PopCap Games Reviews

I've never worked someplace worse for women. Over half the women I knew at the company quit during my time there. It's impossible to advance, and they're expected to shoulder an unreal amount of emotional labor. If you're a white dude looking to fail upwards, it's an excellent place for that, or would be were it not for the inevitable layoff cycle coming soon.

Recently hired studio GM is business savvy, but has minimal experience building games and fostering a culture where game teams are empowered and positioned for creative success (although he thinks he does). GM will frequently play armchair designer with game teams resulting in high stress, uncertainty, chaos and churn within the teams themselves, often resulting in significant changes or resets of creative direction on products (live & in development). I would caution anyone female, or in a creative/lead position from joining PopCap until there is a studio leadership change, or studio can stabilize itself behind a successful new game.