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I Wani Hug that Gator!
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Im not a scalie but the Crocodile lady is hot as sh** [spoiler]I find it really funny that the way to get one of the worst endings to this is to just be a simp and agree with everything Olivia does and say, even if you…”
“I dove into this game thinking that it was gonna be short story that I would enjoy. After playing it I learned to love the game and it's choices. I got addicted quick and thought about it constantly when I wasn't…”
“I wasn’t in the best place mentally when I got this game. I got it more out of a “oh wouldn’t it be funny to play” sort of impulse buy. I’d never thought a visual novel would resonate with me as much as this. I feel…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I initially pirated the game, but it was far to good not to buy.”
“15 dollars for this game is ridiculous. Insane value for the price. Now one of my favorite games!”
“Hugged her and it changed my perspective on how life should be lived, was worth every penny”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I wani-ted to hug that gator, and got to hug that gator, and i also cried, a lot. Its a true 10/10 experience, great music, charming characters, great romance filled with HMOFA goodness. Overall an absolutely…”
“had to drop it, not for me, might be interestin to some people but its essentially a vanilla high school drama flick the romance is very tame, characters are very 1 dimensional and the dinosaur/human dynamics are never…”
“this is a genuine masterpiece. the design. the animation. the style. the story. EVERYTHING. It all kept me going to actually finish this. and I'm glad it did. I now have a game that I fully completed and enjoyed to the…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I got this game from my friend as a gift and played it for 12min, decided it was for furries and dropped it for 3months. I deicded to play it for that easy and fast 100%, and sweet baby Jesus I was not expecting this to…”
“I wani-ted to hug that gator, and got to hug that gator, and i also cried, a lot. Its a true 10/10 experience, great music, charming characters, great romance filled with HMOFA goodness. Overall an absolutely…”
“"I Wani Hug that Gator!" is a spiritual sequel to Cavemanon's "Snoot Game", and proves that Cavemanon can continue to write good stories. Wani is a beautiful game, with it's vibrant art and animation stunning you every…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Im not a scalie but the Crocodile lady is hot as sh** [spoiler]I find it really funny that the way to get one of the worst endings to this is to just be a simp and agree with everything Olivia does and say, even if you…”
“I dove into this game thinking that it was gonna be short story that I would enjoy. After playing it I learned to love the game and it's choices. I got addicted quick and thought about it constantly when I wasn't…”
“I went into I Wani Hug That Gator! not really knowing what to expect. At first glance, it didn’t really look like my kind of game. And when I found out it’s basically a fan-made thematic sequel to Snoot Game which…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“had to drop it, not for me, might be interestin to some people but its essentially a vanilla high school drama flick the romance is very tame, characters are very 1 dimensional and the dinosaur/human dynamics are never…”
“"I Wani Hug that Gator!" is a spiritual sequel to Cavemanon's "Snoot Game", and proves that Cavemanon can continue to write good stories. Wani is a beautiful game, with it's vibrant art and animation stunning you every…”
“If I got ending 1 for the first time, I would kill myself, not gonna lie.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm still taking my time to get through this, honestly more time than I'd like. It's nearing about 2 years since I owned I Wani and a lot and a little has happened in my life. It feels good to pick the story back up…”
“I wish it was longer, but after 13 hours, I guess the story is done haha. I got really immersed in this story! Makes me wish I had a partner with a gator sona. 12/3 fantastic story and great characters. If you like…”
“I never really liked visual novels and i decided to give this one a try because it looked interesting and this is PEAK The only problem this game has is that there isn't more of it If they ever release a sequel,i'm…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“mossad agents have been lying. peak has been under my nose this whole time hidden under the stigma of furry visual novels.”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“I finished the game at the best ending. I really, really don't care what any of you think of me for liking this game when it has anthropomorphic themes to it, but I genuinely have never laughed like this before nor felt that I belong somewhere. This game is holding a special…”
— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played“TLDR: If you are like me and are sceptical of visual novel "games", try the demo first. If you like it, buy it. If you don't want to buy it, but want to play something similar, play Snoot Game. It's free. Just remembered this game after playing it almost 2 years ago. Damn, the…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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1.10.1
- Added Japanese translation. - On Android, mods can now be loaded from the documents folder. - Added background to language selector in the options menu, and expanded its boundaries. - Fixed 'Ask to
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Story Rich · Romance · Choose Your Own Adventure · Dating Sim · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings · Casual · Dinosaurs · Funny · Cute (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | https://hugthegator.xyz/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space