Ideal balance of work and life - Anonymous employee High Moon Studios Employee Review

5.0
May 16, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Not a whole lot of crunch. Obviously, there is crunch like any gaming studio, but not a ton of it. The most I've crunched for was three months straight, but that was extremely rare. - Free lunch, free snacks, free drinks! - Friendly culture. Everyone is very accepting which makes coming in as a new employee a very easy transition. - Town hall meetings to keep employees updated. Usually bi-monthly. - Get to work on a variety of projects. - North County San Diego location!!!!! - Smaller, more intimate studio with the huge studio scale projects. - Call of Duty... Destiny... Two of the biggest franchises in the world that you can work on. - Outside-of-work activities such as Frisbee, Yoga, and more.

Cons

No real cons other than anywhere in San Diego can be pretty expensive.

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5.0
Jan 21, 2026
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Pros

Management listens and makes changes based on feedback.

Cons

Being a partner studio can make it difficult to get top-tier work and pay. You’ll have more freedom and pay at the main studios but worse work life balance and location.

4.0
Jun 22, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Laid back workplace, arguably the best CoD studio to work for.

Cons

Constant worry of future layoffs

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