Founder & CEO
Mauro Leoci
Solo founder steering Above's vision and shipping Space Ops with a hands-on blend of product, engineering, and community.
Who We Are
A community turning into a full creative game studio.
We’re a community on the path to becoming a full creative studio — supporting people around the world, sharing what we learn, and building games together.
- 18Studios Supported
- 1Community Games
- 25+Launch Partners
Mission
Above Constraints exists to accelerate the most ambitious real-time projects, whether they ship as games, social worlds, or live entertainment. We provide the pipelines, publishing support, and cross-discipline mentorship that teams need when they are inventing something new.
How We Operate
Every season, we spin up collaborative pods that embed designers, engineers, storytellers, producers, and community strategists. Pods own an outcome and iterate publicly: open playtests, milestone livestreams, and transparent postmortems tie the process together.
Leadership & Partners
The people steering Above and the collaborators expanding our orbit.
From the founding team to allied studios and venture partners, this crew adds operational muscle, creative range, and publishing firepower. Together we turn ambitious prototypes into sustainable, community-backed launches.
Community Reviewers
Review Team
Community squad that reviews games in Discord, plays them before approval, and keeps standards consistent.
Technical Allies
Vertex Guild
Third-party specialists who jump in to solve complex tasks or volunteer expertise when we hit hairy problems.
Powered by experimentation, sustained by community.
Build With Community
Creators, players, and partners co-design every initiative. We ship with real feedback loops, not guesswork.
Prototype Relentlessly
Small, fast experiments power the breakthroughs. We prioritize momentum over polish until the concept sings.
Share The Playbooks
When we learn something, the ecosystem gets better. Documentation, code samples, and workshops are open by default.
The principles that keep us aligned when the work gets bold.
People First
We protect sustainable schedules, wellness, and inclusive collaboration so teams can stay in the journey.
Experiments Over Ego
Ideas earn investment through testing. Discovery beats hierarchy, and the best answers can come from anywhere.
Transparency Wins
We default to sharing context across financials, roadmaps, and lessons because clarity compounds trust.
Let's build together.
Whether you're launching an original IP or guiding a community-backed experiment, Above Constraints is the partner that helps you find the signal, fund the path, and ship the win.