Riot Games reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,044 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,044 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
Aug 5, 2015

Finance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

An empowering company, that has solid core values that are lived every day in every decision (to understand more look at the companies mission statement). The culture at Riot is not just talked about but it is expressed in the actions and words of all Rioters. All Rioters are seen as leaders, and level is not a excuse to stop people leading. Rioters at all levels lead initiatives every day, it is the role of management to support them throughout the initiative.

Cons

Riot has the same general issues of most companies however these are never reason to not get things done. The thing with the "cons" in Riot as we all come across them is that we can in line with the pro's I've mentioned, in the vast majority of cases I can to something to change these. I'm not avoiding the question but its more that I am not hampered by the obstacles I come across. Riot is not perfect, and mistakes and issues crop up all the time, what I like is the attitude that all Riot takes in dealing with them.

3.0
Aug 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to work with some really awesome people, passionate about what they are doing The culture is the best part about the company, though some who have lost their ambition are able to stick around for longer than they should Feedback is open, but sometimes ignored

Cons

Work-life balance is really hard to have on some teams The pay is really bad, some people are being extremely underpaid in exchange for culture High turnover due to these issues

4.0
Jul 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working for Riot was a very cool experience. I worked as a contractor for the eSports team maintaining the front end of their website throughout the week, primarily during LCS broadcasts. Most of the people there are smart, talented folks that are passionate about the product and Riot as a whole. Everyone sort of shoots from the hip, which is fairly typical of both broadcast and game development environments, so be ready to learn and adapt on the fly.

Cons

Training for minimal, but not ineffective. You're sort of at the mercy of your direct superior, so if you get assigned to someone that's on the flighty side, you run the risk of getting marginalized pretty quickly. Upper management will barely know you exist, and chances are you'll get blamed for anything that goes wrong, even if you had nothing to do with it - that's just the life of a remote contractor. Also, hours were sporadic at best, and downright awful at worst - long graveyard shifts during major Asian tournaments are very common. And promotions aren't all that common. In general, it seems Riot brings in new talent to fill positions rather than promoting lower level staff.

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