Games like Human Resource Machine
If Human Resource Machine is your kind of game, the closest matches are 7 Billion Humans, Robot Unlock and SysOps Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its humorous office themed narrative, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Human Resource Machine is a 2015 indie puzzle-simulation game developed and published by Tomorrow Corporation. Players solve increasingly complex puzzles by programming office workers through a drag-and-drop interface that teaches loop-and-branching logic without intimidation. The game features comment-drawing systems, optimization challenges, and replayable optimization goals. Reviewers highlight the humorous office-themed narrative and whimsical tone, while players describe the experience as both challenging and contemplative, noting that the drag-and-drop assembly feels intuitive. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and supports short-burst play sessions. Currently priced at $14.99 USD, it holds a Metacritic score of 78 and a 93% positive rating from over 1,400 Steam reviews.
About Human Resource Machine: 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.
Players who liked Human Resource Machine also play
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7 Billion Humans
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Human Resource Machine.
Top pick for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!
Robot Unlock
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Robot Unlock is an open-ended puzzle game with 75+ levels. Design your own solutions and optimize them for speed, instructions or space and compare with other players. Create your own levels, challenge other players and solve community made ones.
SysOps Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
SysOps Saga is a simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), managing the intricate web of software, security, and hardware to keep digital systems running. Developed by a FAANG veteran, this game offers an immersive and educational experience for IT enthusiasts.
Programmer Dungeon Knightress
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!
Crispy Circuits
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Discover the world of electronics by fixing your hamster’s RC plane. Build real circuits, solve increasingly challenging engineering puzzles, and learn how electronic devices actually work. This wholesome circuitry sim lets you electrocute your hamster without authorities getting involved.
ProBelt
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
ProBelt is a game in which you calculate results by using mathematical operators. Conveyor belts are used to transport numbers between operators.
Droning On
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Write real Python to guide Gizmo through hazardous mazes, devious puzzles, and procedurally generated runs that don't end well. Learn to code, climb the leaderboards, and customize your robo-homie however you like.
Kaizen: A Factory Story
WHY THIS
Shares optimization challenges and a contemplative mood with Human Resource Machine.
Ranked #8 for Human Resource Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Human Resource Machine
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World of Goo
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Human Resource Machine.
Reviewers of Human Resource Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Human Resource Machine.
Reviewers of Human Resource Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Little Inferno
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Human Resource Machine.
Reviewers of Human Resource Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
Cobots
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Human Resource Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
Manipulate time and cooperate with yourself to solve challenging puzzles! Delve into a colorful world filled with a variety of dangers and unique mind-bending puzzle mechanics.
Hack 'n' Slash
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Human Resource Machine.
Reviewers of Human Resource Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Human Resource Machine at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Human Resource Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Tomorrow Corporation
Other recommendable Steam games by Tomorrow Corporation, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Little Inferno
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Human Resource Machine.
Another title from Tomorrow Corporation, the studio behind Human Resource Machine. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
7 Billion Humans
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Human Resource Machine.
Another title from Tomorrow Corporation, the studio behind Human Resource Machine. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Resource Machine.
Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!
World of Goo 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Human Resource Machine.
Another title from Tomorrow Corporation, the studio behind Human Resource Machine. Shares Indie and Casual with Human Resource Machine.
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
Frequently asked about Human Resource Machine
- Is Human Resource Machine verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Human Resource Machine is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Human Resource Machine cost?
- Human Resource Machine is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Human Resource Machine?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Human Resource Machine are 7 Billion Humans, Robot Unlock, SysOps Simulator.
- Who developed Human Resource Machine?
- Human Resource Machine was developed by Tomorrow Corporation.
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