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 168 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 127 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 113 reviews)); "good pay so it was good" ((in 52 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 58 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)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 20 reviews)); "Communication is poor and duplicate efforts with leaders that are at odds with each other can be found across the organization." ((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.

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Riot Games reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,042 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 1,042 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Dec 17, 2024

Getting back on track

Executive producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, people, and the IP

Cons

Historical baggage and speed of decision making

5.0

Dec 16, 2024

Very friendly and open work environment

Localization producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New ideas are encouraged and supported.

Cons

Outside of campus environment is shady with homeless people.

5.0

Dec 8, 2024

Still a great place to work

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work life balance and overall culture - Opportunities to work with a lot of great people - Opportunities to work on fun problems - Good benefits

Cons

- Has become very corporate, especially at the middle to upper management layer which hurts the companies ability to deliver - Culture is really team dependent, some teams are great, others are not, all depends on the leadership of the orgs.

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