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Last but not least, every copy of MAIOMBE TANK SAFARI also comes with an stl for your very own AT/60 IRVING miniature. Much like the Aries 407 Puma found in SULAY RALLY RAID, it is...entirely cosmetic, and not meant to be shot during play. [Model by @sentinelforce.bsky.social ]

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As usual, new Data Sparrow game means new Data Sparrow record - and this time, alongside a wonderful bunch of ambient tracks by MINIMIS and @digitalorchid.net, it also features four audiologs narrated by @amac.bsky.social and @reddus.bsky.social! [ datasparrow.bandcamp.com/album/maiomb... ]

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Some pages from the manual itself, alongside the cover art by @vdrawsrobots.bsky.social!

The cover art for Maiombe Tank Safari, key art by @vdrawsrobots.

The first two pages of Maiombe Tank Safari: on the left, the intro lore spread, on the right a summary of its ruleset.

Pages 8 and 9 of Maiombe Tank Safari: on the left, an explanation of its shooting mechanics, on the right an explanation of hit locations on the target board and their narrative results.

Pages 14 and 15 of Maiombe Tank Safari, detailing the events associated with the Diamonds suit: the Environment.

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[Logoless version, if you'd rather do that]

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Data Sparrow @data-sparrow.itch.io · 13/08/2026

You know what we forgot to post in the leadup to Maiombe's launch? This beautiful key art by @erosoxide.bsky.social and @vdrawsrobots.bsky.social! So here you have it, just a last little thing before we properly announce that it's out. (It is, by the way: datasparrow.itch.io/maiombe-tank...)

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Indeed: from biomechanics giants, to humanitarian paramilitaries, to different kinds of apparel brands, placing most of your works in a single setting can be both narratively interesting *and* pleasantly efficient.

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Data Sparrow @data-sparrow.itch.io · 13/08/2026

Picking things back up from our first post on the matter, here's a brief overview of both the allied and opposing forces you'll be encountering in MAIOMBE TANK SAFARI. Anyone familiar with our works may notice some familiar names in their midst, some dating back to our very first game!

A graphic depicting the opposing forces the player you'll be encountering in our new solo RPG, Maiombe Tank Safari.

The lineup consists of 3 factions: a rebel militia known as Uniao Patriotica Para Indipendenca de Maiombe (UPIM), who's remnants still scour the land as bandits; Karakal Security Enterprises, a rival mercenary group and former ally to the UPIM; and Alpheim Electronics, an offworld megacorp specialized in electronics, robotics and biomechanics - basically, the company that built the biomechanical drones the players will be hunting down in the game.

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As more eloquently put by one of our writers, yes they do actually.

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Not quite, since it's an unmanned system. You might want to ask Yoji Shinkawa for one of those, though.

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2. When you drawn an Ace, your character has a Window of Opportunity to either shoot their quarry or tail it for an easier shot on the next Ace. The way shooting is resolved follows two parallel rulesets: one for resolving shots by rolling 1d6, and another if you're using a shooting instrument.

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The character limit forced us to mangle both explanations into snappy headlines, so here's what they actually mean: 1. Alongside the classic "4 Kings" rule, running out of cards also ends your run. As such, events make it so you either discard or reshuffle cards into the deck as you play.

We said MAIOMBE TANK SAFARI is "in the style" of Wretched & Alone because we made two changes to that base ruleset: 1. No block tower: your "health" is represented by the deck of cards itself, and events are based around that. 2. Upon drawing an Ace, you may actually shoot the Target Board.

The Target Board for Maiombe Tank Safari. You don't actually *need* to shoot this with a gun, you can also just roll 1d6 and use the numbers on it to see where you hit.

Page 9 of the Maiombe Tank Safari rulebook, explaining the narrative effect of each hit location on the target board.

Page 10 of the Maiombe Tank Safari manual, detailing the first page of events tied to the Hearts suit: the People.

Page 15 of the Maiombe Tank Safari manual, detailing the second page of events tied to the Diamonds suit: the Environment.

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Character limit prevented me from crediting @vdrawsrobots.bsky.social, as well as @locobo.bsky.social for the initial design of the AT/60 IRVING and FlyingDebris for the revision that brought to the final design - pictured below.

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Remember when were posting about a mech hunting game in the style of Wretched & Alone? That game is called MAIOMBE TANK SAFARI, and it'll be out on AUGUST 15TH! In the meantime, here's some art from it: the Hunters' standard kit and the quarry stalking across the jungles of southern Maiombe.

A depiction of the player characters' standard kit from Maiombe Tank Safari, a solo journaling game about hunting biomechs, in the style of Wretched & Alone.

