Transparent as a brick wall - Game Developer Relish Studios Employee Review

1.0
31 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible work environments and interesting game projects if you get the chance to work on them.

Cons

It seems as if most client work is used to fund pet projects for the company. This leaves the client work poorly planned out and disorganized, resulting in a scramble for suitable assets and timelines creating stress on the production employees. Senior management is dishonest and vague about important issues including, but not limited to, late payments for contract workers. Company wide meetings are held stressing that the company is still in full growth mode despite recent layoffs, only to have another round of layoffs a week or two later.

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5.0
24 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome place to work, nice coworking experience

Cons

There's not really any con to mention

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4.0
5 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Was a great environment when Relish Studio's was small. - Great team members [can't say enough about this]! Great Senior Management in the Toronto office. - Solid Clients who appreciated our collaborative approach. - Vacation and Benefits were half decent and included a closure over the Holidays. - Very fair and flexible WFH policy especially after the Pandemic. - VP of Production was pretty much hands off letting Producers run their Projects but was always available if needed to provide support or to bounce ideas off of.

Cons

- Too heavily focussed on IP Originals at the expense of investing in proper New Business resources against the Service end of the business [Which funded the IP]. Ended up relying too heavily on RFP's. - Expanded staff too quickly and not the proper hires at time. Did not cut the passengers/ deadwood at high salaries quick enough. - No yearly New Business plan for Service. - Needed to pay closer attention to financial investment into IP and how that was performing overall vs the rest of the business and it's health.

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