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Dire Wolf Digital reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Scott Martins

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Dire Wolf Digital has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dire Wolf Digital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

39 reviews
1.0
May 13, 2013

Dire Wolf is as bad as your mind will allow you to comprehend

Programmer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Possibly the chance to work on a popular IP

Cons

Management is horrible, and management is pretty much just the company's owner doling out commands to the leads, whether they make sense or not. Tons of unnecessary work is done because the people giving out the work aren't communicating with the developers that actually have to do said work. The management structure is pretty much a few leads making decisions and about 30 monkeys underneath doing exactly what they're told, with no input of their own. * Average of 55-60 hour weeks for most of the staff (sometimes less for designers). You may also be working on weekends. * No 401k. * Terrible insurance. * Underpaid their employees compared to other local developers, and far below industry average even when accounting for cost of living. * No paid food or drinks. * Vacation? That's funny. You may get a little bit, but good luck finding a time to get that vacation approved. * Parking is only partially paid for, and you'll be driving into downtown Denver and looking for affordable parking, which is blocks away. * The "studio" is basically a few rooms in the basement of an old building, and developers sit within arms reach of multiple other developers. Beware of the good reviews of this company, I've quite literally never met anyone who didn't hate every minute they worked at Dire Wolf. And just to be clear, I wasn't fired or laid off, I left on my own accord and barely escaped with my own sanity. During my time there developers and managers left the company fairly regularly, that alone should be a warning sign for anyone looking to work there.

4.0
Jan 21, 2016

Indie Games With Room to Grow

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Dire Wolf has a lot going for it. It's bigger than most "indie" studios, but much smaller than major publishers -- so there's both room to stand out and resources available to help you grow in your skill-set and career. There's a great gamer culture of people with a deep, lifelong appreciation of card games, tabletop RPGs, video games, board games, MMOs -- you name it. As a studio, DWD is equipped to do basically everything in-house, so there's a deep cross-disciplinary roster of incredibly talented people, from artists and engineers to game designers, producers and QA. The team reflects a wide range of career levels, from senior management with decades of experience, to mid-career folks drawn from a variety of backgrounds, to entry level employees learning the ropes in their first job in the gaming industry. The biggest draw, for me, is that your personal affinity for games is a huge asset when it comes to both connecting with colleagues and engaging with the work we do. Whether you're the most casual mobile gamer or a world-class CCG pro (we've got both), games, art, stories, and overall nerd culture are a fundamental part of what ties the office culture together. It helps to genuinely love the things you spend your time making. Dire Wolf makes some pretty fun stuff, then works really hard to iteratively make it even better.

Cons

There are often a bunch of cooks in any given kitchen, and you need both a thick skin in terms of receiving feedback and a willingness to revise, adjust, and adapt. If you're sure that your first idea, or your second, or your third is the "one true way" to get something done, you might get frustrated when others don't share your particular vision. Internal information trends toward being fairly compartmentalized, and not everyone has access to a "big picture" view of what's going on or why certain decisions get made. If you need a more holistic view to feel positively engaged, you could end up feeling out-of-the-loop.

3.0
Dec 29, 2021

Good co-workers, overmanaged

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Your co-workers are great; talented, hardworking, and easy to get along with. Lots of autonomy and self-direction to pick your own priorities. They make great games.

Cons

Everything has to go through the CEO, which means that a lot of things don't get dealt with. Getting a raise is both irregular, and can take upwards of a year to finally happen. No HR, just an office manager. If you're dealing with a difficult situation, you will not get a lot of support.

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