diff --git a/src/engine/__tests__/save.test.ts b/src/engine/__tests__/save.test.ts
index e65f78b..b0eaf37 100644
--- a/src/engine/__tests__/save.test.ts
+++ b/src/engine/__tests__/save.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ describe('createSave()', () => {
     state.actionQueue.push('forage');
     expect(save.state.actionQueue).toEqual(['forage', 'forage']);
   });
+
+  it('snapshots story fields in the save payload', () => {
+    const state = sampleState();
+    state.storyFlags = { route_a: true };
+    state.currentStoryNodeId = 'route_a_beat';
+    state.seenStoryNodeIds = ['boot_intro', 'route_a_beat'];
+    const save = createSave(state, 1700);
+    expect(save.state.storyFlags).toEqual({ route_a: true });
+    expect(save.state.currentStoryNodeId).toBe('route_a_beat');
+    expect(save.state.seenStoryNodeIds).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('serialize / deserialize round-trip', () => {
diff --git a/src/engine/save.ts b/src/engine/save.ts
index 7aa6059..f4c4cf5 100644
--- a/src/engine/save.ts
+++ b/src/engine/save.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export const gameStateSchema = z.object({
   activeActionId: z.string().nullable(),
   actionElapsedMs: z.number().nonnegative(),
   actionQueue: z.array(z.string()).default([]),
+  storyFlags: z.record(z.string(), z.boolean()).default({}),
+  currentStoryNodeId: z.string().default(''),
+  seenStoryNodeIds: z.array(z.string()).default([]),
 });
 
 export const saveSchema = z.object({
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ export function createSave(state: GameState, now: number): SaveData {
       activeActionId: state.activeActionId,
       actionElapsedMs: state.actionElapsedMs,
       actionQueue: [...state.actionQueue],
+      storyFlags: { ...state.storyFlags },
+      currentStoryNodeId: state.currentStoryNodeId,
+      seenStoryNodeIds: [...state.seenStoryNodeIds],
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/state/__tests__/persistence.test.ts b/src/state/__tests__/persistence.test.ts
index c105d89..22f4629 100644
--- a/src/state/__tests__/persistence.test.ts
+++ b/src/state/__tests__/persistence.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ describe('loadGame()', () => {
     expect(result.state.actionQueue).toEqual(['b']);
   });
 
+  it('restores story fields on load', async () => {
+    const content = testContent();
+    const backend = createMemoryBackend();
+    const state = createGameState(content);
+    state.storyFlags = { route_b: true };
+    state.currentStoryNodeId = 'fork_choice';
+    state.seenStoryNodeIds = ['boot_intro'];
+    await saveGame(state, backend, 1000);
+    const loaded = await loadGame(content, backend, 1000);
+    expect(loaded.state.storyFlags.route_b).toBe(true);
+    expect(loaded.state.currentStoryNodeId).toBe('fork_choice');
+  });
+
   it('drops an active action that no longer exists in content', async () => {
     const content = testContent();
     const stale = serializeSave(
diff --git a/src/state/persistence.ts b/src/state/persistence.ts
index e0843fe..8455258 100644
--- a/src/state/persistence.ts
+++ b/src/state/persistence.ts
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ export async function loadGame(
       activeActionId,
       actionElapsedMs: save.state.actionElapsedMs,
       actionQueue: [...(save.state.actionQueue ?? [])],
-      storyFlags: { ...base.storyFlags },
-      currentStoryNodeId: base.currentStoryNodeId,
-      seenStoryNodeIds: [...base.seenStoryNodeIds],
+      storyFlags: { ...save.state.storyFlags },
+      currentStoryNodeId: save.state.currentStoryNodeId ?? '',
+      seenStoryNodeIds: [...(save.state.seenStoryNodeIds ?? [])],
     };
     savedAt = save.savedAt;
   } catch {