Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
Electric Eggplant · 2014 · Casual, Puzzle
PC
Positive89% · 19
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About Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
The first and only official Rube Goldberg puzzle game. Solve everyday problems in Rube’s trademark elaborate whimsical style by creating hilarious machines. Is pouring a glass of juice just too straightforward and boring? Try using a jack-in-the-box, magnifying glass, string and a cymbal-wielding friend to achieve your goal. The more creative your solution the better!
From award-winning designer David Fox, co-designer of the classic LucasArts graphic adventure games Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure as well as one of the first Lucasfilm Games titles, Rescue on Fractalus! plus SCUMM scriptor on Maniac Mansion.
Rube Works is widely adopted by a growing number of elementary and middle schools and is fast becoming one of the years favorite educational games. Aligned with CCSS (Common Core State Standards) and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), Rube Works is a standout app that effortlessly bridges the worlds of gaming and education.
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Also available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch on the iTunes App Store and for Android on Google Play and the Amazon App Store.
More information at RubeWorks.com
Designed and Produced by Electric Eggplant. Engineering and Art by Kalani Games. Produced by Heirs of Rube Goldberg. (Originally published with Unity Games.)
ABOUT ELECTRIC EGGPLANT
Founded by David and Annie Fox in 1992, Electric Eggplant has consistently garnered kudos on its games, educational software, and books and apps for kids, tweens, and teens. David began his game design career in 1982 at Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts). During his decade there he helped invent the classic point-and-click graphic adventure genre. David is the Game Designer and Executive Producer on “Rube Works”. ElectricEggplant.com
ABOUT KALANI GAMES
Kalani Games is a game design & development studio in Austin, Texas. Founded by industry veteran, Kalani Streicher, Kalani Games has developed games for mobile, social and online platforms, pushing the boundaries of original, innovative and new game play experiences. KalaniGames.com
ABOUT HRG
HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg) is a family-run company led by Rube’s granddaughter, Jennifer George. Their mission is to raise awareness of Rube’s work and to license the intellectual property to appropriate entertainment and media partners who will remain true to the spirit of her grandfather’s legacy. HRG works in tandem with RGI (Rube Goldberg, Inc), the non-profit arm whose mission includes education outreach programs for students and tinkerers of all ages through Rube Goldberg Machine contests around the globe. RubeGoldberg.com
From award-winning designer David Fox, co-designer of the classic LucasArts graphic adventure games Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure as well as one of the first Lucasfilm Games titles, Rescue on Fractalus! plus SCUMM scriptor on Maniac Mansion.
Rube Works is widely adopted by a growing number of elementary and middle schools and is fast becoming one of the years favorite educational games. Aligned with CCSS (Common Core State Standards) and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), Rube Works is a standout app that effortlessly bridges the worlds of gaming and education.
Features
- Only official Rube Goldberg game, based on his original cartoons
- 18 Challenging Puzzles
- Beautiful Graphics
- Aligned with CCSS/NGSS
- Text in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
More Reviews
- “…Electric Eggplant has done a great job converting Rube Goldberg’s work” —Pixelvolt
- “If you like building crazy contraptions, you’ll love this \.” — c|net
- “Rube Works puts a fun twist on learning.” —Common Sense Media
- “A challenging and fun game that can also teach the user about physics and logic, while not appearing to be an educational \. Rube Works makes the iPad a great learning tool and I highly recommend this beautiful and well made \.” —iPhone Life
- “Highly recommended!” —The iMums
- “There’s hardly a better game on Android than Rube Works right now” —AndroidSPIN
Also available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch on the iTunes App Store and for Android on Google Play and the Amazon App Store.
More information at RubeWorks.com
Designed and Produced by Electric Eggplant. Engineering and Art by Kalani Games. Produced by Heirs of Rube Goldberg. (Originally published with Unity Games.)
ABOUT ELECTRIC EGGPLANT
Founded by David and Annie Fox in 1992, Electric Eggplant has consistently garnered kudos on its games, educational software, and books and apps for kids, tweens, and teens. David began his game design career in 1982 at Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts). During his decade there he helped invent the classic point-and-click graphic adventure genre. David is the Game Designer and Executive Producer on “Rube Works”. ElectricEggplant.com
ABOUT KALANI GAMES
Kalani Games is a game design & development studio in Austin, Texas. Founded by industry veteran, Kalani Streicher, Kalani Games has developed games for mobile, social and online platforms, pushing the boundaries of original, innovative and new game play experiences. KalaniGames.com
ABOUT HRG
HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg) is a family-run company led by Rube’s granddaughter, Jennifer George. Their mission is to raise awareness of Rube’s work and to license the intellectual property to appropriate entertainment and media partners who will remain true to the spirit of her grandfather’s legacy. HRG works in tandem with RGI (Rube Goldberg, Inc), the non-profit arm whose mission includes education outreach programs for students and tinkerers of all ages through Rube Goldberg Machine contests around the globe. RubeGoldberg.com
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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.
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