Crystal Dynamics Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Crystal Dynamics

Pros – They want you to grow. If you express interest in design, programming, or art there are people there willing to help you.
Very chilled and laid back environment (Can be high stress though during crunch time)
I enjoyed the abundance of overtime even though I could see that as a con for some people.

Cons – Deviating, changing, adding designs, features, or systems without giving QA knowledge at the last minute.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate with QA and trust them to do their job.
Producers communicate more with other producers so everyone knows what is going on.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Crystal Dynamics full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lots of talent, creative, great engineering

Cons – Hard business, requires lots of OT

Current Employee – been working at Crystal Dynamics as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Small Company with Friendly Employees
Bagels every Friday

Cons – Maintains a Skeleton Crew, outsourcing a bulk of the work to smaller studios
Tight budgets and a lot of overtime due to mismanagement
Too many producers and assistant producers
Higher positions are currently filled with individuals who aren't going anywhere any time soon

Advice to Senior Management – Plan your projects
Prototype designs and stick to what works
Plan your projects
Don't stretch your employees thin, hire who you need to get the job done
Plan your projects

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Crystal Dynamics full-time for more than a year

Pros – a lot of talented people.
super nice and willing to help.
passion on making great games.

Cons – salary is a bit low

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company