It depicts a fairly pretty boy wearing fatigues inspired by the thermal fatigue worn by the brazilian army for desert operations, alongside a whole host of branded equipment provided by in-universe companies.

He looks a little cross, as he's clearly peeved by having to "model" this uniform for instructional purposes.

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SULAY RALLY TRAX, the official soundtrack for Sulay Rally Raid, was also our first record since SHARDANA: THE SOUNDTRACK to feature any kind of vocal tracks: "Better Days", "Minds of You & I" and "Make It Right", delivered by returning champion MINIMIS. [ datasparrow.bandcamp.com/album/sulay-... ]

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Big Round Wheels & Outrigger Suspensions My Beloved. We put them in a rally car ourselves, but seeing them on a tank is equally as interesting... (Slightly better renders because seeing this post made me realize the angle & lighting weren't particularly flattering in the previous ones)

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SYDNEY, our Lutesse-themed character mod for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, also comes with two short DJ sets by MINIMIS, arranging the OST in the style of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk's own continuous "Mixtapes". [ gamebanana.com/mods/678061 ]

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Last but certainly not least, FREE LUTESSE MEGAMIX is likely going to remain one of our most impressive records in a while, featuring 24 tracks by 7 artists, to include @digitalorchid.net, @dj90shentai.bsky.social as two of its highlights. [ datasparrow.bandcamp.com/album/free-l... ]

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Character info is tracked through pocket-sized character sheets like the ones from Sulay Rally Raid, while your turn's actions should be ideally decided by looking at your chosen Spot and declaring where you attempt to perform which trick - whose point (or HEAT) value is tracked on a scoreboard.

RADIO FREE LUTESSE also comes with a Session Sheet, on which you may find everything you'd need to know or refresh yourself on mid-session. Like a GM screen, but without a GM.

1. Skateboarding brands, which determine your board's bonuses when performing tricks. 2. Preferred clothing brands, because of course. 3. Dayjobs, which determine your disposable income. 4. Microextremisms, which determine your character's fringe political fixations. This comes up, trust us.

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The actual manual looks like this, although its essential systems can be summarized roughly 4 pages. Taking a page (no pun intended) from @keftiu.bsky.social's HARDCASE, Radio Free Lutesse features a whole lot of optional systems tied to both play and character creation - such as...

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If you'd like to take the Puma for a spin in a more "video" kind of game, we've since made a mod for it in Slipstream - which also adds 3 instrumentals from the Sulay soundtrack to the game's tape collection. Shoutouts to @ansdor.com for the technical support! [ steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/... ]

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While you may fill the "team" and "car" fields in the character sheet with whatever you'd want, the game has six "canon" team and its own spec vehicle: the ARIES 407 "Puma" SUV, of which you can see all "canon" team liveries below. The Puma model is also 3d printable, by the way.

The character sheet for it is a two-sided card the size of a driving license, as it is a driving license within the fiction as well. It was inspired by the license cards used by Initial D arcade cabinets, which function as memory cards of sorts.

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The actual game is structured in 3 pamphlets, two of which are pictured below: one for the rules, one for the map and one for all the events, pilot attributes and status effects. The map is also an interactive pdf, on which you can click through the waypoints to mark your route.

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The Roman Blasters soundtrack, SELECTED SYMPHONIES FOR THE COLISEUM, was also our first one to be primarily composed in house - aside from a cameo by @renegadesector.bsky.social. [ datasparrow.bandcamp.com/album/select... ]

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In World Rule, all players draw from a single deck which also includes two extra card types: multi-shot, which can target multiple players, and world events, which can throw the match into chaos in various ways.

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Roman Blasters has two main modes of play: Classic Duel and World Rule. In Classic Duel, the players take turns revealing Attack Cards (red) to use against each other while amplifying or reducing their effects through a hand of Defense (blue) and Special (green) Cards.

ROMAN BLASTERS is a standalone card combat game inspired by the immediacy of UNO and the helacious thrill of round-ending combos experienced in games like Yu Gi Oh. [ datasparrow.itch.io/roman-blasters ]

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Last but not least, the OST was once again pretty cool: featuring bossa nova and lofi beats by @camginex-music.bsky.social, @princerosalium.bsky.social, @nodayshalleraseyou.bsky.social and Micromecha. [ datasparrow.bandcamp.com/album/rebuil... ]

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As breaking it down 300 words at a time would be suboptimal at best, we do suggest you read up or even try out the Triunfo's demo version yourself. It's free, ya know? [ datasparrow.itch.io/rebuilding-t... ]

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Each player takes control of an executive-general ("Coordinator"), whose job is to ensure their omnicorp comes out richest in the post-war chaos of the Republic of Triunfo: a process of gunpoint privatization which can involve seizing properties militarily and using disaster relief as leverage.