diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3c04bbb..d4d0bf1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -512,6 +512,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bevy-persistent"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e58d92d32bb99fa22ed46aeabe5212f5d1bc8952ebf9c49b5271fc06a1359f8"
+dependencies = [
+ "bevy",
+ "gloo-storage",
+ "ron 0.11.0",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bevy-steamworks"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -1359,25 +1372,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bevy_pkv"
-version = "0.14.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "356a9c6fdc13faf7897103b43a8b84aafe24e1bbf1599df1fb00dc4e9b7055db"
-dependencies = [
- "bevy_app",
- "bevy_ecs",
- "cfg_aliases",
- "directories",
- "redb",
- "rmp-serde",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "wasm-bindgen",
- "web-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bevy_platform"
 version = "0.17.3"
@@ -2781,10 +2775,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "11277822c27bde750de02c5dc5159b91e88bf2661a2c1d98106f2fb1c5c6f590"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "directories"
+name = "dirs"
 version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "16f5094c54661b38d03bd7e50df373292118db60b585c08a411c6d840017fe7d"
+checksum = "c3e8aa94d75141228480295a7d0e7feb620b1a5ad9f12bc40be62411e38cce4e"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys",
 ]
@@ -3473,6 +3467,34 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0cc23270f6e1808e30a928bdc84dea0b9b4136a8bc82338574f23baf47bbd280"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gloo-storage"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fbc8031e8c92758af912f9bc08fbbadd3c6f3cfcbf6b64cdf3d6a81f0139277a"
+dependencies = [
+ "gloo-utils",
+ "js-sys",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "gloo-utils"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b5555354113b18c547c1d3a98fbf7fb32a9ff4f6fa112ce823a21641a0ba3aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glow"
 version = "0.16.0"
@@ -3681,18 +3703,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "avian3d",
  "bevy",
  "bevy-inspector-egui",
+ "bevy-persistent",
  "bevy-steamworks",
  "bevy_asset_loader",
  "bevy_ballistic",
  "bevy_common_assets",
  "bevy_debug_log",
- "bevy_pkv",
  "bevy_replicon",
  "bevy_replicon_renet",
  "bevy_sprite3d",
  "bevy_trenchbroom",
  "bevy_trenchbroom_avian",
  "clap",
+ "dirs",
  "happy_feet",
  "nil 0.14.0",
  "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -5459,15 +5482,6 @@ version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a0d463f2884048e7153449a55166f91028d5b0ea53c79377099ce4e8cf0cf9bb"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "redb"
-version = "3.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ae323eb086579a3769daa2c753bb96deb95993c534711e0dbe881b5192906a06"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -5587,28 +5601,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rmp"
-version = "0.8.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "228ed7c16fa39782c3b3468e974aec2795e9089153cd08ee2e9aefb3613334c4"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "num-traits",
- "paste",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rmp-serde"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "52e599a477cf9840e92f2cde9a7189e67b42c57532749bf90aea6ec10facd4db"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "rmp",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "robust"
 version = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cfeb99b..a1a2532 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,15 +51,12 @@ bevy = { version = "0.17.0", default-features = false, features = [
     "track_location",
 ] }
 bevy-inspector-egui = "0.34"
+bevy-persistent = { version = "0.9", features = ["ron"] }
 bevy-steamworks = "0.15.0"
 bevy_asset_loader = "=0.24.0-rc.1"
 bevy_ballistic = { git = "https://github.com/rustunit/bevy_ballistic.git", rev = "b08ffec" }
 bevy_common_assets = { version = "0.14.0", features = ["ron"] }
 bevy_debug_log = { git = "https://github.com/rustunit/bevy_debug_log.git", rev = "86051a0" }
-bevy_pkv = { version = "0.14", default-features = false, features = [
-    "bevy",
-    "redb",
-] }
 bevy_replicon = "0.37.1"
 # TODO: i dont think we need this in dedicated server mode
 bevy_replicon_renet = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["renet_steam"] }
@@ -69,6 +66,7 @@ bevy_trenchbroom = { version = "0.10", default-features = false, features = [
 ] }
 bevy_trenchbroom_avian = "0.10"
 clap = { version = "=4.5.47", features = ["derive"] }
+dirs = "6.0.0"
 happy_feet = { git = "https://github.com/rustunit/happy_feet.git", rev = "919657fa", features = [
     "serde",
 ] }
diff --git a/crates/hedz_reloaded/Cargo.toml b/crates/hedz_reloaded/Cargo.toml
index 078f39e..96baa06 100644
--- a/crates/hedz_reloaded/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hedz_reloaded/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,18 +26,19 @@ dbg = ["avian3d/debug-plugin", "bevy/debug", "dep:bevy-inspector-egui"]
 avian3d = { workspace = true }
 bevy = { workspace = true }
 bevy-inspector-egui = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+bevy-persistent = { workspace = true }
 bevy-steamworks = { workspace = true }
 bevy_asset_loader = { workspace = true }
 bevy_ballistic = { workspace = true }
 bevy_common_assets = { workspace = true }
 bevy_debug_log = { workspace = true }
-bevy_pkv = { workspace = true }
 bevy_replicon = { workspace = true }
 bevy_replicon_renet = { workspace = true }
 bevy_sprite3d = { workspace = true }
 bevy_trenchbroom = { workspace = true }
 bevy_trenchbroom_avian = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true }
+dirs = { workspace = true }
 happy_feet = { workspace = true }
 nil = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/hedz_reloaded/src/client/settings.rs b/crates/hedz_reloaded/src/client/settings.rs
index 90d4579..37b1f4e 100644
--- a/crates/hedz_reloaded/src/client/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/hedz_reloaded/src/client/settings.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
-use bevy::prelude::*;
-use bevy_pkv::prelude::*;
-
 use crate::{client::audio::SoundSettings, utils::Debounce};
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_persistent::{Persistent, StorageFormat};
 
 pub fn plugin(app: &mut App) {
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "dbg"))]
-    app.insert_resource(PkvStore::new("Rustunit", "HEDZ"));
+    app.insert_resource(
+        Persistent::<SoundSettings>::builder()
+            .name("audio")
+            .format(StorageFormat::Ron)
+            .path(
+                dirs::config_dir()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .join("com.rustunit.hedzreloaded")
+                    .join("audio.ron"),
+            )
+            .default(SoundSettings::default())
+            .build()
+            .unwrap(),
+    );
 
-    app.add_systems(Update, persist_settings.run_if(resource_exists::<PkvStore>));
-    app.add_systems(Startup, load_settings.run_if(resource_exists::<PkvStore>));
+    app.add_systems(Update, persist_settings);
+    app.add_systems(Startup, load_settings);
 }
 
 fn persist_settings(
     settings: Res<SoundSettings>,
-    mut pkv: ResMut<PkvStore>,
+    mut persistent: ResMut<Persistent<SoundSettings>>,
     mut debounce: Debounce<1000>,
 ) -> Result {
     if settings.is_changed() {
@@ -21,16 +32,12 @@ fn persist_settings(
     }
 
     if debounce.finished() {
-        pkv.set("audio", &*settings)?;
+        persistent.set(*settings)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn load_settings(mut settings: ResMut<SoundSettings>, pkv: Res<PkvStore>) -> Result {
-    if let Ok(loaded) = pkv.get::<SoundSettings>("audio") {
-        *settings = loaded;
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
+fn load_settings(persistent: Res<Persistent<SoundSettings>>, mut settings: ResMut<SoundSettings>) {
+    *settings = *persistent.get();
 }