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* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'' had collectible blue crystals which saved your game on use in the PS1 version. (The PC version allowed saving at any point from the menu.)

* ''VideoGame/BrokenHelix'', a {{PS1}} game by {{Konami}}, uses Save [=CDs=] items for saving. They're few and far between, scattered in the levels, and only one save is allowed per Save CD before it's consumed.

* ''OmikronTheNomadSoul'' had special rings you had to find. You could use them either to save or to get a suggestion.
* ''[[Franchise/TombRaider Tomb Raider III]]'' had collectible blue crystals which saved your game on use in the PS1 version. (The PC version allowed saving at any point from the menu)

* In the 2nd ''SummonNight: Swordcraft Story'' the "Save Diary" item replaces the suspend save of the first game and allows saving at any point in the game (not just save points) and is used upon a single use. It is cheap and the player can save from fixed save points even without them.

* The PlayStation and PC version of ''Franchise/TombRaider 3'' had collectible save crystals that could be used at any time from the inventory.

* In ''[[{{VideoGame/Myst}} Myst V: End of Ages]]'', you can create a save at any time by taking a photograph with the camera in your inventory. The picture is stored in your journal and you go to it by opening said journal and clicking on the image. This does mean that you save any time you take a photo for another reason, but there isn't a limit.

* ''VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy VII}}'' mostly uses a SavePoint system instead, but there is a consumable SaveToken in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon that creates a SavePoint anywhere the player wants.
* ''BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'' has ultra rare save tokens, although there was fortunately {{Suspend Save}}s available if you really needed to quit.

* The ''{{VideoGame/X}}-Universe'' series of space sims have autosaving every time the player docks at a [[SavePoint space station]], but if they wish to save while in flight, they need to purchase single-use "Salvage Insurance" contracts, which allow the player to save the game while out in space.

* ''[[VideoGame/TombRaider Tomb Raider III]]'' had collectible blue crystals which saved your game on use in the PS1 version. (The PC version allowed saving at any point from the menu)

* The PlayStation and PC version of ''TombRaider 3'' had collectible save crystals that could be used at any time from the inventory.

* The ''{{VideoGame/X}}'' series of space sims have autosaving every time the player docks, but if they wish to save while in flight, they need to purchase single-use "salvage insurance" contracts, which allow the player to save the game while out in space.

* The fourth ''AloneInTheDark'' game utilized one-time use Save Amulets.

* In the ''{{Myst}}'' games, you can create a save at any time by taking a photograph with the camera in your inventory. The picture is stored in your journal and you go to it by opening said journal and clicking on the image. This does mean that you save any time you take a photo for another reason, but there isn't a limit.

* ''Broken Helix'', a {{PS1}} game by {{Konami}}, uses Save [=CDs=] items for saving. They're few and far between, scattered in the levels, and only one save is allowed per Save CD before it's consumed.

* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'' had collectible blue crystals which saved your game on use in the PS1 version. (The PC version allowed saving at any point from the menu)

* ''BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'' has ultra rare save tokens, although there was fortunately {{SuspendSave}}s available if you really needed to quit.

* Several games in the ''ResidentEvil'' franchise have an interesting combination of SavePoint and SaveToken. You could only save the game at a typewriter, but you needed a consumable Ink Ribbon to do so. These ribbons were often few and far between.

* In the ''MetalGear'' and ''MetalGearSolid'' games you saved by using your codec/radio/etc to call a "data analyst" and having them save your game for you.

* ''BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'' has ultra rare save tokens.

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* Several games in the ''ResidentEvil'' franchise have an interesting combination of SavePoint and SaveItem. You could only save the game at a typewriter, but you needed a consumable Ink Ribbon to do so. These ribbons were often few and far between.

This trope frequently overlaps with other forms of saving, such as SavePoint. Often related to SaveGameLimits. May overlap with JustifiedSavePoint.

[[folder:Real Time Strategy]]
* In the ''VideoGame/{{X}}-Universe'' games, you are limited to saving in space stations until you buy Salvage Insurance. Salvage Insurance lets you save anywhere at any time, but each unit of insurance can only be used once - so you need to periodically buy some more. The player is also limited to ten save slots (with 3 autosave slots, made when you dock at stations).
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[[folder:Action-Adventure]]
* In the first ''{{Maximo}}'', you had to pay 100 coins to use the SavePoint in each HubLevel.
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[[folder:Simulation Game]]
* The ''{{VideoGame/X}}'' series of space sims have autosaving every time the player docks, but if they wish to save while in flight, they need to purchase single-use "salvage insurance" contracts, which allow the player to save the game while out in space.

[[folder:Strategy RPGs]]
* In the 2nd ''SummonNight: Swordcraft Story'' the "Save Diary" item replaces the suspend save of the first game and allows saving at any point in the game (not just save points) and is used upon a single use. It is cheap and the player can save from fixed save points even without them.

[[folder:Survival Horror]]
* Several games in the ''ResidentEvil'' franchise have an interesting combination of SavePoint and SaveItem. You could only save the game at a typewriter, but you needed a consumable Ink Ribbon to do so. These ribbons were often few and far between.
* The fourth ''AloneInTheDark'' game utilized one-time use Save Amulets.

[[folder:Third Person Shooter]]
* The PlayStation and PC version of ''TombRaider 3'' had collectible save crystals that could be used at any time from the inventory.

!!Examples of nonconsumable items:

[[folder:Adventure Game]]
* In the ''{{Myst}}'' games, you can create a save at any time by taking a photograph with the camera in your inventory. The picture is stored in your journal and you go to it by opening said journal and clicking on the image. This does mean that you save any time you take a photo for another reason, but there isn't a limit.

[[folder:Simulation Game]]
* In some ''HarvestMoon'' games you can save from a journal in your inventory.

[[folder:Stealth-Based Game]]
* In the ''MetalGear'' and ''MetalGearSolid'' games you saved by using your codec/radio/etc to call a "data analyst" and having them save your game for you.

{{Save Game}}s are mandatory for most modern games, as they've become too long to complete in a single setting. A save token allows the player to save their game, usually whenever and wherever they want to, but with the added restriction that they can only save by using a specific kind of item in their inventory.