Rube Works: Rube Goldberg Game
“A sharp, slick recreation of Goldberg's artistic work that offers a unique and accessible puzzle challenge.” —Touch Arcade http://bit.ly/IQAvx0
“Fans of cause-and-effect puzzles should not miss this.” 5 Stars —PadGadget http://bit.ly/1cxgwMr
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, designer of the classic LucasArts graphic adventure game “Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders” 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
• Google Play Achievements
• 18 Challenging Puzzles
• Beautiful Graphics
• Support for tablets and phones
• Aligned with CCSS/NGSS
• COPPA-compliant, no ads, no in-app purchase
• Text in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French
REVIEWS:“If you like building crazy contraptions, you'll love this app.” —CNET http://cnet.co/1a1ShUL
“Rube Works puts a fun twist on learning.” —Common Sense Media http://bit.ly/1hWQ9ki
“This app is amazing and rich on so many levels.” —NSTA Recommends (National Science Teachers Association) http://bit.ly/1dJbzpy
“…Electric Eggplant has done a great job converting Rube Goldberg’s work” —Pixelvolt
“I highly recommend this app for the budding engineer or those with a knack for making contraptions!” —Teachers With Apps http://bit.ly/1mGmRh3
“Highly recommended!” —The iMums http://bit.ly/1e6fDLe
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 EGGPLANTFounded 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 GAMESKalani 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 HRGHRG (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
© Electric Eggplant and Heirs of Rube Goldberg, LLC
Category : Puzzle
Reviews (24)
This is a fantastic puzzle game. With that being said it can get a bit frustrating to the point you will search the solved puzzle on YouTube. That is why I won't give it 5 stars. It's a .99 game at a 2.99 price. 18 levels make for a while of puzzle time, but it's $2 more expensive than it's worth
Cool game concept, but on level 4 the monkey did not use the banana peel so I did not get 3 stars, and on level 5 I assembled the machine properly a nd the boot does not stomp the horns in the shoes. I double checked with YouTube examples and I had it correct. It won't let me past the level! Running Android on brand new Samsung S7 Edge. Help!!! ***EDIT***: fixed after phone restart. Hopefully this doesn't happen too often. If it stops glitching, I'll give it a 5.
Love the game. Thank you for fixing sound and vibrate issues. New review: I redownloaded and now it's glitchy. Can't grab items easy. 10-20times I try. And I know how to solve first lvls. But they are not working now. Bummer. Was a great app. Please fix
The new update has made a great game even better!
Should this be a game or an educational app? Either way it's quit interesting to play this.
Getting an error "can't install on usb or external card" error even though I have plenty of room on both. Samsung Galaxy Note 2. edited: issue was a damaged SD Card. Fixed problem and am now able to install and play Rube Works. Love the game, but I concur with others that we should be given the ability to silence the vibration every time you pick up an item. Only four stars until that is fixed.
This is a fun game but it urgently needs a way to turn off the vibration. Can't use it at night without vibrating the whole house awake.
Super great game but 2 things: first the vibration when grabbing an item is so annoying Second its a paid game you have to have much more than 18 levels thank you
Great game, love playing this. Developers have listened and turned off the vibrate too which is good :)
Very polished and faithful recreation of Goldberg's works! Only downside is I'd love more levels. Definitely worth the price
I love the game from school for ipad so I bought it on android and it won't let me pass level 7. It worked on the IPAD BUT NOT THE ANDROID. Please fix.
Could not select the actions icons on my Nexus 4 or 7.
Big Rube fan. Great little app for my classroom Rube Goldberg curriculum project.
Great game. Completed the18 levels in a few days. More levels would be appreciated. Thank you.
A must have for Rube fans
Outstanding!
How about a bit more options and interactions?
I love the game, but it needs a lot more inventions to build. I'd give 5 if there was at least an update for more to come. Great game guys, keep up the awesome!
Two stars because I got to play it once and it's a lot of fun but now the game crashes everytime I open it. Fix this please and I will rate five stars!
This game is worth 5 stars. Only issue I have is downloading the extra levels. It is sort of bugging me. Great game all and all. I'll give 5 stars when I play the rest of the game
But one annoying thing is that whenever I go to use an object it makes the phone vibrate which can get very annoying in a game like this. Please add an option to tur of the vibrating then 5*
Still my goto app on my Nexus. I would, however, love to see one big feature in the future - Sandbox Mode. We build our own levels/puzzles using a host of items and objects, etc. Still a 5-Star app. Love it!
I hated it sooooooooooooooo much
Loved Rube Goldberg stuff since I played Mousetrap as a kid. I love overcomplicated contraptions that do a simple task. The only thing not giving this more stars is lack of added level's and there's little replay value. Please add more levels, this game has great potential.