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Later Alligator
Pat the alligator, a (mostly) harmless and (probably) innocent reptile is at the center of a conspiracy that could bring down the biggest, scariest family in Alligator New York City: his own! Explore the city, meet the Family, and try to save Pat before the clock runs out.
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
42 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“A Professor Layton-like that has great music, cute writing, and endearing animation, but is brought down by the gameplay, both in terms of the puzzles, and the metagame. Some minigames are fun, but because of the…”
“This game is endlessly charming, clearly has a huge amount of heart put into it, has a great sense of humour, has a delightful and pleasing art style and is quite short so starting it doesn't feel like a commitment to…”
“I loved Pat! He's so goofy yet charming! The other alligators have some quests for you to do in ANYC, but don't get too overwhelmed since most of these minigames are fun to play. Though, I recommend learning how to…”
40 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“A Professor Layton-like that has great music, cute writing, and endearing animation, but is brought down by the gameplay, both in terms of the puzzles, and the metagame. Some minigames are fun, but because of the…”
“This game is endlessly charming, clearly has a huge amount of heart put into it, has a great sense of humour, has a delightful and pleasing art style and is quite short so starting it doesn't feel like a commitment to…”
“Definitely a bit of a different game to my expectations, though not necessarily in a bad way. Despite being labelled as a point and click, the actual method of play featured here is far closer to a Professor Layton sort…”
38 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“I loved Pat! He's so goofy yet charming! The other alligators have some quests for you to do in ANYC, but don't get too overwhelmed since most of these minigames are fun to play. Though, I recommend learning how to…”
“Definitely a bit of a different game to my expectations, though not necessarily in a bad way. Despite being labelled as a point and click, the actual method of play featured here is far closer to a Professor Layton sort…”
16 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“A Professor Layton-like that has great music, cute writing, and endearing animation, but is brought down by the gameplay, both in terms of the puzzles, and the metagame. Some minigames are fun, but because of the…”
“Great indie point and click adventure game with many minigames! 100%'d it and had fun exploring Alligator New York City and listening to its music”
“Later Alligator is such a joy to play! The minigames are all fairly short and simple, but that allows the humorous writing, delightful art, and absolute banger of a soundtrack to take center stage. The trailer does a…”
11 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“This game is endlessly charming, clearly has a huge amount of heart put into it, has a great sense of humour, has a delightful and pleasing art style and is quite short so starting it doesn't feel like a commitment to…”
“A very cute game with clearly a lot of love put into it. I played it with my friends watching and we took turns voicing the characters and laughing at the goofy dialogue. The little minigames are cute and not too…”
“Really good short game, the pinball achievement is really bugged though.”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A Professor Layton-like that has great music, cute writing, and endearing animation, but is brought down by the gameplay, both in terms of the puzzles, and the metagame. Some minigames are fun, but because of the…”
“Cute game, but the minigames leave something to be desired, with a large number of them being either just annoying or luck-based.”
“good artstyle and animation, cute style, but imo not very fun to play”
5 of the 85 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A Professor Layton-like that has great music, cute writing, and endearing animation, but is brought down by the gameplay, both in terms of the puzzles, and the metagame. Some minigames are fun, but because of the…”
“Cute game, but the minigames leave something to be desired, with a large number of them being either just annoying or luck-based.”
“What a lovely funny silly point and click adventure, wonderfully animated, fun music and only slightly frustrating minigames (only if you're trying to get that 100% achievements). Not too long either! So definitely can…”
3 of the 85 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Really good short game, the pinball achievement is really bugged though.”
“An absolute gem of a game, The animation and jokes are amazing and its fun going around playing all the minigames. The game is very self aware and makes jokes frequently about it. The minigames are actually pretty…”
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Super cute animation and writing. And it’s short! That’s… that’s really it. But isn’t that enough?? If I were to retreat to a Critical Distance and produce my Critical Lens, I might humbly opine that there are some missed opportunities. The 25 mini games that the trailer…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“> The longest pun I've ever heard ## Why - I liked the humour, pretty clever dialogue in places - Cool aesthetic, fun minigames - References abound ## Why Not - You'd better like the humour, because it doesn't change ## Impressions Later Alligator is a fun, silly game which…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Adorable, awesome, casual, fun. I have nothing bad to say about this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 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
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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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.
Later Alligator: The Patchening
Hello denizens of Alligator New York! Your humble programmer is with you today to describe the wild number of updates, changes, and fixes we've made to Later Alligator! These include: A brand new mini
Win 7 and Linux Support Now Live!
Good morning fellow alligators of Alligator Steam! This morning we shipped support for both Windows 7 and Linux, allowing even more folks to get into Alligator New York City. We're so excited to bring
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Point & Click · Cute · Funny · Great Soundtrack · Mystery · Cartoony · Singleplayer · Comedy · Minigames · Casual · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | http://www.lateralligatorgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-Bit (Media Feature Pack required on Windows N) Processor: 2+ Ghz Intel or AMD Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 750M or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Optional, but recommended