Human Resource Machine

Buy94%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

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  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Tomorrow Corporation · Programming · Oct 15, 2015

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio1 of 19
Subtitles19 of 19

Should I buy Human Resource Machine?

Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise13% are divided12% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has an optional difficulty evaluation, which makes it great, as it takes into account optimisation and using lower instructions to make the code tidier and smaller.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It doesn't matter if you have not ever programmed, which will be obviously harder, as the progression is great, and even if you are used to programming in languages such as C, it will still be a great challenge to complete the whole game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This light narrative framing helps maintain engagement even as puzzles become increasingly complex and mentally taxing.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is endearing, the UI is a fun challenge in of itself, and there are real meaningful programming challenges this game has to offer.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Charming graphics, smooth user interface, and just enough story line to keep you engaged until the end.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Humor is on point as always, music is fantastic, artwork and animation is great, and even the voice acting is good.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Difficulty53 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Story32 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Interface24 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
94% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.94.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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