Human Resource Machine
Released Oct 2015
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.
93% positive · 4,674 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Human Resource Machine launched on October 15, 2015 as a self-contained puzzle game. It received minor post-launch support — a Linux port on March 30, 2016, a bug fix patch on May 18, 2016, and a widescreen (16:9) update on February 13, 2019. The only DLC ever released was the official soundtrack, which shipped on April 6, 2020. No further DLC or content updates have been announced or released for Human Resource Machine itself.
Tomorrow Corporation's subsequent news posts on this game's Steam page have been announcements for their other titles: the sequel 7 Billion Humans (announced January 25, 2018, released August 23, 2018), updates for Little Inferno, and most recently World of Goo 2 announcements in early 2025. None of these posts indicate any new content planned for Human Resource Machine.
The store description notes the soundtrack is now included, consistent with it being a complete, finished package. The game launched as a finite puzzle experience and has shown no sign of ongoing content development since the soundtrack DLC in April 2020. It is a complete product.
Evidence
Official soundtrack released as the only DLC for the game; all DLC items are now released
Tomorrow Corporation released 7 Billion Humans as the follow-up to Human Resource Machine, indicating the studio moved on to a new project
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Tomorrow Corporation
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
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.
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.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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