Riot Games reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,042 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 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 Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Jun 17, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

One of the best things about Riot is it doesn't change it's business model based on what would make money. Though it's an internationally facing company, they make what they make for the players, and don't grind out crap work for profit. Everyone here is immensely passionate about what they do, and if you aren't learning something every day, you must be in the wrong office. The company takes ridiculously good care of us, and tries every step of the way to make sure we're engaged culturally, intellectually and socially with the industry and each other. It's by far the best place I've ever worked.

Cons

Work/life is a little based on making friends at work, and late nights are a usual thing (though not encouraged.) I don't have a family myself, but can see it being tough for people with wives/husbands that aren't Rioters or with kids. Sometimes getting information you need for benefits, etc is difficult to get ahold of, also, but I think they're working on this.

2.0
Jun 12, 2013

make sure your role is well defined

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-player experience is the number one focus and this is made very clear. It makes it easy to understand where the companies and your priority should lie. - good product -location can't be beaten -decent pay

Cons

- some very young people in management positions with no formal training. It can feel like you are working with teenagers and a lot of frat mentality shines through - inexperienced managers - extremely long hours on a daily basis for anyone who is not in upper management. This just kills you in the long run, especially when you are asked to do more and more and more. - you will always be asked to do more and more and more and you can't say no because you will be laid off -no communication between departments - it can be scary to see how many people are let go on a weekly basis. The turnover rate is high!

5.0
Apr 18, 2013

Pure Player Focused

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone, from the leaders to player support and QA, is player focused. Everything Riot does is in the best interests of their players. I couldn't believe it when I joined ("surely they must think about money or budgets"), but they actually live by the philosophy of players first, always. No exceptions. - High hiring standards - you get the chance to work with talented, intelligent, and fun people almost exclusively. - Empowerment. No matter your role, you have a real chance to impact the game in a short timespan. It's not months after months after months before launching - you get to make a difference today.

Cons

- High standards means high turnover. Riot's culture can leave a lot of people feeling down at times. They have a culture of comradely, but also a culture of high standards. As a result, people will get let go that you might have had a personal connection with. - Not for everyone. Riot is a very busy and driven company.

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