About Boss Level
We make story-driven games for kids 6 to 12 that grown-ups secretly (okay, openly) love too.
Alastra Vance
Alastra founded Boss Level Studios on one stubborn belief: a great kids' game should be just as fun for the grown-up on the couch beside them. Every world we build starts with a story, packs in real challenge, and ends with a high-five.
She's the one asking "what if the lion wore a suit?" in planning meetings, and then making sure the level design actually teaches you something. Her flagship? Blue Lion Means Business, the series where a big-hearted lion learns that the best deals are the ones where everybody wins.
“Building things that bring joy is the ultimate boss level.”Alastra Vance
What Boss Level Means
Story First, Fun Always
Games for ages 6 to 12 with characters you'll quote at dinner. Built so parents, siblings and grandparents can't resist grabbing a controller.
Grow Real Skills
"Boss Level" is about empowering kids: problem-solving, resilience when the level wins round one, and the curiosity to try just one more idea.
Privacy-First. Always.
COPPA-minded design from day one and zero ad trackers. Kids' play time is for playing, not profiling.
Where We're Headed
Worlds That Grow
Our game worlds are built to level up into an animated series, starting with Blu, the Big G and the whole Blue Lion crew.
Coding Workshops
Hands-on workshops where kids stop just playing games and start making them.
Tools for Young Creators
Friendly tools that teach kids, especially girls, to design and build their own games. The next great studio founder is probably 9 right now.
Our Greatest Inspiration: H & A
When I think about why I’m building Boss Level Studios, I think about a little voice at the door.
“Daddy, can we play tonight?”
Sometimes I’d say, “I’m busy tonight.”
But A, being A, wasn’t giving up that easily.
“I’ll get H, and we can hang out and play tonight. Can we play tonight?”
And then there were the nights I said yes.
We’d get on Roblox together, and somehow a quick game would turn into hours. Just me and my girls, sharing this little world together.
Those nights will stay with me for the rest of my life.
You were asking for time with your dad. And in those hours, you gave me memories I wouldn’t trade for anything. I hope, years from now, you remember how much I loved being there with you.
As I lay the foundations of this studio, I want those memories here, at the beginning of its story. I want us to make things that give other families a reason to spend another hour together. To laugh, to try again, to say, “One more game.”
And I want you both to know how much of you lives in everything I build.
H, your heart is in this.
You feel things deeply. You notice when someone is hurting, and you want to make it better. You have a gentle, caring soul, and I hope you always understand the strength in that.
You’re also a seriously yummy cook. We need that on the historical record.
My girl, you have so much love to give. I hope you learn to give some of that kindness to yourself, too. You never have to chase people to convince them of your worth. I pray that God brings people into your life who recognize your beautiful heart and treasure it the way you deserve.
A, your fire is in this.
Your passion. Your energy. Your determination. And yes, the occasional rage—we’re still working on that part.
Once you grab hold of an idea, you don’t let go until you’ve taken it all the way. Even a busy dad stood very little chance once you’d decided it was Roblox night.
That spirit belongs in every game we make: the willingness to try, the stubbornness to keep going, and the joy of finally figuring it out.
I’m building with your future in my heart. I want you to have choices, room to explore, and the freedom to discover what you want your own lives to be.
I love you both with all my heart.
I’m sorry it took me so long to find my way toward the man I was always meant to be. I’m still becoming him. And as I build all of this, I want to keep making time for the moments we’ll remember.
Because years from now, whatever this studio becomes, those nights with you will still be among the greatest things I ever got to be part of.
Let this be remembered as part of our beginning:
A father, two remarkable girls, and a little voice asking, “Daddy, can we play tonight?”
This one’s for you two.
— Dad