diff --git a/game/game/gamesession.cpp b/game/game/gamesession.cpp
index a3fc1676a..6f5c5492e 100644
--- a/game/game/gamesession.cpp
+++ b/game/game/gamesession.cpp
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ void GameSession::save(Serialize &fout, std::string_view name, const Pixmap& scr
     fout.write(i.name);
   }
 
-  fout.setEntry("preview.png");
-  fout.write(screen);
+  fout.setEntry("preview.jpg");
+  fout.write(std::tie(screen,"jpg"));
 
   fout.setEntry("game/session");
   fout.write(ticks,wrldTime,wrldTimePart,wrld->name());
diff --git a/game/game/serialize.cpp b/game/game/serialize.cpp
index b1e6b54e2..c3422b3a0 100644
--- a/game/game/serialize.cpp
+++ b/game/game/serialize.cpp
@@ -273,10 +273,14 @@ void Serialize::implRead(SaveGameHeader& p) {
   }
 
 void Serialize::implWrite(const Tempest::Pixmap& p) {
+  implWrite(p, "png");
+  }
+
+void Serialize::implWrite(const Tempest::Pixmap& p, const char* ext) {
   std::vector<uint8_t> tmp;
   tmp.reserve(4*1024*1024);
   Tempest::MemWriter w{tmp};
-  p.save(w);
+  p.save(w, ext);
   writeBytes(tmp.data(),tmp.size());
   }
 
diff --git a/game/game/serialize.h b/game/game/serialize.h
index 8d2b5a29d..0ec3d2af1 100644
--- a/game/game/serialize.h
+++ b/game/game/serialize.h
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ class Serialize {
     void implRead (SaveGameHeader&       p);
 
     void implWrite(const Tempest::Pixmap& p);
+    void implWrite(const Tempest::Pixmap& p, const char* ext);
+    template<class Ext>
+    void implWrite(std::tuple<const Tempest::Pixmap&, Ext> p) { implWrite(std::get<0>(p), std::get<1>(p)); }
     void implRead (Tempest::Pixmap&       p);
 
     void implWrite(const zenkit::INpc& h);
diff --git a/game/graphics/shaders.cpp b/game/graphics/shaders.cpp
index 2c72a458b..f4c0daec3 100644
--- a/game/graphics/shaders.cpp
+++ b/game/graphics/shaders.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ Shaders& Shaders::inst() {
   }
 
 void Shaders::compileKeyShaders() {
-  bink = postEffect("bink");
+  bink      = postEffect("bink");
+  downscale = postEffect("downscale");
   }
 
 void Shaders::compileShaders() {
@@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ void Shaders::compileShaders() {
 
   const bool meshlets = Gothic::options().doMeshShading;
 
-  copyBuf = computeShader("copy.comp.sprv");
-  copyImg = computeShader("copy_img.comp.sprv");
-  copy    = postEffect("copy");
+  copyBuf   = computeShader("copy.comp.sprv");
+  copyImg   = computeShader("copy_img.comp.sprv");
+  copy      = postEffect("copy");
 
-  patch   = computeShader("patch.comp.sprv");
+  patch     = computeShader("patch.comp.sprv");
 
-  stash   = postEffect("stash");
+  stash     = postEffect("stash");
 
   clusterInit         = computeShader("cluster_init.comp.sprv");
   clusterPatch        = computeShader("cluster_patch.comp.sprv");
diff --git a/game/graphics/shaders.h b/game/graphics/shaders.h
index 9f113e5c2..fe9c77ba6 100644
--- a/game/graphics/shaders.h
+++ b/game/graphics/shaders.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Shaders {
     Tempest::ComputePipeline copyBuf;
     Tempest::ComputePipeline copyImg;
     Tempest::ComputePipeline patch;
-    Tempest::RenderPipeline  copy;
+    Tempest::RenderPipeline  copy, downscale;
     Tempest::RenderPipeline  stash;
     Tempest::RenderPipeline  bink;
 
diff --git a/game/mainwindow.cpp b/game/mainwindow.cpp
index 924521453..ecc3bccb6 100644
--- a/game/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/game/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1063,14 +1063,39 @@ void MainWindow::loadGame(std::string_view slot) {
   }
 
 void MainWindow::saveGame(std::string_view slot, std::string_view name) {
-  auto tex = renderer.screenshoot(cmdId);
-  auto pm  = device.readPixels(textureCast<const Texture2d&>(tex));
-
   if(dialogs.isActive())
     return;
   if(auto w = Gothic::inst().world(); w!=nullptr && w->currentCs()!=nullptr)
     return;
 
