Most dysfunctional game company in the industry - Publishing NCSOFT Employee Review

2.0
Sep 19, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Knowledgeable co-workers Good benefits Flexible working hours Competitive salary Get to work in the game industry

Cons

Awful leadership. 3 words can describe it: JUST PLAIN AWFUL The CEO surrounds herself with Yes-Men and never emerges from her Ivory Tower. Management will routinely lie to you HR will force managers to "re-calibrate down" employee reviews during the annual performance review period because "there are too many 4's and 5's" The bonus program is horrible. It's quite laughable. The CEO lives within her own echo chamber The products are all old, live MMO games with no roadmap schedule for new, cutting edge releases. Korea runs the show; you will do and implement what they tell you to do. To make matters worse, most of the best Koreans at HQ have left the company already, so you are left with the fodder. Work isn't particularly challenging, so there's lots of time to goof off, watch Netflix, or play other people's games. The mobile team in San Mateo is beyond horrible. They are going on 4 years now and have never released even 1 mobile game.

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5.0
Feb 5, 2026
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Pros

Just about everything is great, like any organization there are some bad people, but they don’t last.

Cons

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3.0
Apr 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People working there are good

Cons

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