Pymetrics is the game-based assessment you may be sent instead of a traditional aptitude test. Harver bought pymetrics in 2022, and the games still carry the pymetrics name. Because they look like simple games, people tend to either overthink them or not take them seriously. Neither helps.
What the games are
- A set of short games. Harver advertises "12+" games, each lasting one to three minutes.
- About 25 or about 35 minutes in total, depending on the version, including sign-up and instructions.
- Breaks are allowed between games. You can't pause a game once it starts, but you don't have to play them all in one sitting.
- No previews. You can't see the games before you play.
- Web or mobile app. Tablets aren't supported.
- 30 language versions.
The games involve flashing images and fast clicking, so play somewhere you can concentrate.
What they measure
The games measure behavioural traits, not knowledge. Harver lists areas such as effort, risk tolerance, decision making, attention, focus, learning, fairness, generosity and emotion.
Pymetrics says there are no right or wrong answers. A trait that suits one job, such as caution, may not suit another, which is why there is nothing to "win".
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How results are used
Your traits are compared with a profile of the role you applied for. If you apply for a different role, your existing results are compared with that role's profile instead of you playing again. Harver says every candidate gets their results straight away. There is no public score scale or pass mark.
Replays and accommodations
- One set every 330 days. You can't replay sooner, which makes your first sitting count for nearly a year.
- Built-in accommodations: modes for ADHD, dyslexia and colour blindness. Your choice isn't shared with the employer.
How to approach the games
Don't try to game them. Without right answers, guessing what the employer "wants" tends to produce an inconsistent profile. The roles that match how you actually behave are the ones you're likely to enjoy and keep.
Play when you're alert. Several games measure attention and reaction. Tiredness and distractions change your results more than any strategy.
Read every instruction. Each game explains what to do in a few seconds, and misunderstanding a rule is the easiest way to get a profile that doesn't reflect you.
Use the accommodations if they apply. They exist so the games measure your traits, not a condition. The employer won't know you used them.
Take breaks between games, not during. You can't pause mid-game, but you can stop between games, so take a breather when you need one.
Where Cohesyve fits
Games like these usually come early. Later stages tend to ask you to do something closer to the job: answer a customer, analyse some data, write a short plan. Cohesyve, which publishes this guide, runs practice job simulations for that kind of stage, with a report on where you lost marks.
Sources
Checked 2 October 2026.