Human Resource Machine similar games & best alternatives

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Human Resource Machine

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.

What works

  • Engaging programming puzzles
  • Gradual difficulty curve
  • Educational value
  • Unique art style and humor
  • Optimization challenges

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited ui and code editing features
  • Steep learning curve for non-programmers
  • Short overall length
  • Lack of social or multiplayer features
  • Minimal narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Automachef

  • Silicon Zeroes

  • Tetrobot and Co.

  • Recursed

  • The Ratline

  • OXXO

More fantastical

Games that feels like Human Resource Machine but with more imaginative fiction

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

  • Ittle Dew

  • The Darkside Detective

  • There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

More exploratory

Games that feels like Human Resource Machine but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • macdows 95

  • Moncage

  • Logiart Grimoire

  • Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum

  • Patrick's Parabox

  • Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game

More relaxing

Games that feels like Human Resource Machine but with a more relaxing feel

  • Quell

  • Bento Blocks

  • Paint it Back

  • Is This Seat Taken?

  • Everyday Genius: SquareLogic

  • inbento

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Human Resource Machine: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Exploration, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026