
With near-perfect execution, Later Alligator is a must-play for any adventure fan.
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96%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 3K reviews)
Standout indie gem
Limited professional critic coverage
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.

Runs well on modern hardware.
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Later Alligator is such a goofy game. It is essentially a collection of minigames bundled into one of the most charming packages I have ever seen. It's absolutely hilarious for it's entire runtime (which isn't very long, I beat my first playthrough in about 2 hours) and I've never anything quite like it. Highly recommend if you want a good laugh.
Funny and full of great writing. Later, Alligator is a short point and click comedy game that got a lot of laughs out of me. I don't know that I could have asked for more than that. Lovable characters, hilarious jokes and even some replay value. If you like the trailer, you'll probably have a great time with the game.
don't play it with the default steam deck controls like I did. use keyboard and mouse as intended. however because the mini-games aren't that fun to play and built on a punchline, I don't want to replay them after failing since that would mean hearing the same joke again. It encourages completion but I don't see myself having fun doing that. in terms of writing though the game is a very funny parody of italian mafia dramas. but randomly it will decide to make fun of japanese media just because. and there's an optional part where they make you read a cold and dry block of text about the real life history of a united states social activist, which is interesting but it has nothing to do with the game's tone and cartoon world so it just felt weird and out of place.
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