Does Riot Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Riot Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Riot Games. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Riot Games?

75% of Riot Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Riot Games 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Riot Games?

Software Engineer (75) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Intern (21) , Producer (18) , Product Manager (18) , Manager (16) , Game Designer (14) , Concept Artist (12) , Artist (10) , Associate Producer (10) , Development Manager (9) , Project Manager (9) , 3D Artist (8) , Brand Manager (8) , Engineering Manager (8)

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

"Great people (so passionate and engaged with what they do)" ((in 178 reviews)); "Great culture and resources." ((in 130 reviews)); "3) Cultural benefits are great" ((in 109 reviews)); "(+) Good pay." ((in 52 reviews)); "Great teams and space to work in" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"riotous to ask for more money and senior leadership often stonewalls monetary requests." ((in 57 reviews)); "avoid bad management and culture here" ((in 36 reviews)); "Recent layoffs were disappointing." ((in 20 reviews)); "Employees may face long hours and high" ((in 19 reviews)); "Communication is poor and duplicate efforts with leaders that are at odds with each other can be found across the organization." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Riot Games layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Riot Games locations?

São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Itaperuna , Rio Branco , São José dos Campos , Guarulhos , Catanduva , Manaus , Coronel João Sá

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Riot Games reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,044 total reviews)

Dylan Jadeja

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,044 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Riot 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 11, 2015

A place where work is fun

China - game design

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Riot Games people focus a lot on playing games together and have really optimistic attitude towards work which makes work fun and interesting. There are lots of hardcore gamers working in Riot Games, so people here really understand players and people all care a lot about players. Because people are aligned with player focus, there are less conflicts and more happiness in the office.

Cons

Playing sometimes takes some people too much of their time.

1.0

Sep 10, 2025

Extremely Toxic work culture

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good Pay * Free food * Free to play games

Cons

* Senior management have no people skills or management skills, they are surviving there by doing a lot of internal politics. * Promotions based on relationships, politics not merit * HR management are useless, they are just puppets of senior management. * The company doesn't follow any ethics, its all show-base. * Layoffs are abrupt, poorly communicated, and morale-destroying Before joining this company, make sure you check about their work culture with a current/former employee and then join if you still like.

3.0

Nov 19, 2024

Lost its magic

Designer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Brilliant coworkers Swanky campus Progressive environment Used to have amazing opportunity for projects and growth for game developers, not so much anymore

Cons

C-suite, VPs, and Execs ruining projects and misusing talent Weirdly jealous of Hollywood and wishes it were a film studio to brush shoulders with Netflix, Jeffrey Katzenberg, etc. Arcane/IP Strategy can be toxic to people who actually work on the games that keep the lights on Prioritize the creatives who work on your games, not the random tech and film hires from Netflix and AirBnB

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