Game: Lil Gator
Peripherals: –
Time to Platinum: 3 – 4 hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Missable trophies: None
Trophies: 1 
, 8 
, 2 
, 12 
Author: Matt Knight
Welcome to the trophy guide for Lil Gator. This can also be considered a walkthrough and may be used for PlayStation 4, 5, Xbox One, Series X and Steam. Achievements for Steam and Xbox are in almost all cases the same as the PlayStation 4/5 Trophies. A roadmap is provided in the stages below.
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Welcome to the trophy guide for Lil Gator, a game developed by Megawobble and published by Playtonic Friends.
The Platinum trophy can be earned within around 4 hours in this short but cute adventure. (If going for a Trophy Stack and playing the game a 2nd time, that playthrough should take less than 3 hours). There are no missable trophies, and the game is very easy, so sit back and just enjoy the story, followed by a little clean up afterwards, made easier with abilities earned after the main story is complete.
Stage 1 – Complete the Story
Simply complete the tutorial, and then the story. Speak to every character you see along the way and complete the quests they give you. Smash every pot, chest and cardboard item around the island to earn currency, and craft every item using the currency.
-Run up the hill to the swings to find Big Sis. Choose a name.
-Go up the hill from Big Sis. Speak to Jill, go up the hill to the sword/stick. Using Circle break any cardboard, chests or pots in view.
-Complete the quest by breaking the ones surrounding Jill. Speak to her afterwards.
-Head right from Jill, over the bridge and up the hill to find Martin.
-Grab the Pot, location is shown while talking to Martin, and return it to him to get the shield/pot lid. Press triangle to use the shield as a sled from any of the green arrows found on the floor.
-Down the hill in the water is a broken bridge, go up that and then behind the fence after the tight ropes, go up the mountain above the waterfall.
-Speak to the Monkey and buy a bracelet off them for 100 parts (earned from breaking items) which gives the ability to climb walls.
-Climb the wall behind and speak to Simon. Climb the wall behind him, you will see him again top right, make your way to him.
You will earn the ragdoll ability that can be crafted from the touchpad menu and tabbing right to the star icon. 600 parts from breaking objects is required but can be crafted later if you don’t have enough yet.
-To the left of Simon you will find Avery. Speak to them a few times, Craft the hat using 100 parts. Also earn the Glider. (used by pressing X twice in the air).
-Head behind where Avery was, and you will come across Gerald and earn the slime cap. Crafted with 300 parts.
-Back towards where you found the stick for Jill, you will meet Franny. Tell the truth about the stick to earn the sword.
Optional – Before returning to Big Sis make your way around the island breaking objects. Craft the Ragdoll when you have 600. (Ragdoll isn’t required until end of game)
Your friend count will be 4.
-Speak to Bis Sis to pop the 1st trophy Change of Plans, and start the main game.
Cross the water to head to the big island opposite where Big Sis was.
Big Island
-At the sandy area, speak to Esther for directions and friend no.5.
-Along the water to the waterfall, speak to the fox, Zhu and earn the rock. Throw the rock across the water. Speak to Zhu again. Friend count no 6.
-Go above the waterfall, see the sign on the hill, go right and see Tom behind the slide of the playground. (You will see Zhu and Esther there too, as friends you meet appear here).
-Use the blueprint boards, which will cost 5 friends, so the friend count is now 1. Note gerald is also at the playground.
-Go and find the other friends to build the playground.
-Back at where the sign to the playground was – Robin in water gives art palette for 400. Friend count 2.
-Following the water, up the waterfall to the side of Robin, over to the bridge to the right and straight ahead to the sign for the Amphitheatre. Follow the water and drop down the waterfall. Walk ahead to find the Broken Scooter, found on stepping stones in water. Scooter Board Repaired for 50.
-Above here high on the rocks above, Mochi can be found for friend no.3.
