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DateBoy

Secretly playing your Generic-90s-Handheld-Video-Game-Console during a first date? Shame on you!

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Developer
Anton Pätsi, Henri Pätsi
Publisher
Silakka Entertainment
Release
November 4, 2025
271 days ago
Steam Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive502 reviews99.0%

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About the Game

Huh?

DateBoy involves playing on a Ga retro handheld video game console while you're on a DATE! Hence, DateBoy. DATE. BOY. Get it? DateBoy.

FEATURES! GIVE ME FEATURES! AHHHHH

Well how bout you try the flippin game and see for yourself? It only lasts like 15-30 minutes!

I can't! I am but a mere Steam description Heading-2 text, cruelly contained within the dark realm of the description box!!!

Let me break it down then, you poor thing. DateBoy involves:

  • a boy

  • on a date

  • playing his Gam retro handheld video game console.

  • You are that boy.

  • Not really, but in the game you play as the boy on that date

  • and you speak to your date.

  • Or you don't really speak to her, but you select dialogue options

  • while also playing a Game generic portable handheld video game console originally developed in the late 80s

  • and lots of hi-la-ri-ous things happen.

  • And there's a funny waiter.

  • You'll see.

  • And that's...

  • DateBoy

Sounds dumb.

You're dumb.

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