# Human Resource Machine

> Puzzle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1005098334](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1005098334)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1005098334`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Experimental Gameplay Group
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (416 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.9
- **Last updated:** 2018-12-11
- **First published:** 2016-06-01
- **Size:** 133 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/human-resource-machine/id1005098334)
- **Website:** [http://tomorrowcorporation.com/humanresourcemachine](http://tomorrowcorporation.com/humanresourcemachine)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://tomorrowcorporation.com/important-privacy-policy](https://tomorrowcorporation.com/important-privacy-policy)

## Description

Human Resource Machine is a brain-teasing puzzle game where you program tiny office workers to automate tasks and earn promotions by solving logical challenges. It makes programming feel like clever puzzle solving, even if you've never coded before.

From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno, it has earned awards such as App Store Best of 2016, App Store Editors' Choice, and Excellence in Innovation by the International Mobile Gaming Awards.

## Rankings

- #79,612 — Overall
- #20 — resource

## Review summary

Human Resource Machine offers clever, puzzle-based coding challenges with strong visuals and a rewarding sense of problem-solving. However, users repeatedly note practical drawbacks such as lack of cloud save, a tough learning curve without sufficient guidance, audio issues, limited content/updates, and orientation glitches on mobile.

### Pros

- Engaging, challenging puzzles that exercise logic and basic coding concepts.
- Strong visuals with smooth, polished gameplay.
- Appeals to coders and fosters procedural thinking.
- Fun, brain-teasing experience that provides a satisfying sense of progress.

### Cons

- No cross-device save or cloud sync; progress is not easily transferable when upgrading devices.
- Steep learning curve with little in-game guidance; learning programming concepts is hard without external resources.
- Audio problems on iOS (some users report no sound or sound that only works with wired headphones).
- Limited content (few levels) and sparse updates, making the game feel stale for some players.
- Orientation/rotation issues on mobile; the screen rotates despite lock in certain scenarios.

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