diff --git a/examples/game/lib/game_demo.dart b/examples/game/lib/game_demo.dart
index ee45d52307d..88ac1160b99 100644
--- a/examples/game/lib/game_demo.dart
+++ b/examples/game/lib/game_demo.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'dart:math' as math;
 import 'dart:sky' as sky;
 
 import 'package:sky/rendering/object.dart';
+import 'package:sky/painting/text_style.dart';
 import 'package:sky/widgets/framework.dart';
 import 'package:skysprites/skysprites.dart';
 import 'package:vector_math/vector_math.dart';
diff --git a/examples/game/lib/game_demo_node.dart b/examples/game/lib/game_demo_node.dart
index 457c81ea563..aa405d30e55 100644
--- a/examples/game/lib/game_demo_node.dart
+++ b/examples/game/lib/game_demo_node.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ final double _gameSizeWidth = 320.0;
 double _gameSizeHeight = 320.0;
 
 final double _chunkSpacing = 640.0;
-final int _chunksPerLevel = 5;
+final int _chunksPerLevel = 6;
 
 final bool _drawDebug = false;
 
@@ -190,25 +190,22 @@ class GameDemoNode extends NodeWithSize {
   }
 
   void addLevelChunk(int chunk, double yPos) {
-    if (chunk == 0) {
-      // Leave the first chunk empty
-      return;
-    }
-
-    chunk -= 1;
-
     int level = chunk ~/ _chunksPerLevel;
     int part = chunk % _chunksPerLevel;
 
     if (part == 0) {
+      LevelLabel lbl = new LevelLabel(_objectFactory, level + 1);
+      lbl.position = new Point(0.0, yPos + _chunkSpacing / 2.0 - 150.0);
+      _level.addChild(lbl);
+    } else if (part == 1) {
       _objectFactory.addAsteroids(10 + level * 4, yPos, 0.0 + (level * 0.2).clamp(0.0, 0.7));
-    } else if  (part == 1) {
-      _objectFactory.addEnemyScoutSwarm(4 + level * 2, yPos);
     } else if (part == 2) {
-      _objectFactory.addAsteroids(10 + level * 4, yPos, 0.0 + (level * 0.2).clamp(0.0, 0.7));
+      _objectFactory.addEnemyScoutSwarm(4 + level * 2, yPos);
     } else if (part == 3) {
-      _objectFactory.addEnemyDestroyerSwarm(2 + level, yPos);
+      _objectFactory.addAsteroids(10 + level * 4, yPos, 0.0 + (level * 0.2).clamp(0.0, 0.7));
     } else if (part == 4) {
+      _objectFactory.addEnemyDestroyerSwarm(2 + level, yPos);
+    } else if (part == 5) {
       _objectFactory.addAsteroids(10 + level * 4, yPos, 0.0 + (level * 0.2).clamp(0.0, 0.7));
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/game/lib/game_objects.dart b/examples/game/lib/game_objects.dart
index fca5096f3d2..185e548903a 100644
--- a/examples/game/lib/game_objects.dart
+++ b/examples/game/lib/game_objects.dart
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ abstract class GameObject extends Node {
   }
 }
 
+class LevelLabel extends GameObject {
+  LevelLabel(GameObjectFactory f, int level) : super(f) {
+    canDamageShip = false;
+    canBeDamaged = false;
+
+    Label lbl = new Label(
+      "LEVEL $level",
+      new TextStyle(
+        textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+        color:new Color(0xffffffff),
+        fontSize: 24.0,
+        fontWeight: FontWeight.w600
+      ));
+    addChild(lbl);
+  }
+}
+
 class Ship extends GameObject {
   Ship(GameObjectFactory f) : super(f) {
     // Add main ship sprite
diff --git a/skysprites/lib/label.dart b/skysprites/lib/label.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..673a30d6cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skysprites/lib/label.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+part of skysprites;
+
+class Label extends Node {
+
+  Label(this._text, [this._textStyle]) {
+    if (_textStyle == null) {
+      _textStyle = new TextStyle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  String _text;
+
+  String get text => _text;
+
+  set text(String text) {
+    _text = text;
+    _painter = null;
+  }
+
+  TextStyle _textStyle;
+
+  TextStyle get textStyle => _textStyle;
+
+  set textStyle(TextStyle textStyle) {
+    _textStyle = textStyle;
+    _painter = null;
+  }
+
+  TextPainter _painter;
+  double _width;
+
+  void paint(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
+    if (_painter == null) {
+      PlainTextSpan textSpan = new PlainTextSpan(_text);
+      StyledTextSpan styledTextSpan = new StyledTextSpan(_textStyle, [textSpan]);
+      _painter = new TextPainter(styledTextSpan);
+
+      _painter.maxWidth = double.INFINITY;
+      _painter.minWidth = 0.0;
+      _painter.layout();
+
+      _width = _painter.maxContentWidth.ceil().toDouble();
+
+      _painter.maxWidth = _width;
+      _painter.minWidth = _width;
+      _painter.layout();
+    }
+
+    Offset offset = Offset.zero;
+    if (_textStyle.textAlign == TextAlign.center) {
+      offset = new Offset(-_width / 2.0, 0.0);
+    } else if (_textStyle.textAlign == TextAlign.right) {
+      offset = new Offset(-_width, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    _painter.paint(canvas, offset);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/skysprites/lib/skysprites.dart b/skysprites/lib/skysprites.dart
index cdffb4a3901..e079cdaff9c 100644
--- a/skysprites/lib/skysprites.dart
+++ b/skysprites/lib/skysprites.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import 'package:sky/mojo/asset_bundle.dart';
 import 'package:sky/mojo/shell.dart' as shell;
 import 'package:sky/rendering/box.dart';
 import 'package:sky/rendering/object.dart';
+import 'package:sky/painting/text_painter.dart';
 import 'package:sky/widgets/framework.dart';
 import 'package:sky_services/media/media.mojom.dart';
 import 'package:vector_math/vector_math.dart';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ part 'constraint.dart';
 part 'action_spline.dart';
 part 'color_secuence.dart';
 part 'image_map.dart';
+part 'label.dart';
 part 'layer.dart';
 part 'node.dart';
 part 'node3d.dart';