apps/web/src/components/game/GameLayout.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const TABS: { id: Tab; label: string }[] = [
 ];
 
 export const GameLayout = (): React.JSX.Element => {
-  const { state, isLoading, error, battleResult, dismissBattle } = useGame();
+  const { state, isLoading, error, battleResult, dismissBattle, lastSavedAt, isSyncing, forceSync } = useGame();
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>("adventurers");
   const [editingProfile, setEditingProfile] = useState(false);
 
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ export const GameLayout = (): React.JSX.Element => {
         prestigeCount={state.prestige.count}
         profileUrl={profileUrl}
         onEditProfile={() => { setEditingProfile(true); }}
+        lastSavedAt={lastSavedAt}
+        isSyncing={isSyncing}
+        onForceSync={forceSync}
       />
       <OfflineModal />
       <AchievementToast />

apps/web/src/components/ui/ResourceBar.tsx

@@ -6,13 +6,29 @@ interface ResourceBarProps {
   prestigeCount: number;
   profileUrl: string;
   onEditProfile: () => void;
+  lastSavedAt: number | null;
+  isSyncing: boolean;
+  onForceSync: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
+const formatRelativeTime = (timestamp: number): string => {
+  const seconds = Math.floor((Date.now() - timestamp) / 1000);
+  if (seconds < 10) return "just now";
+  if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s ago`;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ago`;
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+  return `${hours}h ago`;
+};
+
 export const ResourceBar = ({
   resources,
   prestigeCount,
   profileUrl,
   onEditProfile,
+  lastSavedAt,
+  isSyncing,
+  onForceSync,
 }: ResourceBarProps): React.JSX.Element => (
   <header className="resource-bar">
     <div className="resource">
@@ -41,6 +57,20 @@ export const ResourceBar = ({
       </div>
     )}
     <div className="profile-buttons">
+      {lastSavedAt !== null && (
+        <span className="save-status" title={new Date(lastSavedAt).toLocaleString()}>
+          ☁️ {formatRelativeTime(lastSavedAt)}
+        </span>
+      )}
+      <button
+        className="force-save-button"
+        disabled={isSyncing}
+        onClick={onForceSync}
+        title="Force cloud save"
+        type="button"
+      >
+        {isSyncing ? "⏳" : "💾"}
+      </button>
       <a
         className="profile-link-button"
         href={profileUrl}

apps/web/src/context/GameContext.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { challengeBoss as challengeBossApi, loadGame, saveGame } from "../api/client.js";
 import { applyTick, calculateClickPower } from "../engine/tick.js";
 
+
 export interface BattleResult {
   bossName: string;
   result: BossChallengeResponse;
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ interface GameContextValue {
   equipItem: (equipmentId: string) => void;
   /** Reload state from the server */
   reload: () => Promise<void>;
+  /** Unix timestamp of the last successful cloud save (null until first save response) */
+  lastSavedAt: number | null;
+  /** True whilst a forced save is in-flight */
+  isSyncing: boolean;
+  /** Immediately save to the server and reset the auto-save timer */
+  forceSync: () => Promise<void>;
   /** Offline gold earned on login */
   offlineGold: number;
   /** Dismiss the offline gold notification */
@@ -60,8 +67,11 @@ export const GameProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React
   const [offlineGold, setOfflineGold] = useState(0);
   const [battleResult, setBattleResult] = useState<BattleResult | null>(null);
   const [newAchievements, setNewAchievements] = useState<Achievement[]>([]);
+  const [lastSavedAt, setLastSavedAt] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [isSyncing, setIsSyncing] = useState(false);
   const stateRef = useRef<GameState | null>(null);
   const lastSaveRef = useRef<number>(Date.now());
+  const isSyncingRef = useRef(false);
   const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const newlyUnlockedRef = useRef<Achievement[]>([]);
 
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@ export const GameProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React
     try {
       const data = await loadGame();
       setState(data.state);
+      setLastSavedAt(data.state.player.lastSavedAt);
       if (data.offlineGold > 0) {
         setOfflineGold(data.offlineGold);
       }
@@ -119,7 +130,9 @@ export const GameProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React
       if (Date.now() - lastSaveRef.current >= AUTO_SAVE_INTERVAL_MS) {
         lastSaveRef.current = Date.now();
         if (stateRef.current) {
-          void saveGame({ state: stateRef.current });
+          void saveGame({ state: stateRef.current }).then((response) => {
+            setLastSavedAt(response.savedAt);
+          });
         }
       }
 
@@ -135,6 +148,20 @@ export const GameProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- only run when state becomes available
   }, [state !== null]);
 
+  const forceSync = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!stateRef.current || isSyncingRef.current) return;
+    isSyncingRef.current = true;
+    setIsSyncing(true);
+    try {
+      const response = await saveGame({ state: stateRef.current });
+      setLastSavedAt(response.savedAt);
+      lastSaveRef.current = Date.now();
+    } finally {
+      isSyncingRef.current = false;
+      setIsSyncing(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
     setState((prev) => {
       if (!prev) return prev;
@@ -395,6 +422,9 @@ export const GameProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React
         challengeBoss,
         equipItem,
         reload,
+        lastSavedAt,
+        isSyncing,
+        forceSync,
         offlineGold,
         dismissOfflineGold,
         battleResult,

apps/web/src/styles.css

@@ -1171,6 +1171,38 @@ body {
   color: var(--colour-text);
 }
 
+.save-status {
+  color: var(--colour-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.force-save-button {
+  align-items: center;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(147, 51, 234, 0.4);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  color: var(--colour-text);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  height: 2rem;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0;
+  transition: all 0.2s;
+  width: 2rem;
+}
+
+.force-save-button:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: rgba(147, 51, 234, 0.2);
+  border-color: var(--colour-accent-light);
+}
+
+.force-save-button:disabled {
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
 /* ── Public Profile Page ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .profile-page {