-On a ledge opposite Kasen can be found, (glide over) give him the repaired scooter and earn the Scooter Board, crafted for 250, and friend no.4.
-Glide down to the left, to the left of another waterfall, where you can see balloons below, pop the ones holding Darcie. Climb a tree and glide off if easier. Speak to Darcie to earn balloons and friend no.5. (Press R1 to use the balloons and get to higher objects)
-Up the rocks opposite Darcie and to the right up on higher rocks is Tanner, break only the cardboard pots at first for friend no.6.
-Glide off the rocks and head left, down at the water beachy area you will find a mole called Flint and earn bowling bomb. Press R1 to bowl from the point. Face both directions to knock down everything. Speak to Flint for friend no.7.
-Carrying on right, along the water edge near where Darcie is, you will find a whale that can launch you in the air to get all the objects. (Don’t need to speak them at this point)
-Follow along the water to find Ssumantha. Press triangle to use Scooter Board and jump as hit the water. She will say “Wah so cool” when you do it right. Talk to her to earn Inner Tube, craft with 400, friend no.8.
-Up the rocks slightly further on you will see tubes/pumps in the water and a Junk Trash sign higher up, go left of the sign to find becca the shark.
-Opposite Becca and down on the beach area you will find Viraj, destroy the monsters on the rocks behind him and speak to him again to earn friend no.9
-Left of Viraj at the bottom of a waterfall you will find Becca’s Spikes Teeth. Return them to her for friend no.10.
-Opposite both Viraj and Becca, on a small island you will find skate pug, destroy the skeletons and earn the skate board (craft for 500) and friend no.11.
-Opposite Skate Pug, next to the tight ropes you will find Sam. Pick up the oversized pencil a few times to earn it and craft for 300. Friend no.12.
-Opposite on the pier you will find Cade. Speak to him and then speak to Marlow behind him. Speak to Cade again for friend no.13 and 14.
-Follow the water and up on the cliff edge you will find Leeland, break the skeletons before him. Choose 150 to earn Paintbrush (craft 400) and friend no.15.
-Behind Leeland you will find Tony playing Chess. Speak to him then hit the chess board to earn it, crafted for 300, and friend no.16.
-Left of Leeland, up the hill by the red tree you will find Mr. Doddler next to his house. Speak to him, clear the monsters and speak to him again to earn Bubble Gum which can be used like the balloons.
-Around the path near the house and red tree you will find Joe running around. Speak to him.
Martin’s Quest – Video Here
-Head up the hill towards the windmill. And see Martin, Duke, Lucas and Jada at the Splash pad. Speak to them.
From the Splash Pad, jump down towards the large junk sign near the area where we first met Billy the Whale, to find Jada. Speak to them. Hit the grass to find Clippings. Give them to Jada to get the Bucket. Jump in the Sea. Return to Jada. Break The Junk sign. Return to Jada to get the Big Leaf.
From the Splash Pad, follow the pipes from the right of the main one, pass Becca, and down the waterfall to Duke. Talk to him. Select Lie. Select Truth. Select Doubt. This unlocks the Detective Cowl, crafted for 300.
From the Splash Pad go to the bottom of the hill into the water and the small island beyond Cade and Marlow to find Lucas. Speak to him and select anything, e.g. Power Fighterz, plants, power fighters. Pick up Martin Portrait.
Return to the Splash pad and turn on the Pump to pop Growing With Water Trophy and friends no. 17, 18, 19 and 20.
-Go down the hill and pick up some Litter all around the water edge. Just beyond that you will find Roy sitting at a stall. Speak to him and select the dissasembleizer/wrench, trash-pickin stick/grabby hand, ancient gong/trash can lid for 299 each, the ranged hue applicator/paint blaster for 599, the mini-trampoline for 499 and the annoying sticky thing/sticky hand for 999 for friend no.21. (Sit in the chair for Under New Management Trophy) Put the trash in the trash can to the side for some more points/currency. (Can use the Paint Blaster to break hard-to-reach objects)
-Further down the hill towards where Tony was playing Chess, to the side of the playground next to Big Sis, you will find Carol on the phone. Speak to her then go up the hill and speak to Tiffany. Destroy the non-pink items. Speak to Tiffany. Speak to Carol. Speak to Tiffany for Friends no.22 and 23 and earn the Princess Wand, craft for 300.
