Poor Exec team, financial projection and employee management - Anonymous employee Survios Employee Review

1.0
Feb 23, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- The actual game devs, content creators & producers are very passionate and talented - The people making the games want the best for their peers and the players - HR team worked hard to make it a fun and inclusive place, despite lack of diversity

Cons

- The Exec team does an extremely poor job of financial forecasting - The Exec team doesn't listen to the devs/creators when they point out risks and red flags - The Exec team has unrealistic expectations of how games are made and what it takes to make high level games. - 37 people were recently laid off because the studio severely mismanaged its money and resources; no other reason. - It is a studio that repeats its mistakes and doesn't learn - It's a business first; knowledge of how to run a studio comes second - Lack of transparency and truth from C-suite team

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5.0
Nov 4, 2023
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Pros

- Senior talent from companies all across the industry who will teach you about best practices or prevent you from making their past mistakes - Entrusts you with many difficult tasks, giving lots of experience in relatively little time To be honest I seriously didn't like my experience at first coming in as a fresh grad, but as the years go by I've become increasingly appreciative and grateful for what Survios has done for me as a developer. They took a chance on me, allowed me to do a lot of big things, their senior staff taught me many tips/tricks, and I learned a lot about how the real world works.

Cons

- Management above lead levels don't appear to have very much knowledge about games or how the projects are going, but to be fair their role is probably more about securing funding than game development anyway especially given how tight the VR industry is - If you don't know what you're doing, you will probably be removed rather quickly compared to most others studios in which you can hide in the cracks like a rat

4.0
Apr 30, 2026
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Pros

- Good pay - Talented Team members

Cons

- Lack of core title direction - Poor direction of funds towards licensed titles with little return

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