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Lil Gator Game cover art

Lil Gator Game

MegaWobble · Playtonic Friends · 2022-12-14

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 10, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Oct 10, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Oct 10, 2023 (Xbox One), Oct 10, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 14, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

9
playing now
99%
positive of 6.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
3.7h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 5.3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Lil Gator Game is a 2022 video game developed by MegaWobble and published by Playtonic Games. It is a 3D platform game where the player controls a young alligator who spends their time trying to get their older sister's attention. Lil Gator Game was released in December 2022 for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch, then for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 10, 2023. A full-length expansion, Lil Gator Game: In the Dark, was released on February 12, 2026. The game and expansion are available bundled together in a combination release, Lil Gator Game: Gator of the Year Edition.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 393 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~49/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 122k–275k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.89-21%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Fanatical (2025-09-15) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 32 of 46 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
92992920222026Week of 2022-12-01: 929 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3182026-08-11 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-13 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-16 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-17 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 21:00 — 24 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-20 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 18 players2026-08-22 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 14 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 03:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 19:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 21 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$7.722022-12-012026-08-282022-12-01 — best price $13.992022-12-23 — best price $17.882023-02-14 — best price $17.882023-03-15 — best price $19.992023-04-10 — best price $15.492023-05-01 — best price $19.992023-05-16 — best price $15.742023-06-22 — best price $15.742023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-04 — best price $17.882023-08-24 — best price $11.992023-10-01 — best price $16.992023-11-06 — best price $8.992023-12-11 — best price $9.992024-01-01 — best price $19.992024-01-23 — best price $17.882024-02-22 — best price $15.082024-03-15 — best price $15.742024-04-01 — best price $9.592024-04-22 — best price $9.992024-05-20 — best price $19.992024-06-18 — best price $9.992024-07-09 — best price $19.992024-08-12 — best price $8.792024-09-09 — best price $7.722024-10-17 — best price $8.992024-11-16 — best price $14.692024-12-11 — best price $9.392025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-02-04 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-17 — best price $9.992025-11-18 — best price $14.692026-01-22 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $15.892026-05-22 — best price $19.992026-08-01 — best price $9.992026-08-28 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65142026-05-30 — 33 pageviews2026-06-02 — 38 pageviews2026-06-05 — 41 pageviews2026-06-08 — 47 pageviews2026-06-11 — 30 pageviews2026-06-14 — 37 pageviews2026-06-17 — 27 pageviews2026-06-20 — 24 pageviews2026-06-23 — 28 pageviews2026-06-26 — 27 pageviews2026-06-29 — 36 pageviews2026-07-02 — 27 pageviews2026-07-05 — 30 pageviews2026-07-08 — 25 pageviews2026-07-11 — 14 pageviews2026-07-14 — 25 pageviews2026-07-17 — 32 pageviews2026-07-20 — 27 pageviews2026-07-23 — 21 pageviews2026-07-26 — 26 pageviews2026-07-29 — 36 pageviews2026-08-01 — 35 pageviews2026-08-04 — 39 pageviews2026-08-07 — 22 pageviews2026-08-10 — 31 pageviews2026-08-13 — 23 pageviews2026-08-16 — 26 pageviews2026-08-19 — 16 pageviews2026-08-22 — 19 pageviews2026-08-25 — 24 pageviews2026-08-27 — 23 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
77.8%
earned "Change Of Plans"
25.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)5,2511%41
Steam (Steam)4,1388%41
PS5 (PlayStation)41616%42
Switch (Nintendo)2430%0
PS4 (PlayStation)11712%42

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

Player tags

3DCozyCuteFunnyIndieShortCasualLGBTQ+ColorfulRelaxing

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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