505 Games Reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

30% positive business outlook

505 Games has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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23 reviews
1.0
19 May 2018

Poor Management Starting at the Top

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Great group of people to work with within the studio -Patient co-workers taught me a lot

Cons

-Low pay (a lot was asked for little compensation in return) -Poor communication (pertinent information was either heavily filtered or not passed along at all) -All levels of management unwilling to heed the advice of senior-most staff (as a publisher who doesn't understand the game development process, ignoring the advice from an experienced team doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the success of the project)

1.0
21 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Good people at the lower levels, still keep in touch with some of them.

Cons

-Owners say that they are proud of the fact that they never pay vendors in a timely manner, definitely get a large deposit up front if you do work with this company as you won't get paid for at least 6 months after the job is done. -You will spend a large part of your week chasing payment for angry vendors. -You will not learn anything at this company. -When it comes time to actually executing anything, the owners and executives will not listen to you, and will only react when a developer is angry (which is all the time). -You will never be informed of any decisions by leadership, even when it affects what you are doing on the day. -This company should be a last resort for anyone. If you are a recent graduate, you will learn how to do things the wrong way, if you have experience you will lose all of your skills because nothing you plan will ever be approved, or if it is it will be cancelled at the last minute.

2.0
27 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working on games People are passionate about their work

Cons

Management is inexperienced in the game development process Poor communication with studios, often late/miscommunicated deadlines Little to no room for growth Feedback on development goes on deaf ears No sense of vision or greater purpose

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