Purchased item missing after loading

Match the symptom

A bought item was present before saving but absent after loading.

Check before changing your save

Compare the shop purchase, backpack, placed object and trunk states. Distinguish an unloaded box from an installed item.

1. Confirm Steam has completed all available updates.
2. Compare the shop purchase, backpack, placed object and trunk states. Distinguish an unloaded box from an installed item.
3. Keep the pre-purchase save if one exists; do not buy repeated replacements before checking storage.

Official fix versus your current save

The developer's Update 6 note establishes a historical fix for this symptom. It does not publish a universal recovery command or prove that a previously damaged save will repair itself. This guide has not independently retested your save.

Recovery decision

Keep the pre-purchase save if one exists; do not buy repeated replacements before checking storage.

1. If the installed game is older than the named patch, update and retest the same action.
2. If the issue persists, try an existing known-good save without overwriting the failing one.
3. If it repeats, report inventory, the exact objective, installed build and reproduction steps to the developer's Steam discussion board.