diff --git a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 1c057ad1d..caa2ee99c 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 
 		gFrameCount++;
 		gFrameClock += 4;
+		if (gFrameClock == 8) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 		{
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
index 213d4595d..ece140b93 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
         sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].horizon = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz;
 
         leveltime++;
+        if (leveltime == 2) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
         GameMove();
         r_NoInterpolate = false;
     }
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
index 4972d9c8f..8ca735402 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 
 		r_NoInterpolate = false;
 		ud.levelclock+= 4;		// This must be at the end of this block so that the first tic receives a value of 0!
+		if (ud.levelclock == 8) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
 
 	}
 	else r_NoInterpolate = true;
diff --git a/source/sw/src/player.cpp b/source/sw/src/player.cpp
index c1ce4f52a..def7e1207 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/player.cpp
@@ -7577,6 +7577,7 @@ domovethings(void)
     }
 
     PlayClock += synctics;
+    if (PlayClock == 2*synctics) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
 
     thinktime.Reset();
     thinktime.Clock();