Neon Abyss 2 Config File Location: Find & Edit Settings

Where is the Neon Abyss 2 config file located on PC? No official or community source we reviewed publishes an exact config file path, so the reliable approach is to search the game's installation folder and %APPDATA% / %LOCALAPPDATA% for configuration files — the step-by-step method is below, with unverified specifics marked "To be confirmed." For most settings, though, you no longer need to touch config files at all: version 1.0 exposes everything important in-game.

This guide covers how to hunt down the config data on Windows, what the 1.0 options menu now controls (frame rate, quality, ultrawide, controller behavior), and the safety rules for editing any game configuration file. We will not invent registry paths or folder names that the sources do not confirm.

Locating the Config File on Windows

Because no confirmed path exists in the material we reviewed, treat any specific folder name you see quoted elsewhere with suspicion and verify it yourself. Here is the standard search order for a Unity-style PC roguelite like Neon Abyss 2:

Step 1: the installation folder. In Steam, right-click the game → Manage → Browse local files. Config data sometimes lives next to the executable in a folder such as "Config", "Settings", or alongside save data. The exact location for Neon Abyss 2 is To be confirmed.

Step 2: %APPDATA% and %LOCALAPPDATA%. Press Win+R, enter %APPDATA%, and look for folders named after the game or the developer. If nothing relevant appears, repeat with %LOCALAPPDATA%. Configuration is at least as likely to live here as in the install folder. Whether Neon Abyss 2 writes config to either location — and under which folder name — is To be confirmed.

Step 3: timestamp search. Open File Explorer, search your user folders for "NeonAbyss" or "Neon Abyss", then sort results by date modified. Launch the game, change one obvious setting (for example, toggle screen shake), close the game, and see which file or folder was just written. That differential trick reliably identifies config storage without any documentation.

Two cautions before you edit anything. These instructions are Windows-specific; console versions manage settings through their system UI, not editable files. And do not trust registry tweaks posted in random threads — we found no verified registry path for this game, and blindly editing the registry is a good way to break unrelated software.

Before You Edit Config Files: Check the 1.0 Options Menu

The main reason players historically hunted config files was to change settings the menu did not expose. Version 1.0 closed most of that gap, so check the in-game options before resorting to file editing. Per the official 1.0 patch notes, these are now directly configurable:

• Graphics quality and frame rate are separate settings. On PC you get medium/high quality presets and 60 / 120 / unlimited frame rate options.
• Vertical sync is handled according to your display's conditions, rather than a blunt global toggle.
• Ultrawide support: 21:9 resolutions including 2560×1080, 3440×1440, and 3840×1600 were added in 1.0 — a long-requested feature that previously pushed players toward manual tinkering.
• Controller options: controller vibration and screen shake can now be set independently, menu navigation supports stepping back level by level, and QTE prompts follow your custom movement keys.
• Audio and feel: pickup and salvage sound effects play by room range, reducing the constant noise some players found fatiguing.

The only settings class where config-file editing remains plausibly necessary is niche stuff the menu still hides — custom keybind remapping beyond what the UI offers, or exotic performance tweaks. Even there, try the menu first; anything you force via files can be silently overwritten by an in-game settings change.

Safe Editing Practices If You Must

If you do find and edit a config file, follow these rules to avoid turning a settings tweak into a save disaster. First, close the game completely before editing — many games write their in-memory settings back to disk on exit, silently overwriting your changes (or corrupting the file if it was mid-write). Second, copy the original file before touching it; a config file is a few kilobytes, and the backup costs nothing.

Third, change one value at a time and relaunch to test, so you know exactly which change caused which result. Fourth, remember that config and saves are related but distinct: the config governs settings, while your run progress, unlock state, and Agent Dossier live in the save data. Breaking a config file at worst resets your settings; breaking a save file loses runs — which is why the save-side risks are covered separately in our save file guide.

Finally, if an edit goes wrong, the recovery path is simply deleting the modified config file and letting the game regenerate defaults — but confirm the game actually regenerates it before deleting, as that behavior for Neon Abyss 2 is To be confirmed. When in doubt, restore your backup instead.

When Settings Problems Are Actually Bugs

Some "config" complaints are really known issues with their own fixes, so check these before blaming your files. If the whole game feels choppy — especially the aim cursor — the game had a documented Early Access stutter problem that was officially identified and fixed, with further performance work in 1.0 (loading split across frames, high-frequency attack effect optimization). Read our stuttering guide before reinstalling anything.

If the cursor alone looks locked to 60 FPS while the world runs faster, that is a separately reported 1.0 issue, and no config edit has been confirmed to affect it. And if your frame rate feels capped specifically in online co-op, that is intentional: the official FAQ explains that multiplayer frame rate is limited to prevent network latency and lag from large data transmission, with the team researching a way to lift the limit. No local configuration change will override that cap — it lives on the networking side, not in your settings.

For everything else, the 1.0 options menu plus a fresh GPU driver solves the vast majority of configuration complaints without ever opening a config file.

Related Guides

• Neon Abyss 2 Save File Location: Backup & Fix Guide
• Neon Abyss 2 Cursor Stuttering: Causes & Fixes
• Neon Abyss 2 Cursor 60fps Lock: Why It Happens & Fixes