BossAlien
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 1
About BossAlien
BossAlien is a British video game development studio based in Brighton, England, working on free-to-play mobile and cross-platform games. Founded in June 2011 by former Disney Black Rock Studio director Jason Avent and a team of senior developers, it brought experience from console development to mobile game production. Its work combines detailed real-time graphics and animation with accessible gameplay, spanning drag racing and competitive arena combat.
The studio's capabilities cover full-cycle development, game design and mechanics prototyping, 3D art, character animation, client/server engineering, and live operations. Its production work includes maintaining content pipelines and supporting games beyond their initial release.
Games and collaborations
Working with NaturalMotion, BossAlien developed CSR Racing, released on iOS in June 2012. The drag-racing game became the studio's breakthrough project and helped establish its approach to high-fidelity mobile graphics and free-to-play design. CSR Classics followed in 2013, adapting the racing format to vintage automobiles from the 1950s through the 1980s.
BossAlien subsequently collaborated with NaturalMotion, Zynga and Lucasfilm Games on Star Wars: Hunters. The free-to-play, third-person PvP arena game soft-launched in late 2021 and released globally on June 4, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, it extended the studio's work into team-based action across mobile and hybrid console platforms.
Company development
NaturalMotion acquired BossAlien in August 2012 and continued operating it as its Brighton development hub. Zynga's acquisition of NaturalMotion in January 2014 brought the studio into a larger mobile games organization. Take-Two Interactive's acquisition of Zynga in May 2022 subsequently placed BossAlien within that wider group.
The original Boss Alien Limited legal entity was dissolved in July 2014 following corporate integration. The operating studio continued within NaturalMotion Games Limited, retaining the BossAlien public identity and its Brighton development base.
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Workplace practices
The supplied research describes an emphasis on zero-crunch development, workplace diversity and mental-health benefits. These are reported workplace practices rather than an independent assessment of employee experience. The studio's custom-designed workspace, introduced in 2019, was intended to support creative collaboration and work-life balance.
Industry recognition
BossAlien has received multiple GamesIndustry.biz “Best Places to Work” honors. The research does not establish a complete list of award years.
Notable credits
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Where BossAlien is based
- Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
Brighton and Hove office
HeadquartersThe studio's sole direct operating base and overall headquarters, in Brighton's North Laine district.
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