Does Rockstar Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rockstar Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rockstar Games. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rockstar Games?

63% of Rockstar Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rockstar Games 3.7 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 Rockstar Games?

Game Tester (46) , Software Engineer (26) , Programmer (20) , QA Tester (17) , 3D Artist (16) , Game Designer (16) , Quality Assurance (15) , Animator (12) , Game Developer (12) , Developer (9) , Junior QA Tester (9) , 3D Animator (7) , Designer (7) , Graphic Designer (7) , Games Tester (6)

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

"Some great people" ((in 56 reviews)); "Good benefits and perks." ((in 37 reviews)); "Decent bonus" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Company Culture and great pay" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Management is terrible." ((in 38 reviews)); "Extremely low salary increase" ((in 26 reviews)); "You will be working extreme overtime outside crunch time for low pay." ((in 22 reviews)); "All managers have this "you should feel grateful that you work here" attitude." ((in 13 reviews)); "Too many long hours throughout the week" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rockstar Games layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rockstar Games locations?

Divinópolis , Ipatinga , Mossoró , Belém , São Paulo

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Rockstar Games reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(601 total reviews)

Sam Houser

74% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Rockstar Games has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 601 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rockstar 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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601 reviews

5.0

May 11, 2026

Amazing pros overshadowed by some cons

Manual qa tester

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing amazing amazingly amazing wow

Cons

not so amazing comment ngl

5.0

May 4, 2026

It’s really not as bad as everyone thinks

Quality assurance specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a fantastic company to work for. Days of crunch and overtime are long gone. They have implemented mitigation strategies into everyday ops that actually work well to ensure nobody works overtime more than a small monthly percent as a maximum (only if necessary if there are some absences in the team). The teams are cool, managers keep being human despite of the pressure and I genuinely feel like management stepped up lately.

Cons

You have to be ready to receive a lot of random online communication once you announce you are employed there on LinkedIn. Lately because of a very large project there’s a surge of those messages and I had to turn notifications off. There’s also occasional media enquiries. Another thing that bugs me is the general perception of the company by the public (including my friends). They are concerned but I keep telling them it’s an awesome job at a good company. Things have massively changed but nobody is really vocal about it since we all have NDAs signed

2.0

May 4, 2026

Disorganized management leads to burnout and repeated rework

Software qa tester

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Early access to builds, opportunity to work with experienced developers, and satisfying moments when major bugs are identified and resolved.

Cons

Frequent crunch periods, unstable or last-minute builds, repetitive regression testing, shifting priorities, overtime near release, and burnout risk due to tight deadlines and workload pressure.

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