Human Resource Machine

October 15, 2015 Tomorrow Corporation Tomorrow Corporation, Experimental Gameplay Group
Puzzle Simulator Strategy Indie
Linux Android PC iOS Mac WiiU Switch
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"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game. 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 simple, logical, beautiful, and something that anyone can understand and have fun with!"
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    "publishers": [
        "Tomorrow Corporation",
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    "release_date_formatted": "October 15, 2015",
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Release Date October 15, 2015
Developer Tomorrow Corporation
Publisher Tomorrow Corporation, Experimental Gameplay Group
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Comedy, Educational
Human Resource Machine

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