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Rube Works

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…

22 April 2014

Rube Works is a puzzle developed by HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg), released 22 April 2014 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rube Works is

Rube Works is a puzzle game developed by HRG (Heirs of Rube Goldberg) and released in 2014. It was published by Electric Eggplant. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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. The more creative your solution the better!
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How it plays

Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rube Works launched on 22 April 2014, within three weeks of Child of Light, Monument Valley, The Elder Scrolls Online and Duck Game.

Released around the same time: Child of Light, Monument Valley, The Elder Scrolls Online, Duck Game.

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When did Rube Works come out?
Rube Works was released on 22 April 2014 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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