Does Striking Distance Studios pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Striking Distance Studios employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Striking Distance Studios. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Striking Distance Studios?

77% of Striking Distance Studios employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Striking Distance Studios 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Striking Distance Studios according to real employee reviews?

"Great people all around you" ((in 8 reviews)); "I never worked with any studio for more than 2 years and its the first time I passed 2.5 years already and it's simply because the culture is awesome!" ((in 3 reviews)); "I've only been met with incredibly open and helpful leadership in my time here." ((in 3 reviews)); "The C Staff is approachable and helpful too." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Striking Distance Studios according to real employee reviews?

"Bad communication" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Striking Distance Studios redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Striking Distance Studios redundancy and their outlook for job security at Striking Distance Studios in 2026.

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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Steve Papoutsis

77% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Striking Distance Studios has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Striking Distance Studios employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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28 reviews

5.0

24 Oct 2025

Cool place to work

Game designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible teams, awesome people, passionate leadership

Cons

None that I know of

5.0

26 Jun 2025

Amazing Place - Great Potential

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

*Current CEO (Steve) *Flexibility *People

Cons

*Krafton management *Not anything against SDS, the general industry is unstable

5.0

17 Feb 2023

Extremely Flexible workplace, very talented group

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-great people; very talented, dedicated, and genuinely passionate -decent pay for the Bay Area -extremely flexible WFH ability -very flexible time off policy -C-Staff genuinely has everyone's best interest in mind

Cons

-Sometimes a little over-confidence in product from upper manageme

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