Does Big Fish Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Big Fish Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big Fish Games. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big Fish Games?

66% of Big Fish Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big Fish Games 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Big Fish Games?

Customer Support Representative (9) , Customer Service Representative (8) , Producer (7) , Graphic Designer (6) , QA Tester (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Director (4) , Marketing (4) , (3) , Business Intelligence Engineer (3) , Product Manager (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Software Engineer-II (3) , Anonymous (2) , Associate Producer (2)

What are the pros of working at Big Fish Games according to real employee reviews?

"The people I work with are all pretty great." ((in 46 reviews)); "Good work life balance for employees" ((in 26 reviews)); "benefits are good" ((in 16 reviews)); "Coworkers were great, and immediate bosses were pleasant to work for." ((in 11 reviews)); "Nice office facing the water." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Big Fish Games according to real employee reviews?

"Massive layoffs of FTEs each year (Not Performance Based)" ((in 20 reviews)); "none, low pay might be one" ((in 19 reviews)); "Absolutely no work/life balance unless you can afford to live in Seattle (lol), no competitive pay/stagnant wages, upper management only cares about making us a "billion dollar company," no job security since they're planning on outsourcing our department to India within the next year or so despite the fact that there's other options to "better reach our players faster", upper management will boast about how great your department is before gutting it." ((in 12 reviews)); "managers are biased" ((in 8 reviews)); "salary are a bit low" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Big Fish Games layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Big Fish Games layoffs and their outlook for job security at Big Fish Games in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Big Fish Games locations?

São Paulo , Porto Alegre , Palmas

Big Fish Games reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(313 total reviews)

Larry Plotnick

75% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Big Fish Games has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 313 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Big Fish Games employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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313 reviews

5.0

Feb 24, 2020

Great place to work

Production manager

Recommend

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Pros

Big Fish Games is a great place to work and if you are willing to put the effort in you will be rewarded accordingly. The new OKR model is a great improvement for the previous bonus model and reflects work across the whole team. Work is challenging and fulfilling and I happy to come into work each day!!

Cons

The same as most gaming studios is that requirements can change on dime. The whole of Big Fish is moving towards more agile development, capacity and scoping and outsourcing work to meet critical deadlines.

5.0

Nov 14, 2019

Big Fish technology is going DevSecOps and moving to the cloud

Senior vice president central technology

Recommend

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Pros

Big Fish is moving over to modern technology in a highly interactive and collaborative environment with a focus on a DevSecOps culture. I am inspired every day working with really smart teams leveraging the latest technology and ensuring it is efficient, reliable, and secure. It is also a really fun place to work and I am regularly told I need to play more games.

Cons

We aren't in the cloud and have some legacy tech debt to retire or modernize.

5.0

Nov 5, 2019

The place to be if you want to make an impact!

Marketing

Recommend

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Pros

Big Fish is in the midst of a turnaround transition and is a very exciting place to be! The leadership team has a pretty impressive track record in the greater game industry, and I'm fully bought in on the strategic vision that has been presented. In addition to the exciting work, there is an amazing culture of people here, great perks, and you can't beat the view from both the Seattle and Oakland offices. Tired of being just a cog in a wheel? Come to Big Fish where you can really make a difference and work with a great group of people!

Cons

Only the Oakland office offers the free massages.

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