pymetrics Games Practice — All 12 Games
The pymetrics (Harver) assessment is an invite-only battery used after you apply to a partner employer. The core version contains 12 short games, takes about 25 minutes, and is designed to describe behavioral and cognitive traits rather than produce a conventional candidate score.
You normally complete the games in a fixed employer-configured order and cannot replay them for 330 days. During that window, the same behavioral profile may be matched against another employer’s role model instead of asking you to take the battery again.
The real platform reveals very little about individual performance. Our practice simulations are reconstructed from pymetrics patents, published research, and carefully qualified candidate reports; we show what happened in your round and explain what each behavior can signal without pretending to know a secret scoring formula.
The 12-game battery
Shown in the most commonly reported real assessment order.
Money Exchange 1
Choose how much of $10 to trust to a partner, then rate the exchange.
Keypresses
Tap from GO to STOP as quickly as possible while avoiding early and late presses.
Balloons
Pump uncertain balloons for value, deciding when to collect before a hidden pop point.
Money Exchange 2
Observe one allocation, then make and rate your own give-or-take decision.
Digits
Recall forward digit sequences as an adaptive staircase tests working-memory span.
Easy or Hard
Choose between lower and higher effort for rewards with changing values and odds.
Stop
Press for red circles and withhold for green in a fast go/no-go stream.
Cards
Draw from four hidden payout decks and learn which choices help over time.
Arrows
Follow the middle or side arrows as color cues switch the active rule.
Lengths
Judge short and long mouth lengths while rewards quietly favor one response.
Towers
Move five colored discs to match a target in as few moves as possible.
Faces
Identify facial emotions while short stories sometimes support or contradict the expression.
How pymetrics scoring works
There is no single “pymetrics score.” Different games produce different behavioral signals, and employers compare a combined profile with a role-specific model. The exact production formulas and thresholds are not public.
Skill games
The skill-style games have observable accuracy, speed, memory, learning, earnings, or efficiency outcomes: Digits, Keypresses, Balloons, Easy or Hard, Stop, Cards, Arrows, Lengths, Towers, and Faces. Their completion screens show an honest practice metric and, once enough sessions exist, a practice percentile.
Preference games
Money Exchange 1 and 2 describe trust, fairness, and generosity signals. There is no universally correct choice, so those games should never show a good/bad score or percentile. Honest, consistent choices matter more than trying to guess an employer’s preferred answer.
Preparing for a video interview too?
Employers can pair the pymetrics games with a separate Harver video interview. The employer chooses the questions, so our preparation is based on your company and role—not a made-up universal list of “pymetrics questions.” See researched evidence, clearly labeled practice questions, and a focused four-question mock.
How to prepare for the pymetrics test
1. Learn the game mechanics first
Most lost signal comes from candidates spending their one real attempt figuring out the rules. Play each simulation until the controls feel automatic — especially Keypresses, Stop, and Arrows, where reaction time is measured from the first round.
2. Practice the skill games under time
Digits, Towers, Balloons, Cards, and Lengths all reward familiarity: working-memory span, planning efficiency, and calibrated risk improve measurably with repetition. Our free pymetrics guides explain what each game measures and the common mistakes.
3. Answer preference games honestly
Money Exchange 1 and 2 have no correct answer — employers match your profile against a role model, and inconsistent gaming of trust or fairness signals is detectable. Know the format, then respond naturally on the real day.
Which employers use pymetrics?
Sourced, office-by-office guides to the highest-profile pymetrics employers — including where the popular claims are folklore.
BCG
Historically the US default — now office- and channel-dependent
Now office- and channel-dependent: BCG’s archived campus pages describe 12 pymetrics games in ~25 minutes with 48 hours to finish. Practice all 12.
Read the BCG guideJPMorgan
Historically yes — 2026 candidates report video only
What JPMorgan’s 12-game pymetrics stage was, why 2026 candidates no longer report it, and what to prepare for instead.
Read the JPMorgan guideBlackstone
Yes — analyst & associate pipelines
First gate before video, per consistent reports: learn Blackstone’s 12-game pymetrics process, reported ~0.3% analyst acceptance, and practice every game.
Read the Blackstone guideUnilever
Historically yes — current vendor unconfirmed
Current vendor unconfirmed: Unilever’s 2026 process names no provider and disclaims AI screening. See what changed, what may appear, and practice free.
Read the Unilever guideBain
Limited — Germany (reported); Sova is the default
Sova and TestGorilla are Bain’s official platforms; pymetrics reports are limited to older German-office accounts. Compare formats and practice free.
Read the Bain guidepymetrics FAQ
The practical rules candidates most often need before an invitation arrives.
What is the pymetrics assessment?
pymetrics (now part of Harver) is a game-based behavioral assessment used by employers such as BCG, JPMorgan, and Blackstone. Instead of a question-and-answer test, it measures traits like risk tolerance, attention, memory, and fairness through 12 short neuroscience-based games played in about 25 minutes.
Can I practice pymetrics games for free?
Our guides and per-game walkthroughs are free to read. The playable simulations are part of the paid plan — they reproduce the real game mechanics (pumping balloons, digit recall, tower moves) so the formats feel familiar before your invitation deadline.
Is pymetrics the same as Harver?
Harver acquired pymetrics in 2022. Employers and recruiters use both names for the same 12-game behavioral battery, and invitations may come from either brand. The games themselves are unchanged.
Can I retake the pymetrics assessment?
Candidates can normally replay once every 330 days. Inside that window, an existing behavioral profile can be re-scored for another employer rather than replayed.
Which employers use pymetrics?
Reported users include BCG, JPMorgan, Blackstone, Unilever, and Bain. McKinsey and Goldman Sachs do not use pymetrics, so do not assume every large employer uses the same vendor.
Is there a pass mark?
No public universal pass mark exists. Employers compare a behavioral profile with the model configured for a role; pymetrics does not publish a candidate score or threshold.
Can you fail pymetrics?
An employer can decide that a profile is not a match for a role, but that is not the same as failing a conventional test. Preference signals are not universally good or bad, while skill games can still benefit from familiarity and practice.
What device should I use?
Use a desktop or laptop with a physical keyboard when possible. Mobile and tablet practice is supported here, but several real games rely on fast spacebar or arrow-key input.
GameAssessmentPrep is an independent practice platform. We are not affiliated with pymetrics, Harver, or any employer. Our simulations are reconstructions for practice purposes.