-From the playground, at the top where Becca the shark is, opposite the castle, keep going along the path and there will be a timed track. Follow the route and you will find Gunther asking for his brother. Agree to take him on as a sidekick. Speak to him each time he runs out of breath for friend no.24
-Keep going right of where gunther was and you will find Penelope. Speak to her then use the paint gun to destroy all the monsters by standing at the top of the waterfall and shooting downwards. Talk to Penelope when she speaks indicating all are destroyed, to earn the Tower Shield (craft for 400) and friend no.25.
-Continue further, up the rock, and on the top near some balloons, you will find Sorin, beeritney and roe. Give chips to Roe, lasagne to beeritney and apple slices to sorin. This will earn you the princess Tiara (craft 300) and friends no. 26,27 and 28.
-Continue around the water edge and you will see the whale again, Billy. Speak to him for friend no.29 and Space Dome item crafter for 300. (Sometimes prompt to speak doesn’t appear, maybe return later, normally works if stand in front of him and aim the camera down into the sand)
-Follow the water around, behind BIlly and up onto the rocks you will find Sierra, say yes to giving her 500 paper then speak to her again to get the Shuriken and friend no.30.
-Then speak to Romeo. Step on the timer to start the challenge and use the shurikens to knock down 5 ninjas. One behind the tree on the left, one in the grass on the right, one high on the rocks to the right and 2 behind the tents. Speak to Romeo again to earn Nunchaku.
-Go to the other side of the lake and speak to Oscar. Speak to him again and refuse to hit him, earning you friends no. 31 and 32 and the Ninja Headband, craft for 400 which will pop the Hidden Scale Clan Trophy.
-Head up the path and pass the picnic tables, over the rocks you will find Trish. Speak to her for friend no.33.
-To the left of Trish, and to the right, there will be a pot with a question mark above it, smash it open to reveal Pot Kid and friend no.34.
Jill’s Quest – Video Here
-Had back towards Trish but go right to find Jill, Susanne, Gene and Antone at the treehouse.
Speak to Susanne then find Magical Ore behind a rock where the waterfall’s water opens out into the sea. Take it to Susanne to get the Paleolithic Tool.
The other side of the tree is Antone. Speak to him to get the Bug Net. The bug is located opposite, towards the Ninja’s camp. Chase it back to Antone.
Go above to Gene. Destroy the Monsters to get the Half a Cheese Sandwich. Return to Gene to get the Platter.
Speak to Jill twice to complete the quest and get the trophy Enrichment Through Invention, plus friend no. 35,36,37 and 38.
-Next to where you found the half sandwich, speak to Eva. Climb the red tree then the tree with the bird in. Return to Eva for fried no.39 and earn the Camera, crafted for 600.
Behind the Playground, (if you managed to speak to him previously) in the water you will see Billy, at the top of the waterfall above where Esther and Zhu were back at the start. Use Billy to launch into the air then glide to the rocks opposite the playground, or simply climb if Billy isn’t there. Make your way up the path to Find Scooter along the path to the Amphitheatre where you will find Avery, Velma, Andromeda and Esme. Once all the pots in the area are destroyed return to Scooter for friend no.40. You can destroy the pots when looking for the characters for the quest or return later. At the top of the rocks is the Monkey NPC that gives bracelets, this one costs 500 and helps you climb for longer. Avery’s Quest Video Here. (Text below includes characters not needed for Quest)
At the back of this island is Velma. Speak to her. Speak to the 3 kids running around. Speak to Velma to get the Western Wide Brim hat that can be crafted for 300.
