Does PLAYSTUDIOS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PLAYSTUDIOS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PLAYSTUDIOS. This rating has decreased by 18% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PLAYSTUDIOS?

23% of PLAYSTUDIOS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PLAYSTUDIOS 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PLAYSTUDIOS?

Software Engineer (12) , Artist (7) , Product Manager (5) , QA Engineer (5) , Technical Artist (4) , 2D Animator (3) , Manager (3) , 2D Artist (2) , Animator (2) , Art Director (2) , Concept Artist (2) , Engineer (2) , Front End Developer (2) , Front End Engineer (2) , Frontend Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at PLAYSTUDIOS according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and working enviroment" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "Office: A great and casual place" ((in 10 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PLAYSTUDIOS according to real employee reviews?

"Nepotism was horrific." ((in 9 reviews)); "Upper management in Vegas is horrible and makes drastic decisions that significantly impact the day to day vibe." ((in 6 reviews)); "No bonuses and no fitpass card" ((in 5 reviews)); "Salaries are low compare to other companies" ((in 5 reviews)); "(I will state there are still some wonderful people here, however that number dwindles as many of the best have left the company for more professional environments, or have been let go during one of the companies multiple massive layoffs) If you’re looking to learn and grow at a company, this definitely isn’t the place for that." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about PLAYSTUDIOS layoffs in 2026?

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

PLAYSTUDIOS reviews

2.7

23% would recommend to a friend

(205 total reviews)

Andrew Pascal

22% approve of CEO

13% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

PLAYSTUDIOS has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 205 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PLAYSTUDIOS employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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205 reviews

1.0

Nov 12, 2019

Avoid Avoid Avoid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Dog friendly. Least challenging job you’ll ever have. Great starter job. Unlimited PTO. Health insurance. Free snacks.

Cons

Executive team are hoteliers without technology experience who insist on micromanaging. CEO has an obsession with loyalty and it made me very uncomfortable. To succeed here you have to be a yes-person. Don’t question anything if you aren’t a family member. Three big rounds of layoffs in one year. Very old technology means everything breaks regularly. No effort to improve because there’s extreme inexperience at the top. Some employees are allowed to take excessive vacations while others are never able to leave. Nepotism is a real issue at this company. CEO hires his family and hotelier friends into major roles even if they don’t have experience. Beware of positive reviews without any cons, they might be fakes. Read the negative reviews to get a good idea of what it‘s like to work here.

1.0

Jul 2, 2019

Horrible Management Toxic Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Dog friendly office. Work life balance is ok

Cons

- Senior management never takes any responsibilities for their bad decisions. CEO is a former hotel guy who is incapable of running a gaming company. - The company makes decisions purely based on politics and not performance. Recently they fired almost half the people in the bay area office, despite the app performing really well, and decided to give it to another office that has a history of failing time and time again. - The turnover rate is unusually high. They fire so many employees regardless of performance. There has been 2 mass layoffs in the past 12 months alone. - Pay is low and extremely hard to get a pay raise. Yet they make you do a self appraisal every 4 months.

1.0

Jan 25, 2019

Ego First, Tasks Second

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Dog friendly office, some good people, ok office layout

Cons

The compmay culture is built around people that values their ego first and getting things done is second priority. Competency around the company varies by department/team. One of the directors, with absolutely no hands-on experience for the past 7-8 years (check LinkedIn or resume), shines the egotistic culture more brightly than ever

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