Is Riot Games a good company to work for?

Riot Games has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,460 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Riot Games to a friend and 53% 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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Riot Games?

74% 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 179 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 127 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 105 reviews)); "(+) Good pay." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((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 56 reviews)); "Managers at Riot are usually good at their craft and bad at managing people" ((in 48 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 36 reviews)); "Layoffs are abrupt, poorly communicated, and morale" ((in 21 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 Riot Games locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Saint Louis , Santa Monica , New York , Los Angeles

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Riot Games reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,042 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

66% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Riot Games has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,042 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 2, 2026

Kevin Pro and Con

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun college, alway my motivation to quit

Cons

Boss don't really like me

4.0

Jan 27, 2026

Awesome

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Place to work! Great Culture

Cons

Not great benefits, minimal pto

4.0

Jan 26, 2026

Very good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good wlb. fun perk and benefit

Cons

low pay, why r we not allowed to play our own card game?

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