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 (74) , 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 129 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 104 reviews)); "good pay so it was good" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 39 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 44 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 37 reviews)); "Big bets are now met with big layoffs of people who didn't make the big bet to begin with while those in senior leadership who make the big bets are free to make bigger bets in the future with other peoples careers." ((in 18 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.

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Riot Games reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,040 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 1,040 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 Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Oct 17, 2025

Constantly changing direction

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good food - Decent benefits - Generally nice coworkers

Cons

- Constant reorgs - No defined timeline - Extremely political management

4.0

Oct 6, 2025

Great Place

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work with very talented individuals. Great on benefits and work-life balance

Cons

Highly Political with some veteran Rioters not allowing newbies to fit in.

5.0

Oct 4, 2025

Player First all the way

Director, creative management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Riot deeply cares about two things: players and its employees. I've been here over 15 years, have held multiple roles on multiple teams. Riot is special. We are gamers and care deeply about making games that resonate with our core audiences of each genre. This means carefully putting together a team that understands and loves the genre, too, and then focusing on their needs and feedback. We don't always get it right the first time, but we will work on it until we do.

Cons

Riot is no longer the 40 people start up I joined - and with that comes change. While most of it is positive, it doesn't have a small start up feel (unless you're on a small R&D team). So, if that's something you're looking for - Riot might not be it.

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