diff --git a/game/game_logic/src/persistent/save_state.rs b/game/game_logic/src/persistent/save_state.rs
index 762bd32a..e364c56d 100644
--- a/game/game_logic/src/persistent/save_state.rs
+++ b/game/game_logic/src/persistent/save_state.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ impl GameSaveState {
         let save_location = Self::get_save_location();
         log::debug!("Saving game savestate to: {}", save_location.display());
 
+        // Create the directory if it doesn't exist.
+        if !save_location.parent().unwrap().is_dir() {
+            log::debug!(
+                "Creating directory: {}",
+                save_location.parent().unwrap().display()
+            );
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(save_location.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        }
+
         // Write the savestate to disk.
         std::fs::write(save_location, serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap()).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/game/game_logic/src/persistent/settings.rs b/game/game_logic/src/persistent/settings.rs
index 6d2e7268..fd211d42 100644
--- a/game/game_logic/src/persistent/settings.rs
+++ b/game/game_logic/src/persistent/settings.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ impl PersistentGameSettings {
         let save_location = Self::get_save_location();
         log::debug!("Saving game settings to: {}", save_location.display());
 
+        // Create the directory if it doesn't exist.
+        if !save_location.parent().unwrap().is_dir() {
+            log::debug!(
+                "Creating directory: {}",
+                save_location.parent().unwrap().display()
+            );
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(save_location.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        }
+
         // Write the settings to disk.
         std::fs::write(save_location, serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap()).unwrap();