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Human Resource Machine

Human Resource Machine

Tomorrow Corporation · October 15, 2015 · Programming, Puzzle, Indie, Casual, Education

Buy the Human Resource Machine key for Steam from Kinguin at $2.64 — the cheapest of 11 stores we compare.

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Very Positive94% · 4,70578Metacritic11playing now
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Where to buy Human Resource Machine — official stores

MacGameStore
MacGameStore
Standard Edition · Steam
-50%
$4.99
$9.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
-50%
$7.49
$14.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
-34%
$9.89
$14.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$14.99
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Epic Game Store
Epic Game Store
Standard Edition · Epic Games
$14.99
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Cheapest Human Resource Machine keys — keyshops

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Kinguin
Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$2.64
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Eneba
Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$3.24
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Driffle INC
Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.41
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GAMIVO
GAMIVO
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.91
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.41
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Gameseal
Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$7.34
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Human Resource Machine price by region

Human Resource Machine costs $2.64 in the United States, $2.64 in Georgia (USD), €2.89 in Europe (EUR), £3.70 in the United Kingdom, CA$6.97 in Canada, A$7.13 in Australia, NZ$8.87 in New Zealand, R$14.49 in Brazil and zł19.54 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Human Resource Machine offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $2.64 −50% $4.99 $2.64 11
Georgia (USD) $2.64 −50% $4.99 $2.64 11
Europe (EUR) €2.89 −50% €4.44 €2.89 10
United Kingdom £3.70 −50% £3.70 £4.04 8
Canada CA$6.97 −50% CA$6.97 — 5
Australia A$7.13 −50% A$7.13 — 5
New Zealand NZ$8.87 −50% NZ$8.87 — 5
Brazil R$14.49 −50% R$14.49 R$29.44 6
Poland zł19.54 −50% zł19.54 zł21.36 7

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

Trailers & screenshots

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About Human Resource Machine

✦ AI summary

Program quirky office workers to solve increasingly complex automation puzzles in this charming introduction to programming logic. Made by the creators of World of Goo, it strips away the intimidation of code to reveal the simple, beautiful puzzle-solving at programming's heart.

Update: now includes the official soundtrack

Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job.

Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game for nerds. In each level, your boss gives you a job. Automate it by programming your little office worker. If you succeed, you'll be promoted up to the next level for another year of work in the vast office building. Congratulations!

Don't worry if you've never programmed before - programming is just puzzle solving. If you strip away all the 1's and 0's and scary squiggly brackets, programming is actually really simple, logical, beautiful, and something that anyone can understand and have fun with! Are you already an expert? There will be extra challenges for you.

From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno. Have fun! Management is watching.

Human Resource Machine — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Human Resource Machine is a well-executed puzzle game that teaches programming concepts through a simplified assembly language, with most players praising its clever progression and ability to make coding fun even for those who typically dislike the subject. However, some find the gameplay tedious and frustrating, criticizing the primitive editor and feeling the HR theme is merely window dressing for repetitive code-golf-style challenges.

Recommended Sep 27, 2026
A well delivered, complete game that is simple in concept but excellent in execution. Fun, starts off simple but quickly ramps up appropriately.
Recommended Sep 20, 2026
i hate assembly language but i love this game. this game makes assembler fun
Not recommended Sep 19, 2026
Not my cup of tea
Recommended Sep 15, 2026
If you love programming or are interested in the subject, this is a really good game for building on what you already know as well as getting started in the world of programming. One of the best in its niche
Not recommended Sep 13, 2026
It seems like a good idea, but in practice it ends up not very rewarding, difficult, tedious, and slightly unpleasant. I used to write 6502 and 68000 assembly code for fun, a long time ago. And my wife works in HR, so I thought I'd get this for her. It turns out it's just code golf in a very primitive assembly language, with the world's worst editor. The HR aspect is purely on the surface, it's actually just writing simplified assembly language under the worst possible conditions.
Recommended Sep 7, 2026
nice game for causal time

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