Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game is a light-hearted but thoughtfully designed puzzle game that translates the whimsical chaos of Rube Goldberg’s famous inventions into an interactive form that feels both respectful to the source material and approachable for players of all ages. Developed through a collaboration between Electric Eggplant, Kalani Games, Inc., HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg), and Unity Games, and published by Electric Eggplant, the game stands out as an officially licensed tribute to one of the most recognizable creative minds in American cartoon history. Rather than modernizing or streamlining the concept, it leans fully into the joyful absurdity that defines Rube Goldberg machines, making complexity and overengineering the entire point of the experience. The premise is delightfully simple: players are given mundane objectives and are encouraged—sometimes required—to solve them in the most convoluted way possible. Each puzzle asks you to assemble a chain reaction using a collection of mechanical parts, such as pulleys, levers, ropes, balls, springs, and other playful components that feel ripped straight from a Goldberg cartoon. The goal is not eff…

Excellent Rube Goldberg based game, interactive and sometimes challenging levels kept me engaged for many hours. Highly recommend

A very charming and affordable puzzle that has you recreate classic kooky cartoon inventions. When I was a kid there was a collection of Rube goldberg cartoons at the local library so I might be the perfect audience for this type of game. I do feel like they could have got a bigger soundtrack... A MUST for fans of early american comics. I love how they show you the original cartoon if you get perfect on a puzzle.

summary Toon logic + puzzle cracking= good end. Always got an automated kick out of Rube Goldbergs cartoons, thank you! This game is perfect! (especially for pre + post sleep thought correlation!) when my mind makes the connections with the logic and I complete a section it is satisfying but also it makes me laugh, this casual combination creates a complex ah-ha~haha_haha range of stimulation causing a distinct & tangible wibble in Adenosine, persisting to a regular tapping, this in turn bringing the counter beats and irregular astrocyte disco lighting, causing neighbouring synaptic tenants to bang on the walls so a picture falls down startling a nearby tuatara lizard that ultimately leads to a stress free puzzle solving experience!

Very fun and educational game, I like the music very much as well.

I can only recommend Rube Works to any fan of puzzles and Rube Goldberg Machines! The graphics are very reminiscent of the original drawings by Rube Goldberg in beautiful 3D cel shading graphics. Each level has its difficulty, but with a little creativity and brains, anyone can build a Rube Goldberg Machine that will take the player to the next level. The Achievements invite you to play again and the game can also be played on an Android or Iphone. Very nice game from David Fox! I'm looking forward to the VR version, which will be released soon.