Elden Ring SaveForge vs Shin Pokémon Save Editor

ERElden Ring SaveForge—Visit Shin Pokémon Save Editor—Visit

ER Elden Ring SaveForge #2 in Game Save Editors —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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Shin Pokémon Save Editor #7 in Game Save Editors —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Shin Pokémon

• Elden Ring SaveForge fits best

  Elden Ring PC and PS4 editing

• Shin Pokémon Save Editor fits best

  Advanced Gen 1 Pokémon editing

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Side by side

Feature	ERElden Ring SaveForge —/10 Visit ↗	Shin Pokémon Save Editor —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#2 in Game Save Editors	#7 in Game Save Editors
Best for	Elden Ring PC and PS4 editing	Advanced Gen 1 Pokémon editing
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Support	Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Elden Ring SaveForge 4/4 · Shin Pokémon Save Editor 3/4
Inventory editing	✓	✓
Progression editing	✓	✓
Character stats editing	✓	✓
Automatic backup	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Supported platforms	PC (Steam), PS4	Game Boy; Game Boy Color
Supported games	Elden Ring	Shin Pokémon Red/Blue; vanilla Gen 1
Our review
Pros	Edits PC Steam and PS4 saves, including cross-format conversion Covers characters, inventory, progression, maps, quests, and unlocks Includes automatic backups, repair scans, templates, and safety controls	Repairs checksums and provides Pokémon legality reports Covers party, boxes, inventory, Pokédex, and story progression Adds semantic comparison, undo/redo, offline support, and hex inspection
Cons	Supports Elden Ring only Early-stage software may be unstable or corrupt saves Designed for technically experienced players	Supports only Shin Pokémon Red/Blue and vanilla Generation I Focused on Game Boy and Game Boy Color save files Web-based workflow may not suit users seeking a native desktop editor
Our verdict	Elden Ring SaveForge is a desktop application for reading, editing, writing, and converting Elden Ring save files. It supports PC Steam .sl2 files and PS4 memory.dat files, making it suited to technically experienced players who need… Read the review →	Shin Pokémon Save Editor is a local-first web application for editing 32 KiB battery save files from Shin Pokémon Red/Blue and vanilla Generation I. It is designed for advanced Gen 1 editing, covering trainer data, Pokémon parties, PC… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Elden Ring SaveForge — where it wins

  • Edits PC Steam and PS4 saves, including cross-format conversion
  • Covers characters, inventory, progression, maps, quests, and unlocks
  • Includes automatic backups, repair scans, templates, and safety controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Elden Ring only
  • Early-stage software may be unstable or corrupt saves
  • Designed for technically experienced players

• Shin Pokémon Save Editor — where it wins

  • Repairs checksums and provides Pokémon legality reports
  • Covers party, boxes, inventory, Pokédex, and story progression
  • Adds semantic comparison, undo/redo, offline support, and hex inspection

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports only Shin Pokémon Red/Blue and vanilla Generation I
  • Focused on Game Boy and Game Boy Color save files
  • Web-based workflow may not suit users seeking a native desktop editor

• ERElden Ring SaveForge—/10 · Free plan

  Detailed PC and PS4 save editing with conversion, backups, and repair tools.

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• Shin Pokémon Save Editor—/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source web editor with deep Gen 1 save and legality controls.

  Visit Shin PokémonFull verdict →