Human Resource Machine
by Experimental Gameplay Group
- Games
- Paid
- Zombie
- Rating
- 4.5
- 416 ratings · US storefront
- Top 95%among 229 Games apps
- Last update
- Dec 11, 2018
- Version 1.0.9
- Size
- 139 MB
- Category
- Games
- Tracked since
- Oct 10, 2026
Estimated revenue
A model estimate with a likely range, not a reported figure.
No estimate. Apps outside the grossing charts, and some countries, have no reliable rank-to-revenue curve, so we show nothing rather than a guess.
How this estimate is made
Rank: we take the app's best Top Grossing rank on the latest chart day. Category ranks are converted into an equivalent overall rank, because a #10 in Finance earns far less than a #10 overall.
Curve: that equivalent rank is read off a rank-to-revenue curve anchored on public company revenue and market-data reports for the US iPhone App Store.
Country: the curve is scaled per country (Japan is roughly a third of the US, Türkiye under 1%). Where we have no scale, such as China, there is no estimate.
Range: the likely range widens with country, category and chart depth. It is a plausible span, not a statistical confidence interval.
Not included: ads, payments outside the App Store, and any difference between gross sales and what the developer keeps. Low confidence means indirect data; medium means several independent sources agree.
Full methodScreenshots
As shown on the App Store listing.
About this app
Text from the App Store listing.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job.
- Included in the 'App Store Best of 2016'.
- A worldwide App Store Editors’ Choice.
- Winner of Excellence in Innovation by the International Mobile Gaming Awards.
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 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.
REVIEWS:
“Amidst the trend of instant gratification that the internet and gaming as a whole has perpetuated, having a game that both excels in its puzzles and also challenges your wider perception of it is commendable, and makes Human Resource Machine exponentially essential.”
- Touch Arcade 5/5
“Sometimes a game catches you by surprise. Be it with its ingenuity, its style, or its sense of humor. Other times a game catches you with all three, like Human Resource Machine.”
- Gamezebo 9/10
"Human Resource Machine Could Be The App Of The Year”
- Mobile n’ Apps
What’s new
Release notes for the latest version, as written by the developer.
Updated for devices with wider aspect ratios.
Rank history
Daily position in the Cayman Islands charts. #1 is at the top.
- Best rank
- #4
- Current rank
- #24
- Days charting
- 4 of 7
On the charts today
Small & simple score
How realistic it is for a small team to build something like this.
78/100
Not flagged as small & simple
- Developer size10% · 25
Developer: 4 apps on the charts
- Audience size100% · 20
Ratings: 416
- App size100% · 10
Size: 139 MB
- Price model100% · 15
Price model: paid
- Demand proof100% · 30
Best rank #3, 35 countries
An indicator, not a fact. We can't see team size. Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · method i2
How the score worksVersion history
- 1.0.9LatestReleased Dec 11, 2018