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 172 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 135 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 106 reviews)); "good pay so it was good" ((in 53 reviews)); "Great teams and space to work in" ((in 42 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 46 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 36 reviews)); "Layoffs are now common" ((in 19 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 19 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

3.0

Nov 13, 2023

Amazing opportunity until it's not

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Get to work with some of the most talented developers in gaming -Few barriers to exploring your passions and finding what drives your best work -Ability to contribute to products that will be played by millions of players around the world

Cons

-Entrenched senior leadership that struggles to make timely decisions -Two classes of employees, the old guard and the incredible talent they hire -Often, promotion to the upper ranks seems to be based more on who you know than the meaningful impact you've had on the player experience

3.0

May 27, 2023

A company that knows it needs to change but can't commit to follow through

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding amenities, great benefits, IC level people are wonderful to work with, it's video games!

Cons

The head of GPS is an insecure person promoted above their competence level. They create a hostile environment for their direct reports which trickles down to the rest of us. They tell us they support our initiatives but then come barging in when we're well under way with amnesia to what was previously agreed and nitpicking everything because they don't understand it. They put everyone on defense and we end up working crazy hours to make them feel better and leave us alone... Until it happens again. "Like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know." -The Big Lebowski.

5.0

Oct 23, 2021

Riot treats you well and generally cares about you.

Senior qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You'll be able to take PTO whenever you need it - Benefits are competitive for sure, and there are many different packages - Internal transfers as possible to work on other games - Learning on the job is encouraged

Cons

- C-suite Leadership will say dumb things on social media occasionally - The company occasionally gets in the news for scandals - Living anywhere near the Riot office is quite expensive (west side of LA) or a long commute down the 405/5 freeways

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Amazing opportunity until it's not

A company that knows it needs to change but can't commit to follow through

Riot treats you well and generally cares about you.

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