+  auto tex  = renderer.screenshoot(cmdId);
+  auto lres = Attachment();
+
+  static int32_t kThumbW = 800;
+  const  int32_t kThumbH = tex.w()>0 ? int32_t((tex.h() * kThumbW) / tex.w()) : 0;
+  if(kThumbW>0 && kThumbH>0 && kThumbW<tex.w() && kThumbH<tex.h()) {
+    lres = device.attachment(Tempest::TextureFormat::RGBA8, uint32_t(kThumbW), uint32_t(kThumbH));
+    }
+
+  if(!lres.isEmpty()) {
+    // reduce size of the save entry preview screenshot for faster save & load
+    CommandBuffer cmd;
+    {
+    auto enc = cmd.startEncoding(device);
+    enc.setDebugMarker("Downscale screenhoot");
+    enc.setFramebuffer({{lres, Vec4(), Tempest::Preserve}});
+    enc.setPushData(IVec2(lres.w(), lres.h()));
+    enc.setBinding(0, tex, Sampler::nearest());
+    enc.setPipeline(Shaders::inst().downscale);
+    enc.draw(nullptr, 0, 3);
+    }
+    auto sync = device.submit(cmd);
+    sync.wait();
+    }
+
+  auto& thumb = lres.isEmpty() ? tex : lres;
+  auto  pm    = device.readPixels(textureCast<const Texture2d&>(thumb));
+
   Gothic::inst().startSave(std::move(textureCast<Texture2d&>(tex)),[slot=std::string(slot),name=std::string(name),pm](std::unique_ptr<GameSession>&& game){
     if(!game)
       return std::move(game);
diff --git a/game/ui/gamemenu.cpp b/game/ui/gamemenu.cpp
index 70f0e142a..61798b47b 100644
--- a/game/ui/gamemenu.cpp
+++ b/game/ui/gamemenu.cpp
@@ -1012,6 +1012,8 @@ void GameMenu::updateSavTitle(GameMenu::Item& sel) {
       reader.read(sel.savPriview); // legacy
     else if(reader.setEntry("preview.png"))
       reader.read(sel.savPriview);
+    else if(reader.setEntry("preview.jpg"))
+      reader.read(sel.savPriview);
     }
   catch(std::bad_alloc&) {
     return;
diff --git a/shader/CMakeLists.txt b/shader/CMakeLists.txt
index 4eda6621a..f58d076d2 100644
--- a/shader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ add_shader(item.frag                 inventory/item.frag)
 
 add_shader(stash.frag                stash.frag)
 add_shader(bink.frag                 bink/bink.frag)
+add_shader(downscale.frag            downscale.frag)
 
 add_shader(direct_light.frag         lighting/direct_light.frag)
 add_shader(direct_light_sh.frag      lighting/direct_light.frag -DSHADOW_MAP)
diff --git a/shader/downscale.frag b/shader/downscale.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f63d3964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shader/downscale.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(binding  = 0) uniform sampler2D src;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
+
+layout(push_constant, std140) uniform Push {
+  ivec2 dstSize;
+  };
+
+void main() {
+  ivec2 srcSize = textureSize(src, 0);
+
+  ivec2 tl = (ivec2(gl_FragCoord.xy+ivec2(0))*srcSize)/dstSize;
+  ivec2 br = (ivec2(gl_FragCoord.xy+ivec2(1))*srcSize)/dstSize;
+
+  vec4  color = vec4(0);
+  for(int i=tl.x; i<br.x; ++i)
+    for(int r=tl.y; r<br.y; ++r) {
+      color += texelFetch(src, ivec2(i,r), 0);
+      }
+  outColor = color/((br.x-tl.x)*(br.y-tl.y));
+  }