Happy New Year 2026!

I know it's not quite time yet - but I'm tired, and can't be bothered to wait fifteen minutes to upload this pixel art of Chops I made to herald the change in date. Happy 2026, and thank you very much to everybody who's shown interest in Data West this year - I know I post a lot of game logos and then abandon them, so it's my new years' resolution to actually finish a game I've started.

... That, and lose the gut. Gotta get in shape this year.

Granny?

 

The last post of 2025... who is this? Well, stick around in the new year, and you're GON-na find out.

'Fairy Boy Gon' Logo

Logo for Fairy Boy Gon, a game in the works here at Data West. 

'Chops' Concept Art

"He liked what he saw, even though it was shite - but the hour was late, so he stopped for the night."

'Chops Into Dreams'?!

What's this? What could this be? Is it a game? I mean, I guess it's a game, because it's on the Data West social media, but I guess we'll have to wait to find out. Many days... and many Nights.

'Caves N' Cards' Logo (v2)

Logo for Caves N' Cards (v2). We weren't happy with the initial logo design for Caves N' Cards, so it was back to the drawing board for another crack at it. Much better, we think. :)

'Caves N' Cards' Announce!

Data West is hopping on the gravy train! Caves N' Cards is a Stone Age themed, Rogue-like deck-builder - where you play as one of a number of pre-historic protagonists, each with their own story to tell.

... The cast of characters each have their own individual deck and play style (more on this at a later date!), and there'll be plenty of room for customisation and development. It's early days for the project, but what we can reveal is that Caves N' Cards is going to be more fun than lunch with a T-Rex.

'Sewer Sisters' Update!

Concept art of 'Bash' (Untitled Stone Age Game).

If you've been keeping up with the various Data West posts on social media, you'll be aware of the game Sewer Sisters. As the game was previously bordering on copyright infringement regarding all things Mario, we decided to rejig the concept, and make it 'Stone Age' in theme. Here's some concept art of 'Bash', the main character of the - as yet untitled - game.

For more information on this, and all other Data West games, please keep it locked to our socials! Compliments of the season to you!

Mario (c) Nintendo

DocTorus!

The first character from our action Rogue-like, Sweet Survivors, is Dr. Torus - who may, or may not, be inspired by a certain marvellously strange doctor.

... For more information about Sweet Survivors, and all other Data West games, please keep it locked to the Data West socials! Thank you!

'Sweet Survivors' Announce!

Another game in the works here at Data West, is Sweet Survivors - an action Roguelite featuring several food-related protagonists, fending off a never-ending horde of sentient snacks. It's our homage to the great Vampire Survivors, although not quite as serious in mood - hopefully, we can inject a little bit of Data West magic, to prevent the game from being a total bandwagon jump.

Degenerate Developer Demo II: 'Mr. Camo'

We've been working on Mr. Camo today, and now the extendible tongue grabs and pulls objects towards the player! Now featuring some new pixel art that isn't quite as eye rapacious.

For more information on Mr. Camo, and all Data West games, please check out our socials! Thank you!

Degenerate Developer Demo #1

It's extremely early days for Mr. Camo, but I'm sure you can tell from this little gameplay demo that it's going to be the most fun you've ever had, when it drops in 202X.

'Mr. Camo' Concept Art

Been toying with the idea of making a version of the classic arcade game Frogger, and thought an interesting new mechanic would be to have an extendible tongue that pulls the player across the screen, or pulls distant objects towards them (kind of like the 'Hook Shot' in Zelda, I guess). That led to designing a chameleon character for a multiplayer game, where you have to pull other players into holes in the arena. Probably won't go anywhere, but thought it would be a nice portfolio addition.

Zelda (c) Nintendo, Frogger (c) Konami

Project Edgeguard Name Change!

After some deliberation, and coming to the realization that the game (and furthermore, the genre it's spawned) wouldn't have existed without Super Smash Bros., we've changed the name of our game to a more complimentary, (less Nintendo-bashing!) alternative.

Project Edgeguard is an indie 'platform fighter' that's in the works at Data West. It's very early days for the game, but if it ever comes out, we can exclusively reveal that it's going to be the most fun you've ever had, ever. For serious.

For more information on the game, please check out Data Wests' socials! Yahoo!

Super Smash Bros. (c) Nintendo