launches.
• If that prompt is dismissed, recovery is possible: delete all save slots in the full version, create a new save file, and the transfer option reappears.
• All save data slots are transferred — there is no selective carry-over.
• Save data brought in from the demo cannot be used in Death Game mode. Death Game mode, if unlocked, is available only when creating a second or later save file.
• Players should take care not to delete the demo save data from their device before or during the process.
• Some specifications of the demo version may differ from those of the full release (the source note is incomplete, but the caveat is present).

The process is straightforward, but the one-shot nature of the carry-over prompt — and the Death Game mode restriction — mean players should read the notes before launching the full version for the first time.