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Arity · Published by Lost Generation Games, BAD Collective · Official site ↗
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
A byte-sized rogue-lite anti-shoot-em-up! Deflect and shoot down projectiles in 3 worlds of crazy bullet-heck action with semi-randomized room order and an upgrade system that provides a bevy of interesting ways to progress!
Free
Action, Indie · More free games
Navigate through three worlds filled with random room layouts and intense bullet-hell challenges in Save Data. Use upgrades to outsmart waves of enemies in this indie action game from Arity.
About this game
A BYTE-SIZED ROGUELIKE ANTI-SHOOT-EM-UP
You are a data-integrity program inside of a computer and your job is to prevent other programs from having their data corrupted!
“Enemy” programs emit electron projectiles and your job is to deflect them to “ground” and not accidentally damage the programs themselves in the process. Features 3 worlds of crazy bullet-heck action with semi-randomized room order and an upgrade system that provides a bevy of interesting ways to progress!
The other molasses game jam games are also on steam:
You are a data-integrity program inside of a computer and your job is to prevent other programs from having their data corrupted!
“Enemy” programs emit electron projectiles and your job is to deflect them to “ground” and not accidentally damage the programs themselves in the process. Features 3 worlds of crazy bullet-heck action with semi-randomized room order and an upgrade system that provides a bevy of interesting ways to progress!
The story behind Save Data
Save Data is part of what has retroactively been termed a "molasses jam" run by the Bay Area Dev Collective. The theme of the jam was to make a violent genre non-violent. As I've had a growing interest in action games, specifically of the shoot-em-up variety, naturally I wondered what it would be like to make such a game non-violent. The result is shoot-em-up where you have to protect the "enemies"!The other molasses game jam games are also on steam:
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Dual Core
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Any
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Demo 0.1.3 Update
Hi there! Thanks for trying out the demo if you already have! If you tried out a previous version, thank you so much! I hope you find this quick update even more enjoyable! Fixes: -fixed a major bug where you couldn't upgrade shield past level 1 -nerfed a particularly difficult room New Content: -Added a couple of introductory rooms that feature only bullet dodging - you get a random one at the start of the game! -Modified the previous initial room so it is a little more focused on the concept of "bad guys can hurt eachother", and it is now the second room of the run. Please do let me know what you think! (P.S. More, bigger updates to come in the near future!)Read full article on Community Announcements (Lost Generation Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
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Save Data is an anti-shootemup, or a "non-violent, reverse bullet hell", if you will, that features rogue-lite elements. Join developer Mark 'Arity' Willson for a playthrough of the demo of Save Data! While he plays, Mark will be discussing the concept of the game, his development and design process, as well as answering viewer questions, and showing off tips and tricks for playing the game at an advanced level!Read full article on Community Announcements (Lost Generation Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo Playthrough w/ Patrick Riordan
Save Data is an anti-shootemup, or a "non-violent, reverse bullet hell", if you will, that features rogue-lite elements. Join developer Mark 'Arity' Willson and fellow BAD Collective developer Patrick Riordan for a playthrough of the demo of Save Data! While Patrick plays, Mark will be discussing the concept of the game, his development and design process, as well as answering viewer questions, and showing off tips and tricks for playing the game at an advanced level!Read full article on Community Announcements (Lost Generation Games)
