Single-player games like Human Resource Machine
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Human Resource Machine, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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7 Billion Humans
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Robot Unlock
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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SysOps Simulator
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Programmer Dungeon Knightress
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Crispy Circuits
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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ProBelt
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Droning On
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Kaizen: A Factory Story
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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World of Goo
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Human Resource Machine.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
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TIS-100
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Little Inferno
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Cobots
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Hack 'n' Slash
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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World of Goo 2
Single-player alternative to Human Resource Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.