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Rube Works

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App ID 292090
App Type Game
Store Name Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
Developer , , ,
Publisher Electric Eggplant
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29817746
Last Record Update 30 June 2025 – 07:12:21 UTC ()
Release Date 22 April 2014 – 17:04:00 UTC ()
❓ 69.94%
27 reviews
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In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Electric Eggplant
metacritic_name Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Electric Eggplant
Store Release Date 19 April 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/RubeWorks/
https://x.com/RubeWorks
https://www.youtube.com/electriceggplantvideos/
Primary Genre Casual (4)
Store Genres Casual (4)
Steam Release Date 22 April 2014 – 17:04:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 April 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1397890800)
Store Asset Modification Time 6 September 2019 – 08:05:38 UTC () (1567757138)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 31 May 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10344567
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First seen on SteamDB 29 March 2014 – 03:58:58 UTC (), in changelist #448885

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

😌 Casual 🧩 Puzzle

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing

Assets

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
292091 Windows Rube Works Windows 230.80 MiB 74.92 MiB
292092 macOS Rube Works Mac 268.60 MiB 69.76 MiB
292093 Linux Rube Works Linux 257.96 MiB 82.98 MiB

Total size on disk is 757.36 MiB and total download size is 227.66 MiB.

Total size on disk is 230.80 MiB and total download size is 74.92 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 10344567 18 January 2023 – 01:56:45 UTC

Other

Name Value
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baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain
privatebranches 1
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