Is Riot Games a good company to work for?

Riot Games has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,461 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 168 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 132 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 104 reviews)); "(+) Good pay." ((in 48 reviews)); "Great teams and space to work in" ((in 40 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 57 reviews)); "Managers at Riot are usually good at their craft and bad at managing people" ((in 47 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 37 reviews)); "Layoffs were done abruptly, no prior communication" ((in 19 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((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

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,043 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,043 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,043 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

2.0

Oct 23, 2014

Too Much Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and very employee focused company - very forward thinking place - good salaries and pretty good chance for advancement - lots of cross functional jobs

Cons

Too focused on culture and wanting everyone to fit into it. During orientation they say repeatedly, "Just be yourself". What they really mean is be yourself as long as it just like everyone else here. Bottom line: If you are not a gamer and you don't play the game then you don't belong here. Even if your job is not centered on the game or really has anything to do with the game you will be required or "strongly urged" to become a gamer.

2.0

Sep 24, 2025

Career Opportunities Suck

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Talented people across disciplines A real passion for making great games within game teams

Cons

Career progression is legitimately terrible. You can slave away get positive feedback and be stuck at the senior level forever in spite outperforming those a level above you for years (I've seen this happen to multiple people in multiple disciplines) Leadership favors hiring at the highest levels but doesnt manage to fill out our ranks with promising associate/mid levels. Half the people they hire dont end up performing It feels like every director just fills out principal roles like supreme court justices Vertical DEI kinda sucks. Teams aren't very diverse especially in design and engineering. Everyone is white or east asian and basically no women

1.0

Dec 12, 2022

Horrible Culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing

Cons

Horrible culture. Horrible hours. Horrible people. They will put you on a PIP when they decide that they don't want you anymore. No wonder why they have all these law suits chasing after them.

Viewing 106 - 108 of 1,043 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Electronic Arts

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

PlayStation

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Zynga

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Epic Games

4.2★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Riot Games

Principal Game Designer, Meta Systems and Progression - League of Legends

Game Producer II - VALORANT, Narrative

Esports Production Manager (LCS)

Software Engineer, Game UI - League of Legends

Systems Engineer (Esports)

Riot Games

Riot Games reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Too Much Culture

Career Opportunities Suck

Horrible Culture

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Riot Games