Adventure Boy Cheapskate DX
Paul Georghiou · 2018 · Adventure
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About Adventure Boy Cheapskate DX
This version includes tons of new puzzles and a new area, plus some general updates and a revised special game.
Pure swap-quest adventuring, with puzzles, secrets, and hilarious dialogue. A huge cast of funny, weird and thoughtful characters await you, as you guide Benson, the wise-ass teen through a journey to reclaim his stolen bike.
Adventure Boy Cheapskate started development in 2010, created by two high school friends. Designer Paul Georghiou is continuing the series with Adventure Boy 2, now in development. Adventure Boy Cheapskate DX was released to garner support for the upcoming sequel!
Directional keys or WASD - move
Shift - run
Z + X - select item
Space - talk, use item
P - pause
M - mute
T - view Time
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players praise this short point-and-click adventure for successfully capturing early 2000s flash game charm with intuitive puzzle design, quirky humor, and memorable characters that entertain across its roughly 2-hour runtime. The main appeal lies in its nostalgic simplicity and silly charm, though some note the game is quite basic in scope and features mature language despite its lighthearted tone.
Unfortunately this cannot be bought anymore in the Steam store, but if you manage to buy this somewhere else or have it in your library, this is a nostalgia trip akin to those old flash games in the early 2000's. Well worth it.1 found this helpful
I had fun. It's as basic as basic gets and indeed a flash game. 10/Newgrounds1 found this helpful
Maybe the most enjoyable point & click game I've played -- pretty quick (< 2 hours). Progress is mostly intuitive as long as you're fairly observant. Some overly-silly humor, but also a lot of good silliness. Some of the language isn't kid-friendly. I liked how everyone in town was excited about the triple peanut. I also enjoyed the council segment with the interactions with the employees and their distinct personalities. Fun little "last boss" event at the end. Good game!
Good game, it was short but fun and i like the inclusion of a new game+ it entertained me the whole time i played it.
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ https://youtu.be/opR2Cv7aY4k
This is as close as I've ever seen to anyone successfully recreating the magic of Cartoon Network's old internet site flash game where you perform a long and exaggerated trade quest.
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