Riot Games reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,041 total reviews)
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66% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Riot Games has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,041 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Riot Games employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
May 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Tangible passion amongst our people for games, and making our game awesome - really strong track record of empowering people to learn, grow and progress as quickly as they are able - Very practical in it's approach to making decisions generally - if something is a good idea, we do it whether it involves the game, benefits, our people, etc. - Flat, performance oriented culture - years of experience is not a key determining factor in how we hire or operate - humble, adaptable group of people - focused on continuous improvement and delighting our players - minimal politics and bureaucracy - good ideas win at Riot, whatever the source

Cons

- not for everyone - if you aren't passionate about video games, many roles here would be challenging - not a 9 to 5 job - great place if you are hungry to win, really challenging if you want a super predictable schedule or set of responsibilities - Company has grown very quickly - lots of changes and shifts internally all the time, need to be comfortable adapting to new challenges and situations

5.0
Apr 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Passionate, Player-focused colleagues - Leadership is incredibly open to new ideas and fosters an environment of excellence. - Rewards results and execution

Cons

- Growing very fast in a new market. People looking for a rigid/hierarchical structure will have a hard time flourishing in this environment. - Work/Life balance can be hard at times as there is so much opportunity and potential growth currently.

3.0
Apr 24, 2012

Lots of good, lots of bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-People at the company really love the game -Game is good, sells itself despite mistakes made -Most people generally want to work hard, few exceptions -The touted cultural values are very strong

Cons

-Increasingly reliant on hiring from the outside rather than internal promotion -Career advancement for long time employees increasingly rare -Compensation is abysmal, the expectation is the work environment outweighs the 30% pay cut, Santa Monica is not cheap -Extreme hours, 24/7 crunch, not compensated for it (salaried) -Company did not scale well at all in acquiring staff, grew way too fast, allocation of new hires is schizophrenic

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