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24 alternatives to Human Resource Machine

A programming game from the creators of Little Inferno

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Human Resource Machine launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1GW
   Game where you write Python robots to fight other players▲142

   2013 · robotgame.org · its alternatives →

2. 2TA
   Toy – A thin C++ game engine▲180

   2018 · hugoam.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Starbot▲74

   A cute indie game based off of The Little Prince

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4CA
   Crown – A flexible game engine written from scratch in C++▲193

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   JobFlare▲73

   Brain games for job seekers

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Robot Turtles▲69

   The game for little programmers

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

   A conversation-based narrative game

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sun Dogs▲71

   An open-world text adventure in a transhumanist solar system

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scrap Mechanic▲70

   Build incredible machines in a multiplayer sandbox

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10GO
    Gamification.org - Open Source Game Mechanics▲76

    2010 · gamification.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13G
    gamedevwebtools▲35

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Startup Challenge ▲108

    A learning game for Startup Class by Sam Altman

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Software Engineering Daily - Poker and Software Engineering▲61

    Automated games, emotional labor, and the madness of crowds

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Factorio▲74

    A game in which you build and maintain factories.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17TC
    The Choice – An online programming puzzle RPG▲95

    2013 · thechoice.amos.me · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TidePool▲63

    Personality insights via scientific games

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BattleTech▲61

    From the creators of the Shadowrun Series!

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tynker▲95

    Game Worlds for Kids to Learn Programming

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21AC
    A Clojure game library▲93

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Memoire En Code▲82

    An autobiography told through a series of interactive games

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23AU
    A UIKit Game Engine▲33

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mechs vs Minions▲62

    A fully cooperative tabletop game for 2-4 players

    2016 · its alternatives →

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