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 174 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 128 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 116 reviews)); "good pay so it was good" ((in 51 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 58 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 37 reviews)); "Layoffs were done abruptly, no prior communication" ((in 20 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 18 reviews)); "Communication is poor and duplicate efforts with leaders that are at odds with each other can be found across the organization." ((in 16 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

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,043 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

68% approve of CEO

54% 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

3.1

Senior management

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 Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jan 25, 2016

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

high level developer, good culture, nice environment, focus on game, nice people

Cons

too much different between HQ and Satellite office in negative way. a few people handled other's reputation. bad politic culture

5.0

Jan 24, 2016

Software Developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

So many resources to learn if you put the effort in. I’ve never had anyone at Riot refuse to help or teach, nor have I ever had a request for additional education (classes, books, etc) be denied if they made sense. • Our hiring standards are very strict, and results in us getting the absolute best people. Some don’t work out, but they are given the opportunity to improve. Working with such talented people is very i…

Cons

It can be very hard to get something done. Regardless of how good an idea is, how easy it might be to pull off, we’re always under staffed which results in having to fight to get a project off the ground, let alone released. • Work-life balance is very difficult, especially for new people. It’s very easy to be taken in by the culture at Riot and forget about the outside world. And if you’re not very experienced, th

4.0

Jan 24, 2016

Good with the bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic benefits, committed coworkers, positive and friendly environment. Lots to enjoy and plenty of room to carve a niche or specialization, as well as jump onto projects that interest you.

Cons

Sometimes too much iteration and not enough execution/delivery. Forced to suffer the pain of delivering broken products to live environments. The few people who do seem to exploit the culture appear able to do so without consequence, but fortunately seem to mostly do it for their gain, not other peoples' detriment.

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