Does Firaxis Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Firaxis Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Firaxis Games. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Firaxis Games?

72% of Firaxis Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Firaxis Games 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Firaxis Games?

QA Intern (2) , Software Engineer (2) , Sr Systems Engineer (2)

What are the cons of working at Firaxis Games according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management is convinced AI will allow them to make games by saving time." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Firaxis Games layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Firaxis Games layoffs and their outlook for job security at Firaxis Games in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Firaxis Games locations?

Baltimore , Hunt Valley , Sparks Glencoe , Sparks , Fullerton , Los Angeles

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Firaxis Games reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)

Steve Martin

73% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Firaxis Games has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Firaxis Games 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

37 reviews

5.0

May 6, 2018

Great Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice and friendly team environment

Cons

Senior members can get a little defensive and sensitive at times

3.0

Apr 27, 2018

Good place to wind down your career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loyal to a fault. If you stay there 10 years they will let you stay forever. You get to work on extremely fun games like Civ and X-Com. You can bounce gameplay ideas off their excellent game designers including the incomparable Sid Meier. Very laid back atmosphere unlike most stress-filled west coast game jobs.

Cons

Their programmers ranks are dwindling and while very talented they are overwhelmed. The tools available can be a pain to work with. Their loyalty cuts both ways if you are not a "made man" you could be the victim of a belt-tightening by 2K. 2K seems to be more inclined to dictate projects and layoffs than in years past.

5.0

Dec 10, 2017

I don't think there is another company like this. Healthy and fair.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is fair, crunch is light, and they take care of their employees. People enjoy working here. This is company is like a family. Unlike any other company for which I have ever worked.

Cons

They are not independent. This is not much of a con, as their relationship with their publisher is outstanding, but I was required to enter 5 words for Cons.

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