Nana Moon (game developer)

Nana Moon (born April 28, 1991) is a Brazilian video game developer, writer, artist and CEO of Moonana Inc.https://moonanagames.com/ She is best known for developing the games Virgo Versus The Zodiachttps://store.steampowered.com/app/920320/Virgo_Versus_The_Zodiac/ and Keylocker.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325040/Keylocker__Turn_Based_Cyberpunk_Action
== Career ==
Nana first began developing games when she discovered Nanoreno,http://www.route59games.com/what-is-nanoreno/ a Visual Novel Game Jam and decided to participate. After completing Nanoreno,http://www.route59games.com/what-is-nanoreno/ she released a Visual Novel demo named Unichanhttps://umiloo.itch.io/ for free on Itch.io on April 8, 2016, under the name Umiloo. Shortly after, she found the RPG LiEathttps://store.steampowered.com/app/373770/LiEat/ on Steam and discovered RPG Maker while researching what game engine had been used to create LiEat.https://store.steampowered.com/app/373770/LiEat/ She released the short game Mission Whaledhttps://rpgmaker.net/games/9618/ on February 3, 2017 using the RPG Maker engine, having developed it in only two days.
=== Virgo Versus The Zodiac ===
Nana's first full length game Virgo Versus The Zodiac started development in January 2017. Originally created using RPG Maker, the Turn Based RPG featured themes of heresy and purges, as interpretations of the Zodiac signs would clash in a charming world of mythological beings, fantasy creatures and supernatural deities. A demo of the game was released to the public on May 26, 2017 and in September 2017 a crowdfunding campaign was launched and successfully completed on Fig.co,https://www.fig.co/campaigns/virgo-vs-the-zodiac/ raising a total of $38,571 to secure funding for the development of the full release. After the completion of the crowdfunding campaign it was announced that the game would be migrating to GameMaker Studio 2, citing a lack of ability to deliver on the features of the game and increased ability to port to other platforms. After signing with Publisher Degica Gameshttp://www.degicagames.com/ and showcasing the GameMaker Studio 2 version of the game at Bitsummit 2019, Virgo Versus The Zodiac was released on Steam on December 12, 2019. It received favorable critic reviews and an 80% on Metacritic.
The game also received RPGamer.com'shttps://rpgamer.com/ Most Overlooked Award and Michael A. Cunningham Memorial Award in 2019.
=== Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action ===
Nana's next project, Keylocker, a Cyberpunk Turn-Based Rhythm RPG inspired by the Mario & Luigi Series and Chrono Trigger was revealed on June 11, 2020 during the Escapist Indie Showcase. Nana was a participant in the 2020 Game Devs of Color Expo, showcasing Keylocker's Classes for the first time. Keylocker's release date has yet to be announced.
== Works ==
Year	Media Title 	Role
2016	Unichan 	Scriptwriter, UI artist, Programmer
2017	Mission Whaled 	Lead Developer, Writer
2019	Virgo Versus The Zodiac 	Director, Lead Designer, Writer, Artist
TBA 	Turn Based Cyberpunk Action	Director, Lead Designer, Writer, Artist
== References ==
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