Best company to work at - no going back to "the norm" - Design Riot Games Employee Review

5.0
23 Apr 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Amazing Talent * Innovative view on how to serve players * Great pay * Interesting problems to solve * Direct relationship to players * Passion throughout the entire company

Cons

* "Building the plane while it's in the air" - hard to fix problems due to update rate and live service sensitivity * A lot of ?'s that get brute forced with talent * Poor tools culture

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5.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Good benefits + food. WFH.

Cons

Some bureaucracy. Some teams grow too fast and have to walk it back.

4.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Player focus, some of the coolest games on the planet, Riot does a great job of creating an environment where people can succeed and thrive

Cons

Crunch is on the rise, fiscal discipline on exploration is still too loose, lots of layers of management

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