We're also working on 'SkyBusters', a 2D doujin fighter heavily inspired by Sunsoft's 'Astra Superstars'. "Fight or flight!"
Keep an eye on the Data West socials (www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames) for more!
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We're working on 'Doki Doki Attack', a 2D doujin fighter based on the Famicom game, 'Doki Doki Panic'.
... For updates, please keep an eye on our FaceBook page! (www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames)
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Some concept art of the first character from 'Project Zu'! This is 'Tak-Yo', the funky octopus - a music-loving crustacean with nine brains... and they're all set to 'chill'!
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... Something else we've got cooking here at Data West Towers is 'Zu', arguably the first doujin brawler to be focused on the animal kingdom. Pick a cuddly critter, and battle for dominance! Coming soon!
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Logo art for 'Nyarou: Kitty Of The Wools'.
"Certainly, they existed.... those blinded by nyanbition."
'Nyarou' is a 2D doujin fighter coming in 202X, from Data West!
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Concept art of 'Cube-Chan' (Sweet Strategy).
Concept art for 'Sweet Strategy', Data West's RTS game. This is 'Cube-Chan', the 'worker bee' of the game.
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Concept art of 'Eclaire' (Sweet Strategy).
First unit design for our RTS. A femme-fatale, 'Mata Hari' type character - like the Monk in 'Age Of Empires', but pastry. With stilettos. :)
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Data West is working on a real-time strategy game! Choose your tribe of totally yummy, super-cute confectionery characters, and wage all-out war for dominance of Candy Land. Coming in 202X! :)
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Our latest fascination is 'Wintris', which is what happens when you mash up everyone's favourite block-based puzzle game with the unrelenting cold of winter. Coming before Christmas, to a PC near you...?
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Logo for Chouxdown, a puzzle game in the works at Data West.
We've got a logo for the game. Unlike most Data West projects, this one actually looks like it might just work.
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Assets for 'Chouxdown', a puzzle game in the works at Data West.
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We know the name is a little lackluster, but this is the first concept art for 'Rex', a character in 'B.C. Bombers'. Coming in 202X! :)
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Logo art for 'Jellomancer' - an auto-battler where you fight against other blob wranglers, with teams of sentient slime characters that you can fuse to make crazy goo-based abominations). Coming sometime in 202X.
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We're making a homage to 'Bomberman', set in pre-historic times. It's the multiplayer nonsense that you didn't know you needed. Coming 202X from the DW folk.
... You're welcome.
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Logo for 'Project Feral', a critter-slaying Roguelike deckbuilder (think a slower-paced, card version of 'Monster Hunter'), coming in 202X from your pals at Data West!
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Logo for 'Bomb Jack Rogue'.
'Bomb Jack Rogue' is a rejigging of the classic arcade game, with a Rogue-lite twist. Defusing explosives gets a whole lot more dangerous in 202X!
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Logo for Balloon Kid '26.
We at Data West have fond memories of the original game, and thought it was about time the retro classic got an update. So, that's what we're doing!
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Logo (v1) for 'Battle Maniax'.
We've also got this small project knocking around at Data West Towers. A galactic fighting tournament, in the form of a 'Rogue'-like deckbuilder!
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Logo for 'Zombémon', a Data West game.
Another idea that's rattling around the halls of Data West is 'Zombémon', a monster-battling card game where all the critters are dead! Keep it locked to our socials for more!
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Concept art for 'Snow Sisters', a homage to the classic Toaplan platformer from the 90's.
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Concept art of 'Usagi' (King Of The Zoo Legends).
Work continues on 'Legends'. I've taken a break from actually writing the game, to concentrate on the character design.
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Logo for 'King Of The Zoo Legends' (also known as 'Bokosuka Penguin Wars'), a tribute to the original Game Boy (and arcade) game from the '80s. If Nintendo doesn't send their attack lawyers after us, it'll be out in 202X! :D
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Logo for 'InventoRematch', a game in the works at Data West.
... It's an inventory management Roguelite in the vein of 'Backpack Battles, where the aim is to defeat your opponent with a tidy workspace.
Coming in 202X... keep it locked to the Data West socials for more information!
'Turnbound GB' is a demake of the PC game 'Turnbound' (an inventory management puzzler that's due to be released on January 22nd - demo out now!). It's a love letter to the original, which you should absolutely buy on Steam when it releases. As for our version, check out our socials for more!
Fan-art of Chops.
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 for all the interest in Data West this year! :D
The last post of 2025... who is this? Well, stick around in the new year, and you're GON-na find out.
Concept logo for 'Fairy Boy Gon', a game in the works here at Data West.