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Adventure Boy Cheapskate DX

Swap-quest adventure game, with puzzles, secrets, and humorous dialogue. A huge cast of funny, weird and thoughtful characters await, as you guide Benson, the wise-cracking teen through a journey to reclaim his stolen bike.This is the definitive version of Adventure Boy Cheapskate with new puzzles.

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Developer
Paul Georghiou, Jeremy Swanson
Publisher
Paul Georghiou
Release
December 7, 2018
7 years and 240 days ago
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Mostly Positive50 reviews70.0%

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About the Game

Explore the seaside town of Estivale, meet dozens of fleshed out characters and track down the cruel thief who stole your bike!

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
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