Functions as a big tech company - Anonymous employee Riot Games Employee Review

1.0
20 June 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, nice office and food. Talented people. Company wide holidays.

Cons

The company was unfair to me; they relocated me to a foreign country, and then laid me off less than a year due to strategic changes by the senior leadership and the CEO. It was an extremely traumatizing experience for me, I had to pay off my relocation back to home expenses out of my pocket. It was nearly impossible for me to find growth opportunities for working in-game development over the past 9 years, I had to work on other stuff. It wasn't fun. Getting things done was mostly dependent on how many people I know in the company. My managers changed more than 8 times during my tenure, some were inexperienced. Products and teams were constantly changing quarterly, I lost count how many times I got on board to a new thing. The delivery expectations got bigger/bolder overtime, which was overwhelming me in the background.

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5.0
21 May 2026
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Pros

Passionate co-workers who are all hyper talented, amazing fringe benefits, work/life balance, dedicated managers to help you with your career, and passionate players to serve.

Cons

Egos are rewarded you have to be really good at self promotion, the company is so big that you can feel lost if you don't invest in networking often, layoffs happen at Riot now

3.0
2 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, pays well, can work on some very interesting problems.

Cons

Work hours are from 10-7 and hardly anyone actually works that, so stuff can move at a snail pace. Getting help from central teams can be painful, especially if they're way off hours. Some of the culture can get a bit overwhelming too and you can end up feeling pretty lonely if you don't drink the koolaid.

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