Stable company to work for, especially considering the UK Industries horrific state - Game Designer Lucid Games Employee Review

4.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good Projects + seemingly stable within the industry considering their plan and spread vs. other companies I've worked for (already been made redundant from multiple other studios' layoffs, often due to mismanagement and horrible financial decisions) - Friendly People and good attitude to work, everyone works hard and for anyone coming from a hard-core crunch or tight indie studio, there is often little need to "carry" the project by picking up the slack of less skilled staff, although this could be different project to project so try to research and reach out to workers. - Huge respect and push for personal health, time management and respectful management and leadership as long as you are willing to talk about it. HR has helped me a lot already with health circumstances. - Nice refurbished offices and a flexible hybrid or remote schedule (project dependant, you are well informed during the interview process what expectations will be) - Down to earth upper management - Bonuses and work events are pretty well structured, but don't make up much for low pay

Cons

- No set-in-stone, company wide career progression path with consistent goals for all, and promotions don't come with much pay respective of the position raise - Low pay, including a lower than realistic cost to relocate too. ^Although admittedly, outside of being in the industry 10+ years, the UK games industry across the board suffers from these flaws, especially vs. US/Canadian jobs

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2.0
30 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good amount of annual leave, Remote(For some people) / hybrid working, Yearly profit share bonus ( but doesn't make up for bad salary)

Cons

Extremely poor pay , well below industry standard when compared to other companies in England outside of London. Lucid has always paid poorly , but it seems to getting worse each year. morale at the company is extremely low, many people not enjoying the projects they are on . and feeling really under appreciated. Either management don't realize how bad morale is , or they just don't care. People on Co-dev projects are often over worked and treated poorly, Lucid do nothing to help with this. Many people are becoming burnt out. It seems lucid no longer care about employee's health and well being. Offices are quite bad , with concerns not taken seriously , there was a big improvement with opening of a new office , but still i would say it is not up to standard.

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2.0
4 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A lot of brilliant people working here Good benefits Good chance to learn new things, encouraged by management and learning weeks. Big effort on DEI and socials. Good work life balance and are considerate around mental wellbeing. Most of the directors are very nice people Few different projects to work on. Managed to stay very stable during the vicious downturn in the industry. Flexitime and remote/hybrid work options

Cons

Career progression seems opaque - unclear how to progress with reviews not really being acted upon. Morale feels lower recently. Done well with diversity, inclusivity of all not so much. Pretty cliquey. Venting can turn to gossip and judgment which helps no one and interferes with getting the work done.

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