Overall great company to work at, but there are always quirks, - ESports Riot Games Employee Review

4.0
10 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Look, if you are reading reviews about working at Riot Games, there are probably other companies you could work for instead. I'm not saying everyone here is passionate about gaming or Esports or Riot's IP, but most people are. It feels overall inclusive, the pay is fair, there are politics but no more than you'd expect for a company of this size. If you can get a job in your field and you like Riot, go for it.

Cons

Their promotion and raise structure is very demoralising. You only get promoted if a role for that level opens up in your team, so "just doing your job well" doesn't get you neither a promotion nor a raise. If you work in EMEA, there's also the typical "global vs regional" tension, where HQ will take decisions that affect everyone without it feeling like they sufficiently look feedback.

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5.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Good benefits + food. WFH.

Cons

Some bureaucracy. Some teams grow too fast and have to walk it back.

4.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Player focus, some of the coolest games on the planet, Riot does a great job of creating an environment where people can succeed and thrive

Cons

Crunch is on the rise, fiscal discipline on exploration is still too loose, lots of layers of management

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