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List of common game file extensions
Resource archives and other computer games related data. These are typically based on the game engine.
Common game related files may change in time as the popularity and significance of some formats can change.
Whole category of game related files contains now 2816 file types. Show all game file types.
big | Files with big extension are usually found as part of various computer games produced, or developed by Electronic Arts. A big file is data archive used to store game data including animations, textures, videos, sounds etc. |
bik | Files with bik extension can be most often encountered as video files encoded using the special Bink and Smacker codec. Typically encountered in older computer games. |
cab | A cab file extension is commonly used for compressed archives found in Microsoft Windows operating system. |
dat | A dat file extension is related to various computer games. A dat file stores game data resources. |
dds | Files with dds extension can be usually encontered as 3D textures from DirectDraw Surface format. |
hi | Files with hi file suffix are associated with various computer games and other software. A hi file contains high score record. |
lng | An lng file extension is traditionally used for localization (additional language data) files in many applications. Mostly text files that contain translated texts used in the program. |
pak | Files with pak extension are traditionally used for package files. These files are used in many programs and especially in computer games. A typical .pak file can contain various resources used in the game, such as graphics or sounds. Can be extracted with specialized tools and sometimes with common archivers. |
replay | Files with replay extension are recorded matches from Rocket League action sport and vehicle soccer computer game. |
replay | A replay file extension is related to the Fortnite, a coop sandbox game from Epic Games. A .replay file contains captured game play that can be playback only in Fortnite. |
res | Files with res file extension can be found as various game archives from many different computer games. |
rofl | Files with rofl extension are usually found in the League of Legends battle arena video game replay folders. |
sav | Various sav files can be found in many computer games as the default game save files. These .sav files are used to store game positions that can be later loaded and the user can continue with gaming. |
save | A save file extension is related to Doom 3 and other video games based on ID Tech 4 video gaming engine. A save file stores gamer's progress in the game. |
sc2replay | Files with sc2replay extension are game replays from Stacraft 2 computer game. To watch the replays, copy them to their default replay folder and watch them in the game. |
scn | The scn extension files are used by many computer games as their game files. |
scx | Files with scx file extension can be found as scenario files in several computer games. Unrelated format, just sharing same suffix. |
uax | Files with uax extension is used for audio files in games based on Unreal game engine, like Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Unreal II, etc. |
wotreplay | Files with wotreplay extension can be exclusively found as saved battle recordings (replays) from World of Tanks action team-multiplayer computer game. |
wowpreplay | Files with wowreplay file extension might be found as saved battle replays from World of Warplanes computer game. |
wrpl | Files with wrpl extension are commonly used for game replay files from the War Thunder multiplayer combat video game. |
This is a list of some the most common file types from this category and may change in time as the popularity and significance of some formats can change. Whole category of game related files contains now 2816 file types. Show all game files.