In the Dark — Lil Gator Game Wiki

Lil Gator Game: In the Dark is the "game sized" expansion to Lil Gator Game, set in a massive underground world beneath the island.

Announcement and release

The expansion was announced via Xbox Wire on 20 January 2025.¹ It released on 12 February 2026 for Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch — alongside a digital Gator of the Year Edition bundling the base game with the DLC. A physical edition followed on 27 February 2026.²

Earlier updates

Before In the Dark, the game's October 2023 console launch added New Game+ and a "baby mode" that lets players replay the entire game as a younger Lil Gator,³ and the game joined Xbox Game Pass on 4 April 2024.⁴

References

Xbox Wire. "All New Lil Gator Game DLC — The World Just Got Bigger for This Lil Gator" — Microsoft, 20 January 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩
Playtonic Games. "Lil Gator Game: In The Dark — Coming February 12th, 2026!" — playtonicgames.com, 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩
Playtonic Games. "Lil Gator Game is bounding onto PlayStation & Xbox" — playtonicgames.com, 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩
Playtonic Games. "Lil Gator Game is coming to Game Pass!" — playtonicgames.com, 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩

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