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 pros of working at Firaxis Games according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with and amazing designers" ((in 8 reviews)); "People and culture are great." ((in 4 reviews)); "Amazing teams with talented people." ((in 3 reviews))

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

Mar 10, 2015

Firaxis Games is a really nice place to work. Good people and mature atmosphere.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The atmosphere is extremely family friendly, and the studio has a very positive proven record. Really comfortable and dependable company.

Cons

Because it's on the east coast, it doesn't usually attract the same level of talent that a west coast studio has access to. Salaries are below average.

1.0

Feb 24, 2024

Highly biased, not a safe work environment "if you don't toe the political line"

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Treated like a human being for the most part, but, crunch time they will expect you to work extra. When is crunch time? Oh just the entire dev cycle...

Cons

Will allow political bias to fuel division within the company to the detriment of the minority. Quite literally had a Producer dress up as a political rival, walk into my office, look right at me and say "I bet this really angers you"... "I bet you want to do something about it".... All because we disagreed on something that had nothing to do with the workplace. It is a Hostile work environment.

4.0

Feb 4, 2025

Great place to work, but management lied about layoffs weeks before they happened.

Sr systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall I had a great experience there, Everyone was very skilled at their roles and seemed to enjoy what they did. Everything was documented extremely well in confluence: art, design and engineering. They had an amazing QA department.

Cons

I was part of a layoff in 2023. People that had been there 10 or 20+ years were let go, including the CEO. They had told us weeks prior, multiple times, that there would be no layoffs.

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