Is Riot Games a good company to work for?

Riot Games has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,463 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Riot Games to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Riot Games have been left by employees working as Game Designer , Intern and Software Engineer .

Does Riot Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Riot Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Riot Games. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Riot Games?

75% of Riot Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Riot Games 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Riot Games?

Software Engineer (75) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Intern (21) , Producer (18) , Product Manager (18) , Manager (16) , Game Designer (14) , Concept Artist (12) , Artist (10) , Associate Producer (10) , Development Manager (9) , Project Manager (9) , 3D Artist (8) , Brand Manager (8) , Engineering Manager (8)

What are the pros of working at Riot Games according to real employee reviews?

"Great people (so passionate and engaged with what they do)" ((in 173 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 132 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 103 reviews)); "Pay and perks are great." ((in 53 reviews)); "Great teams and space to work in" ((in 44 reviews))

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

"riotous to ask for more money and senior leadership often stonewalls monetary requests." ((in 56 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 36 reviews)); "Layoffs are abrupt, poorly communicated, and morale" ((in 20 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 19 reviews)); "Communication is poor and duplicate efforts with leaders that are at odds with each other can be found across the organization." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Riot Games layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Riot Games locations?

Los Angeles , Santa Monica , Saint Louis , New York , Seattle , Washington , Culver City , Redwood City , San Francisco , Mercer Island , West Los Angeles , Washington , Illiopolis , Independence , Ithaca , Charlotte , China Grove , South Bend , Temple City , San Mateo , South San Francisco , Las Vegas , Bellevue , Redmond , California , Boston , Atlanta , Clayton , France , Remo

Riot Games reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,045 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Riot Games has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,045 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 1, 2021

Good Company

Pr specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and lively colleagues, best selling product

Cons

Work culture may vary greatly among teams, some people seem to be happy about their incompetencies.

4.0

May 4, 2021

Great place to work but depends on country

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great culture - player focus - good benefits - cross project experience

Cons

- havoc in international publishing - esport is a burden - chain of command is longer than in FMCG

4.0

Mar 7, 2021

Excellent place to work, great fun, great culture.

Network engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome colleagues, great work/life balance, very talented engineers, good projects to work on, surrounded by like minded people. Good comp and bonus scheme if you're in LA.

Cons

Quite corporate in terms of career progression, quality of work not rated as highly as simply getting stuff done. Lack of long term vision and thinkingn at the senior leadership level.

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