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Updated Mar 22, 2023

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Found 409 of over 471 reviews
4.3
85% Recommend to a Friend
91% Approve of CEO

Found 392 of over 471 reviews

4.3
85%
Recommend to a Friend
91%
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184 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Some great people(in 40 reviews)
  • "Good bonuses especially from game launches(in 20 reviews)
  • "The Benefits are good.(in 19 reviews)
  • "Tons of freedom (as long as you were 'around' in the office'), good salary(in 16 reviews)
  • "Great work culture and everyone's passionate about games.(in 13 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great Company

    Dec 14, 2022 - Recruiter in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Great benefits - Collaborative envirnoment

    Cons

    None I can think of

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  2. 1.0
    Current Employee

    Return to Office

    Feb 19, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Coworkers are great Everyone is very passionate about their work

    Cons

    Return to office is mandatory which blows and no one wants to do besides the CEO. mandatory hours is also BS when we have studios across the global. There’s times where you’ll be having a meeting at 6 am 9 pm because you have a meeting with a studio in a different country. I know the India studio has night shifts specially for this There’s going to be a mass resignation knowing a lot of the devs are looking for other jobs

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    7 people found this review helpful
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  4. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great culture, great people, antiquated management

    Feb 9, 2023 - Game Designer in San Diego, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The people at Rockstar are amazingly talented, some of the best I've ever worked with. The culture focused on work, and solving hard problems instead of office politics and drama.

    Cons

    Rockstar does not use Agile methodology and a lot of their in house tools are showing their age.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  5. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Generous company

    Mar 6, 2023 - Software Tester 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good pay and benefits, nice people.

    Cons

    Long hours and long commute

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  6. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    General Review

    Feb 19, 2023 - SW Developer in Seattle Heights, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    That is really an entertaining company

    Cons

    Nothing that is really a con

    1 person found this review helpful
  7. 1.0
    Former Employee

    Chaotic Workplace w/ No Vision

    Nov 28, 2022 - Senior Designer in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    If you love video games and films, so does most of your team.

    Cons

    With no structure, I found myself doing multiple jobs due to a lack of understanding or experience. Messy and chaotic daily.

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    3 people found this review helpful
  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great culture.

    Jul 1, 2022 - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I feel the team @ R* is very welcoming, the vibe and energy is overwhelmingly positive— many of the members of R* have been there for well over a decade. As a new hire, they still go above & beyond to make you feel apart of the family. From management to the core team each person has been very helpful answering questions and onboarding. They each work closely together and communicate flawlessly — being surrounded by so many passionate people you feel the need to deliver your best work.

    Cons

    Only downside thus far is, since spending so much time working in the world of R* it’s difficult to go back to casually playing GTA/RDR etc.

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    3 people found this review helpful
  9. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great people but the gears grind slowly

    Jun 8, 2022 - Tools Programmer in San Diego, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    * The people are great, both at their jobs and just as people. * You're working on games that are beloved by all (or highly anticipated) * You can learn a lot from veterans that have been there 15+ years

    Cons

    * In such a large, established studio, things are done a certain way and you have to conform to that, for good or ill. * There is a lot of "red tape" involved with a lot of changes where multiple people from multiple departments have to sign off on things before any work can get done. As a result it can take weeks or months to begin work on a new feature, or you start work and then have to pause for a while after discovering more people need to be roped in.

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    3 people found this review helpful
  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great, Enriching Experience

    Oct 28, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Lots of room to explore interests, great friendly and casual team, managers willing to support and listen.

    Cons

    Very busy and fast-paced which can sometimes be overwhelming.

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Good salary

    Oct 11, 2022 - Software QA Tester in Lincoln, NE
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Amazing company to work for

    Cons

    All new way tester start on nights

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Rockstar Games has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 471 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Rockstar Games to a friend and 83% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rockstar Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rockstar Games. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

85% of Rockstar Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Rockstar Games 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Rockstar Games to be culture, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be career development, work life balance, management.

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