Crystal Dynamics reviews

Talented team, great office space, enjoyable company events.

I very much enjoyed my time at Crystal Dynamics, and I still miss it after moving on. As an engineer, I worked with some very motivated people in all departments. Overall, I felt the process of building games was fairly efficient compared to my past experiences. There was a lot of encouragement from team leads to share knowledge and that traveled in both directions. The feature game was immensely satisfying to contribute to, and most of those I worked with really wanted it to succeed as much as I did. The culture is quite family friendly, where the Halloween and Thanksgiving season have been particularly memorable where the Halloween parties usually involve child costume contests or parades. The newer top floor location looks amazing and has a lot of natural sunlight. I appreciated the transparency of the periodic town hall meetings, clearly identifying past goals hit, missed, and everywhere in between. Weekly Friday Awesometowns are brief social gatherings (with a keg) where the state of the game is showcased. This does more for motivation than you might realize.