"I want to democratize access to learning resources for game design"
Nathaly Setareh Kalantar Cuellar
Game Developer
🎮 Focused on projects with social, cultural, and educational impact, working across system design and creative direction.
🌍 Erasmus Mundus Scholar in the international REPLAY Master’s in Game Design, studying across multiple European universities (currently based in Belgium).
🏆 International Scholar Alumni 2025 of the IGDA Foundation and Alumni of the Get In The Game program by WIGI (Women in Games International), with a track record in initiatives that foster diversity and leadership in the industry.
📚 Experience in Game Design, Production, UI & UX, interactive systems, and strategy development for culturally-driven projects.
Awards
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I recently won
an recognition
in games!
Together with nine other talented women, I was a winner in the “InnovateHERs of Gameplay” category at the gamehers Awards 2025, through the online nomination and voting process.
Programs
Unreal Fellowship: Games
Selected for Unreal Fellowship: Games 2025, where I developed a complete prototype using Unreal Engine.
The program included intensive training in visual scripting with Blueprints and the opportunity to showcase our projects at Unreal Fest 2025 in Orlando, USA.
She Got Game Program
I was selected by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss foundation for arts and culture, as part of the She Got Game program, which supports female talent in the video game industry.
Thanks to this recognition, I represented Peru at Gamescom 2025 (Cologne, Germany) as part of the official SwissGames delegation.
Games Leadership Blueprint
I was part of the Games Leadership Blueprint, a program focused on leadership within the video game industry, supported by a scholarship from the Games Leadership Network.
I learned strategies to lead creative teams, make purposeful decisions, and build a strong studio vision.
Featured Projects
Peru Party
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Producer
Game Designer
Art Director
UI & UX Designer
Description: Perú Party is a 3D dancing virtual reality videogame featuring peruvian typical music from independent artists.
Platform: Virtual Reality (MetaQuest)
Softwares: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max, Blender, Unity
Responsabilities
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Conducted research and benchmarking of similar games.
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Designed choreography to enhance VR user experience.
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Developed core game systems: points, scoring, and key moments.
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Determined the overall art style.
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Modeled and animated 3D characters and environments.
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Designed UI for menus and HUD.
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Led testing and bug reporting.
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Created a pitch deck for presentations.
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Developed the game’s landing page.
Loonchies
Producer
Game Designer
Marketing
Description: Loonchies is a 2.5D mobile game that combines a tycoon setting with pet-care features, which you’ll have to build facilities to satisfy the necessities of your loonchies: silly little creatures that can’t survive on their own.
Platform: Mobile (Android)
Softwares: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Figma
Responsabilities
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Conducted research and benchmarking of similar games.
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Developed core systems: creature needs, life system, rewards, game currency, and progression.
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Created the main narrative: synopsis and character dialogues.
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Organized Gantt charts and outlined development milestones.
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Scrum Master: sprint planning, backlog management, and retrospectives.
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Created a pitch deck for publishers.
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Developed a landing page to showcase the game.
Mystos
Art Director
Game Designer
Producer
Description: Mystos is a 3D hidden-object point & click game in which you’ll have to find the hidden objects from latin-american popular legends, in order to rebuild the story.
Platform: PC (Windows, iOS, Web)
Softwares: 3ds Max, Blender, Unity
Responsabilidades
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Designed core mechanics: camera perspectives, animations, hiding spots.
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Crafted and balanced level design and layout.
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Conducted playtesting and adjusted gameplay mechanics for balance.
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Modeled 3D environments and objects.
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Led the art direction for the game's visual style, selecting the color palette and designing the textures to enhance the overall aesthetic.
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Designed the game's itch.io webpage for promotion.
Tom8-0
Producer
3D Artist
UI & UX Designer
Description: Tom8-0 is a typing game where you control a small robot that loves plants. But be careful! If you don't complete the word in time, it will explode!
Platform: PC (Windows, Web)
Softwares: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max, Unity
Responsabilities
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Conducted research and benchmarking of similar games.
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Led the game development during the first phase of the game jam.
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Designed the first version of the UI for menus and HUD.
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Modeled the 3D environment.
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Developed a pitch deck and scripted, recorded, and edited its video version.
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Designed the game's itch.io page.
A knit in the museum
Programmer
Game Designer
Producer
Description: A knit in the museum is a 2D stealth platformer in which you’ll be trapped inside textiles from around the world, and your mission is to escape before the museum closes its doors, while evading the guard.
Platform: PC (Windows)
Softwares: Unity (C#), Visual Studio Code
Responsabilities
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Designed and implemented key mechanics: item collection, stealth & hide, and time-limited levels.
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Coded player movement and hiding mechanics.
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Developed the tutorial system for smooth onboarding.
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Integrated dialogue animations for narrative enhancement.
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Created and programmed all game menus for intuitive navigation.
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Identified and resolved bugs to ensure a polished game.
Let's talk!
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feel free to leave me a message!
(+351) 916 379 074