Up the path to the right is Tanner, right of him across the bridge is the area Esme is in. But before that, you will meet Neil, speak to him and destroy the cardboard monsters 3 times to get the Artsy Beret (crafted for 300) and friend no.41. You will see a sign that says “No Mortals Allowed.” Drop down the gap in the floor to a cave-like area. Speak to Esme who is sitting on her throne. Go to the part-timer ice cream salesman. Go back to Esme to gain the Plastic Fangs. Attempt to leave the cave. Choose Sunscreen.
To the right of where the ice cream salesman was you will find Madeline, speak to them for friend no.42.
Climb up the rocks opposite, the amphitheatre, where there are wooden slats on the rocks. Turn left at the top and you will find Andromeda. Speak to Andromeda. Defeat the monsters. speak to Andromeda to receive the Space Blaster. Defeat the monsters. Speak to Andromeda. Defeat the spaceship. Speak to Andromeda to get the Laser Sword, crafted for 300. Go up the hill passed Scooter to Avery, speak to them for friends no. 43, 44, 45 and 46 and Lunch by Compromise trophy.
Go to the playground, speak to Jill, select do the plan costing 10 friends. Speak to Avery, costing 10 friends. Speak to Martin costing 10 friends. They will now be in the centre, speak to them again. Select show big sis for the Lesson Learned trophy and the main game is complete! The friend count now at 17.
Stage 2 – Post Story
Speak to Jill to earn Ask Jill ability. Speak to Avery to get the Megaphone. Both these items help find friends and parts to destroy.
(Martin just gives the setting to play as Baby Lil Gator)
Use the abilities to find the remaining characters and destroy all the objects. The only other requirement is to find the monkeys and buy the bracelets. The monkeys can also show up when using the megaphone. One is on top of the Windmill. Buy the bracelet for 500.
You will need to speak to Joe again, who is running around the house and red tree around the water pump routes, and select any pose for friend 18.
Speak to Twig who is the opposite end to the Amphitheatre and do a flip by jumping and pressing triangle for friend 19.
Just further along is Luisa, speak to her for the Cardboard Spear (Craft for 300) and friend no.20.
For Pepperoni, shoot the monsters in plane sight then there are 2 behind the tall rock structures. Go behind the left one, then shoot across to the right one. Friend 21 and Skater Helmet, craft for 300 and the Demon of DIY trophy.
Monkey at the top of the treehouse where Avery and her friends are. Buy for 500 for the Infinite Power trophy and Hero of the People trophy for friends 22 and 100% friends.
Now you can climb infinitely, finish off smashing all the cardboard and doing the timed courses for the Craftslayer trophy, finishing up with about 1569 scrap and 100%
Go to the playground, climb to the top of the radio tower for Interrupt this Broadcast trophy, and equip the bubblegum and ragdoll. Active Bubblegum and float up to the sky for the Ascend trophy then press ragdoll and drop to the ground for Oof trophy. Video Here.
When climbing a tall rock surface, have the Sticky Hand equipped and spam it as falling to unlock the Spider-Gator trophy.
Equip the Artsy Beret, Paintbrush, Art Palette and Paint Blaster for the Gaterangelo Trophy.
Equip the Laser Sword, Space Dome and Space Blaster for the Lizard in Space Trophy.
Now speak to the monkey, found at the playground upstairs above the entrance inside Jill’s construction, and speak 5 times for all name-related trophies.
Here is a video showing the monkey, the items to equip and the sticky-hands trophy.
Platinum Trophy!
Now speak to sis to truly end the game.
Lil Hero
Craft your own legend.
Congratulations and thanks for looking at our guide. Please note any DLC for this game will have its own separate guide.
Growing With Water
Completed Martin’s Quest.
See Martin, Duke, Lucas and Jada at the Splash pad, located near the Windmill.
