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  "slug": "in-the-dark",
  "wiki": "lil-gator-game",
  "title": "In the Dark",
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  "summary": "The game-sized 2026 expansion that takes Lil Gator underground — plus the Gator of the Year Edition.",
  "url": "https://cozywiki.com/lil-gator-game/wiki/in-the-dark",
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  "contentMarkdown": "**Lil Gator Game: In the Dark** is the \"game sized\" expansion to [[Lil Gator Game]], set in a massive underground world beneath the island.\n\n## Announcement and release\n\nThe 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]\n\n## Earlier updates\n\nBefore 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]\n\n[^1]: Xbox Wire. [\"All New Lil Gator Game DLC — The World Just Got Bigger for This Lil Gator\"](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/20/all-new-lil-gator-game-dlc-the-world-just-got-bigger-for-this-lil-gator/) — Microsoft, 20 January 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^2]: Playtonic Games. [\"Lil Gator Game: In The Dark — Coming February 12th, 2026!\"](https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/lil-gator-game-in-the-dark-coming-february-12th-2026/) — playtonicgames.com, 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^3]: Playtonic Games. [\"Lil Gator Game is bounding onto PlayStation & Xbox\"](https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/lil-gator-game-is-bounding-onto-playstation-xbox/) — playtonicgames.com, 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^4]: Playtonic Games. [\"Lil Gator Game is coming to Game Pass!\"](https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/lil-gator-game-is-coming-to-game-pass/) — playtonicgames.com, 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
  "contentText": "Lil Gator Game: In the Dark is the \"game sized\" expansion to Lil Gator Game, set in a massive underground world beneath the island.\nAnnouncement and release\nThe expansion was announced via Xbox Wire on 20 January 2025. 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.\nEarlier updates\nBefore 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, and the game joined Xbox Game Pass on 4 April 2024.",
  "citations": [
    {
      "refKey": "1",
      "text": "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.",
      "url": "https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/20/all-new-lil-gator-game-dlc-the-world-just-got-bigger-for-this-lil-gator/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "2",
      "text": "Playtonic Games. \"Lil Gator Game: In The Dark — Coming February 12th, 2026!\" — playtonicgames.com, 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/lil-gator-game-in-the-dark-coming-february-12th-2026/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "3",
      "text": "Playtonic Games. \"Lil Gator Game is bounding onto PlayStation & Xbox\" — playtonicgames.com, 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/lil-gator-game-is-bounding-onto-playstation-xbox/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "4",
      "text": "Playtonic Games. \"Lil Gator Game is coming to Game Pass!\" — playtonicgames.com, 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/lil-gator-game-is-coming-to-game-pass/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:56.318Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:56.318Z",
  "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:05.015Z",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
    "attribution": "\"In the Dark\" by CozyWiki contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://cozywiki.com/lil-gator-game/wiki/in-the-dark"
  },
  "markdownUrl": "https://cozywiki.com/lil-gator-game/wiki/in-the-dark.md"
}