Kabam Reviews

Pros

- Highly collaborative environment - Great compensation packages - Leadership team genuinely cares about the staff - Passionate staff - they're fans of the games and IP's - High quality products

Cons

It's the gaming industry, so crunch times with long hours are a reality, however the company makes a great effort to ensure people are comfortable and fed when these times happen.

Pros

- Probably one of the better mobile studios to work at in Vancouver. Competitive salary and decent bonuses. Typical industry perks like free snacks, beer, movie outings, etc. - There's room for career growth in most departments. If you want to learn something new, they will help/give you the opportunity and resources to do so. - Friendly people and lots of after-work activities - Big office with a nice patio,... convenient location downtown - The studio is full of really passionate and smart people that you can learn a lot from, so take advantage of that.

Cons

- The studio has been growing quickly and there is no longer the level of 'culture' that the company used to have. - HR is disorganized and the level of communication has been going downhill lately. - The studio relies too heavily on aggressive revenue targets that causes a lot of stress and pressure on teams. Too much reliance on this will only cause layoffs and downsizing in the near future, especially at the... rate the company is expanding. - Not a lot of transparency with the financial numbers and revenue. - Extended health benefits not as good as before - Only two weeks paid vacation

Advice to Management

- Paid vacation should be increased to minimum three weeks at least. - There should be a very thorough review of managers and leads because there are a number of useless and unqualified people that the company could do without. - There needs to be stronger leadership/decision making for certain teams otherwise nothing gets decided. - More transparency with company financials and overall goal/direction of the... studio. Stop sugarcoating numbers to make everything look great and just tell us the truth.

Pros

Competitive Salary, Excellent Work Environment, Flexible Hours

Cons

Management, Teams, Hiring strategy, Goals

Pros

The studio has many opportunities for growth. Great benefits, and phenomenal people to work with. It’s a great game studio.

Cons

There is sometimes crunch periods where things must absolutely get done. This is not really a bad thing. The pressure isn’t extreme.

Pros

I've been with this company for close to 5 years now. In that time my role with the company has grown more than I have at previous studios. Kabam does a great job in fostering your career and helping you take the next step. The culture is also fantastic, the people here make my job easier and fun.

Cons

We've grown very quickly over the last year so there have been a lot of road bumps along the way. Our production didn't scale at the same rate our team did so we run into problems with teams not communicating as much and work being done that leads don't know about.

Pros

A dedicated and passionate bunch of game makers who seem to have a lot of fun. Startup culture makes it easy to get things done.

Cons

This level of sustained intensity won't be for everyone.

Pros

Amazing culture. Very smart and skilled peers. Definitely moving in the right direction in the quest for global domination! Recognition for achievements is super strong. Company is somewhat cost-conscious and doesn't seem to spend frivolously.

Cons

Not too many. This is a great place to work and all employees in my studio seem very delighted to work here. Only con perhaps is the imbalance of benefits between studios, but it sounds like they're working on that.

Advice to Management

Kabam needs to return focus on making a new team based BCG type game. Marvel Contest of Champions is close, however they should enter the space of Heroes Charge and Brave Frontier with full force. They have the resources and funds to do so.

Pros

- Company direction, Roles and responsibilities are well defined. - Strong leadership - Cool products - Challenging work

Cons

- MSP coverage MSP coverage (or part) is pretty much done everywhere else. Seems odd we do benefits but not basic healthcare. - Transit in Vancouver should be subsidized to promote green. - Stock options info is very vague. i.e. what happens if they haven't vested and Kabam goes public. Answers like "Depends" isn't fair for anyone. This should be well defined and have triggers in these situations so there are no... surprises - Relax rules on side projects so people can learn other things they are interested in without worrying the company will take what they have done.

Advice to Management

MSP & Transit would be really nice. I have stock options but waiting to here what evaluation per stock is. Would be nice to have known sooner - kinda left in the dark. Does Kabam do bonuses? if so there is nothing I could find on it...