Pymetrics games list: tasks, traits and preparation

Common Pymetrics game families

Names vary across candidate guides and practice sites, but the mechanics fall into recognisable groups. Risk tasks ask you to balance reward and possible loss. Learning tasks require adapting after feedback. Attention and inhibition tasks reward accurate responses while withholding action at the correct moment.

• Balloon-style risk task: choose how long to pursue reward before banking it.
• Cards-style learning task: decide whether to continue after gains and losses.
• Arrows or stop task: respond quickly while following a conflicting rule.
• Memory task: retain and recognise an increasing sequence.
• Faces task: identify emotional information from expressions.
• Effort task: choose between easier/lower-reward and harder/higher-reward work.
• Money-exchange task: make allocation, trust or fairness decisions.
• Tower task: plan moves under rules and pursue an efficient solution.

What the games may measure

Harver lists attributes including effort, risk tolerance, decision making, attention, focus, learning, fairness, generosity and emotion. A task can contribute information to more than one attribute, and the meaning is drawn from response patterns rather than a simplistic one-game label.

A cautious response is not universally better than a risky one. Different roles can value different balances, and employers should use validated job-relevant models rather than online folklore.

How to prepare for each mechanic

Practise understanding instructions quickly, using the controls accurately and sustaining concentration. In feedback-based tasks, respond to evidence instead of stubbornly repeating a strategy. In inhibition tasks, prioritise the stated rule over raw speed. In planning tasks, pause before the first move.

• Use a laptop and stable connection when the invitation recommends it.
• Remove notifications and complete the assessment in one focused sitting.
• Read the instruction and practice round fully.
• Do not panic after one loss or mistake; continue consistently.

Why there is no dependable answer key

Gamified behavioural assessments do not work like numerical tests with one correct option. Claims such as always pump a fixed number of times or always act generously ignore adaptive patterns, role models and the rest of the assessment. Use practice for familiarity, not to impersonate a personality.