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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-11 10:20 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Olivia Plushes have begun shipping!
Hello, We are happy to announce that the pre-ordered Olivia plushies are entering the shipping phase this week! We will be sending out emails with tracking information by the end of next week, be sure
Notice to our Brazilian customers who bought the Olivia Plush
Our distributors (and some concerned customers!) have informed us that we will need to collect certain import tax information from you so that we may deliver your order into your country. Unfortunatel
Correcting previous announcement's date to May 26th
Hello all, the previous message said that the date for address changes is the 19th, this is incorrect, it is the 26th.
Last Call for Olivia Plush Pre-order address changes!
Hello everyone, we're happy to announce that the pre-orders are being prepped for shipping. Before we start though we want to ensure everyone who has pre-ordered will receive them. This is the last ca
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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