Local Directories

To get to specific local directories on the system where a game is running

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)

This works on multiple platforms, including windows, linux, mac, and android.

For example, if you wanted to create a folder under ‘My Games’ for a single game's save data, consider the following code:

string gameName = "Tetris";
string userDirectory = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments), "My Games", gameName);
if (!Directory.Exists(userDirectory))
{
    Directory.CreateDirectory(userDirectory);
}

More information can be found at:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.environment.getfolderpath?view=net-7.0
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/core-libraries/8.0/getfolderpath-unix