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I Wani Hug that Gator!

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App ID 1895350
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Cavemanon
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 31793731
Last Record Update 20 October 2025 – 13:53:03 UTC ()
Release Date 14 February 2024 – 17:57:46 UTC ()
🤩 94.73%
5k reviews
8
In-Game
📚 Visual Novel 📚 Story Rich 💘 Romance 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🧞 Choices Matter

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.

Additional Information

Developer Cavemanon
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Cavemanon
Store Release Date 14 February 2024 – 17:57:50 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 14 February 2024 – 17:57:46 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 12 June 2025 – 09:08:07 UTC () (1749719287)
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osextended macos64
review_score 9
review_percentage 98
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 5 March 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13490912
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 31 January 2022 – 22:45:21 UTC (), in changelist #13823490
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Visual Novel 📚 Story Rich 💘 Romance 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🧞 Choices Matter 💘 Dating Sim 📚 Interactive Fiction 🔚 Multiple Endings 🦖 Dinosaurs 😌 Casual 😃 Funny 🧸 Cute 🤡 Comedy 📝 Text-Based 🏽 2D 🐰 Cartoony 🎭 Drama 🌱 Indie 🎨 Hand-drawn 🎨 Colorful

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp12 June 2025 – 09:08:17 UTC

Trailer 660253 ↴

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timestamp 8 February 2024 – 22:10:48 UTC

Trailer 568456 ↴

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timestamp 16 May 2023 – 15:02:00 UTC

User File System

Key Value
quota 190.73 MiB (200000000)
maxnumfiles 500
hidecloudui 1
ignoreexternalfiles 1
savefiles
0 ↴
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2 ↴
rootLinuxHome
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3 ↴
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4 ↴
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5 ↴
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6 ↴
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/RenPy\CavemanonWani\ *
MacOS ~//Library/RenPy/CavemanonWani/ *
Linux ~/.renpy/CavemanonWani/ *
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/RenPy\persistent\ hugthegator*
MacOS ~//Library/RenPy/persistent/ hugthegator*
Linux ~/.renpy/persistent/ hugthegator*
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/I Wani Hug that Gator!/game/saves/ *
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/I Wani Hug that Gator!/game/drawings *.png
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