Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 292090 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 2 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $4.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $4.99 |
| Current price USD | $4.99 |
| Release date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Developer | Electric Eggplant, Kalani Games, Inc., HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg), Unity Games |
| Publisher | Electric Eggplant |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | 20,000 |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | 50,000 |
| Review type | Positive |
| Positive review percent | 82% |
| Positive reviews | 23 |
| Negative reviews | 5 |
| Total reviews | 28 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Average playtime forever | 639 minutes |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes |
| Linux support | Yes |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/292090/ |
Short description
The first and only official Rube Goldberg puzzle game. Solve everyday problems in Rube’s trademark elaborate style by creating complex and 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.
About this 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. 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 Works makes the iPad a great learning tool and I highly recommend this beautiful and well made [game].” —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 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, El…
Supported languages
English, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian