diff --git a/src/world/world.gd b/src/world/world.gd
index d407e31..2d10452 100644
--- a/src/world/world.gd
+++ b/src/world/world.gd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class_name World extends Node
 ## Access and flow control for the game world.
 
 @export var pause_enabled := true
-@export var save_path := "user://save_state.res"
+@export var save_path_fmt := "user://{0}.state.res"
 
 @export var manager: WorldManager
 @export var spook_manager: SpookManager
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ func unpause() -> void:
 	get_tree().paused = false
 
 
+func _get_level_id(level: PackedScene) -> String:
+	if level.resource_path:
+		var file := level.resource_path.get_file()
+		if file:
+			return file
+		return level.resource_path
+	return "level"
+
+
+func _get_save_path(level: PackedScene) -> String:
+	return save_path_fmt.format([_get_level_id(level)])
+
+
 func load_level(level: PackedScene, save: SaveState = null) -> void:
 	for c: Node in level_root.get_children():
 		c.queue_free()
@@ -73,6 +86,7 @@ func _reload_saved(save: SaveState) -> void:
 
 func on_game_over() -> void:
 	# reload the level from the last save
+	var save_path := _get_save_path(current_level)
 	if ResourceLoader.exists(save_path):
 		Game.instance.queue_load(save_path).finally(_reload_saved)
 	else:
@@ -83,6 +97,7 @@ func save_progress() -> void:
 	print("Preparing save state...")
 	save_icon.show()
 	var save := SaveState.serialize(self)
+	var save_path := _get_save_path(current_level)
 	print("Writing save to ", save_path)
 	ResourceSaver.save(save, save_path)
 	save_icon.hide()