diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
index ffc3ba13d..72b426c8a 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 public class FileUtils {
 	
@@ -115,12 +116,16 @@ public class FileUtils {
 	
 	public static boolean fileExists( String name ){
 		FileHandle file = getFileHandle( name );
-		return file.exists() && !file.isDirectory();
+		return file.exists() && !file.isDirectory() && file.length() > 0;
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean deleteFile( String name ){
 		return getFileHandle( name ).delete();
 	}
+
+	public static void setFileEmpty(String name ){
+		getFileHandle( name ).writeBytes(new byte[0], true);
+	}
 	
 	// Directories
 	
@@ -138,6 +143,17 @@ public class FileUtils {
 			return dir.deleteDirectory();
 		}
 	}
+
+	public static ArrayList<String> filesInDir( String name ){
+		FileHandle dir = getFileHandle( name );
+		ArrayList result = new ArrayList();
+		if (dir != null && dir.isDirectory()){
+			for (FileHandle file : dir.list()){
+				result.add(file.name());
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
 	
 	// bundle reading
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java
index 39edf485e..ee583bf43 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.mobs.npcs.Blacksmith;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.mobs.npcs.Ghost;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.mobs.npcs.Imp;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.mobs.npcs.Wandmaker;
-import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.Ankh;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.Generator;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.Heap;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.Item;
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.CityLevel;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.DeadEndLevel;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.HallsLevel;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.LastLevel;
-import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.LastShopLevel;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.Level;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.CavesBossLevel;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.levels.CityBossLevel;
@@ -666,12 +664,20 @@ public class Dungeon {
 	}
 	
 	public static void deleteGame( int save, boolean deleteLevels ) {
-		
-		FileUtils.deleteFile(GamesInProgress.gameFile(save));
-		
+
 		if (deleteLevels) {
+			String folder = GamesInProgress.gameFolder(save);
+			for (String file : FileUtils.filesInDir(folder)){
+				if (file.contains("depth")){
+					FileUtils.deleteFile(folder + "/" + file);
+				}
+			}
+			ArrayList<String> files = FileUtils.filesInDir(GamesInProgress.gameFolder(save));
 			FileUtils.deleteDir(GamesInProgress.gameFolder(save));
 		}
+
+		//we empty this file instead of delete due to steam cloud only persisting file deletions locally
+		FileUtils.setFileEmpty(GamesInProgress.gameFile(save));
 		
 		GamesInProgress.delete( save );
 	}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/GamesInProgress.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/GamesInProgress.java
index 37f59e997..6a72080cb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/GamesInProgress.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/GamesInProgress.java
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public class GamesInProgress {
 	private static final String DEPTH_FILE	= "depth%d.dat";
 	
 	public static boolean gameExists( int slot ){
-		return FileUtils.dirExists(Messages.format(GAME_FOLDER, slot));
+		return FileUtils.dirExists(gameFolder(slot))
+				&& FileUtils.fileExists(gameFile(slot));
 	}
 	
 	public static String gameFolder( int slot ){
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndGameInProgress.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndGameInProgress.java
index 04adaa352..6e2a85d04 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndGameInProgress.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndGameInProgress.java
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ public class WndGameInProgress extends Window {
 					@Override
 					protected void onSelect( int index ) {
 						if (index == 0) {
-							FileUtils.deleteDir(GamesInProgress.gameFolder(slot));
-							GamesInProgress.setUnknown(slot);
+							Dungeon.deleteGame(slot, true);
 							ShatteredPixelDungeon.switchNoFade(StartScene.class);
 						}
 					}