Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game overview

Overview

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game comes from Electric Eggplant, Kalani Games, Inc., HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg), Unity Games and is published by Electric Eggplant. It arrived on Steam on Apr 22, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 September 2026 - 11:25:58 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 82% positive across 28 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game is available in 5 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game has sold up to 2,728 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $9,264. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game overview details

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. 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 [game].” — 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 [application]. Rube Wo…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 September 2026 - 11:25:58 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 82% positive reviews.

Overview tags

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Support and legal notes

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