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 been stable over the past 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) , Gameplay Animator (6)

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

"Some great people" ((in 58 reviews)); "The Benefits are good." ((in 28 reviews)); "Company Culture and great pay" ((in 28 reviews)); "based annual bonuses" ((in 25 reviews)); "Team was great and fun." ((in 20 reviews))

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

"Management is terrible." ((in 38 reviews)); "low salary and endless overtimes" ((in 27 reviews)); "You will be working extreme overtime outside crunch time for low pay." ((in 24 reviews)); "All managers have this "you should feel grateful that you work here" attitude." ((in 12 reviews)); "Too many long hours throughout the week" ((in 11 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

(603 total reviews)

Sam Houser

74% approve of CEO

60% 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 603 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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Reviews by job title

603 reviews

2.0

Feb 2, 2019

Lots of room for improvement

Programmer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Most co-workers were helpful and friendly. IT gets you everything you need hardware-wise, quickly.

Cons

Heavy technical debt and lack of organization. Very long periods of crunch. Low pay given the cost of living in the area. Lack of vision and ability to say "No"; need to focus on making the core gameplay fun rather than adding another unpolished vestigial feature.

1.0

Oct 19, 2018

Long hours do not work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great games, great content, good money!

Cons

Working 14 hours a day 6 days a week for 6 months is no way to live. The games are important but people you work with are even more important than that, it's funny how they call it a family...especially since not all of us are making the BIG $$$.

1.0

Oct 8, 2016

Artist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The pros are gone. Most of the great talent and good people have left voluntarily or terminated for not selling their souls to the company. They should have Negative Stars on here...one is too positive.

Cons

Never ending crunch cycles. Demanding hours that will take a toll on family life. Constant paranoia inducing scrutiny for what time you leave each day. Meager bonuses that will never make up for time spent. Worst management you will ever experience. Period. The inner circle of "kool aid drinking" loyalists will invite you out drinking just to loosen you up to weed out anyone who is not happy. Talk freely any negative opinions (no matter how justified ) and you will be fired.

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