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Later Alligator cover art

Later Alligator

SmallBü · 2019-09-18

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 18, 2019 (Mac), Dec 19, 2019 (Linux), Apr 19, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Later Alligator is a 2019 Indie game priced at $17.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 3077 reviews) sentiment.

1
playing now
96%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
2h
to beat · completionist 9h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Later Alligator is a 2019 point-and-click adventure game developed by American studio Pillow Fight in collaboration with SmallBü Animation. The game tasks players with exploring Alligator New York City and playing various mini-games to solve a mystery. It was released in September 2019 for Microsoft Windows, and MacOS, followed by a Linux version in December. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released in March 2021.

Trailer

Later Alligator trailer thumbnail

LATER ALLIGATOR Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 147 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 49,718 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 77k–185k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,077 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.69 at Steam (2024-11-27) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17717720192026Week of 2019-09-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
512Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 51 · peak 210Dec 2019 — avg 8 · peak 35Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 21Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 28Mar 2021 — avg 7 · peak 22Jun 2021 — avg 10 · peak 61Sep 2021 — avg 15 · peak 131Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 41Mar 2022 — avg 8 · peak 36Jun 2022 — avg 11 · peak 52Sep 2022 — avg 10 · peak 68Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 38Mar 2023 — avg 8 · peak 30Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 34Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Jun 2024 — avg 15 · peak 52Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 29Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 24Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$2.692019-09-182026-07-092019-09-18 — best price $14.752019-12-03 — best price $17.992020-01-23 — best price $15.292020-07-09 — best price $17.992020-11-25 — best price $13.492021-01-05 — best price $17.992021-06-24 — best price $10.792021-09-01 — best price $17.992021-11-24 — best price $9.892022-01-05 — best price $17.992022-03-07 — best price $8.992022-07-07 — best price $17.992022-11-22 — best price $8.992023-01-05 — best price $17.992023-03-16 — best price $6.292023-07-13 — best price $17.992023-11-21 — best price $5.392024-01-04 — best price $17.992024-06-06 — best price $4.492024-07-11 — best price $17.992024-12-19 — best price $2.692025-03-07 — best price $17.992025-06-26 — best price $3.592025-10-06 — best price $17.992025-12-18 — best price $3.592026-03-26 — best price $17.992026-06-25 — best price $5.932026-07-09 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3592026-05-29 — 15 pageviews2026-06-02 — 16 pageviews2026-06-06 — 22 pageviews2026-06-10 — 21 pageviews2026-06-14 — 23 pageviews2026-06-18 — 11 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-26 — 35 pageviews2026-06-30 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 26 pageviews2026-07-08 — 17 pageviews2026-07-12 — 16 pageviews2026-07-16 — 17 pageviews2026-07-20 — 14 pageviews2026-07-24 — 15 pageviews2026-07-28 — 20 pageviews2026-08-01 — 22 pageviews2026-08-05 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 16 pageviews2026-08-13 — 19 pageviews2026-08-17 — 24 pageviews2026-08-21 — 12 pageviews2026-08-25 — 19 pageviews2026-08-29 — 29 pageviews2026-09-02 — 14 pageviews2026-09-06 — 22 pageviews2026-09-10 — 21 pageviews2026-09-14 — 11 pageviews2026-09-18 — 17 pageviews2026-09-22 — 28 pageviews2026-09-26 — 21 pageviews2026-09-30 — 16 pageviews2026-10-04 — 13 pageviews2026-10-07 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
87.6%
earned "Got The Time?"
11.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,89313%14
Switch (Nintendo)330%0
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteFunnyIndieCasualComedyPuzzleCartoonMysteryCartoony

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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