From the Splash Pad, jump down towards the large junk sign in the area where we first met Billy the Whale, to find Jada. Speak to them. Hit the grass to find Clippings. Give them to Jada to get the Bucket. Jump in the Sea. Return to Jada. Break The Junk sign. Return to Jada to get the Big Leaf.
From the Splash Pad, follow the pipes from the right of the main one, pass Becca, and down the waterfall to Duke. Talk to him. Select Lie. Select Truth. Select Doubt. This unlocks the Detective Cowl, crafted for 300.
From the Splash Pad go to the bottom of the hill into the water and the small island beyond Cade and Marlow to find Lucas. Speak to him and select anything, e.g. Power Fighterz, plants, power fighters. Pick up Martin Portrait.
Return to the Splash pad and turn on the Pump to pop Growing With Water Trophy.
Enrichment Through Invention
Completed Jill’s Quest.
Find Jill, Susanne, Gene and Antone at the Treehouse.
Speak to Susanne then find Magical Ore behind a rock where the waterfall’s water opens out into the sea. Take it to Susanne to get the Paleolithic Tool.
The other side of the tree is Antone. Speak to him to get the Bug Net. The bug is located opposite, the Ninja’s camp. Chase it back to Antone.
Go above to Gene. Destroy the Monsters to get the Half a Cheese Sandwich. Return to Gene to get the Platter.
Speak to Jill twice to complete the quest and get the trophy Enrichment Through Invention.
Lesson Learned
Complete the story.
This trophy is earned after completing the 3 main quests from Jill, Martin and Avery, and finding enough friends to build the structures at the playground, and then talking to Big Sis. Follow the text walkthrough at the top of this guide.
Craftslayer
Break everything on the island.
Objects that can be broken are cardboard cutouts, pots and chests. Some items will be attached to balloons and hovering in the air but can be easily shot down once earning something that fires a projectile. Break as much items as you can during the main story to earn the games’ currency, used to craft or purchase items. A clean-up can be done after the story which will be made easier by obtaining the ability given by Jill, showing each object’s location.
Hero of the People
Make friends with everyone on the island.
Follow the text walkthrough for the tutorial and steps 1 and 2 at the top of this guide to find all your friends. Once the main story is complete obtaining the Megaphone from Avery will make finding the last few friends easier. Friends are earned after speaking to them and/or completing quests they give you. Friends are then used to build the structures at the playground to complete the game.
Lunch By Compromise
Completed Avery’s Quest.
At the Amphitheatre where you will find Avery, Velma, Andromeda and Esme.
At the back of this island is Velma. Speak to her. Speak to the 3 kids running around. Speak to Velma to get the Western Wide Brim hat that can be crafted for 300.
Up the path to the right is Tanner, right of him across the bridge is the area Esme is in. You will see a sign that says “No Mortals Allowed.” Drop down the gap in the floor to a cave-like area. Speak to Esme who is siting on her throne. Go to the part-timer ice cream salesman. Go back to Esme to gain the Plastic Fangs. Attempt to leave the cave. Choose any e.g. Sunscreen.
To the right of where the ice cream salesman was you will find Madeline, climb up the rocks opposite, towards the amphitheatre, where there are wooden slats on the rocks. Turn left at the top and you will find Andromeda. Speak to Andromeda. Defeat the monsters. speak to Andromeda to receive the Space Blaster. Defeat the monsters. Speak to Andromeda. Defeat the spaceship. Speak to Andromeda to get the Laser Sword, crafted for 300.
Go back to the amphitheatre and speak to Avery for the Lunch by Compromise trophy.
Demon of DIY
Craft every item.
Items are earned by speaking to friends and/or completing the quests they give. The games’ currency is earned the same way and by breaking cardboard cutouts, pots and chests or completing the timed races. Once you have earned an item, press the touchpad button and craft it using the currency. The text walkthrough at the top of this guide shows where to get all the items from and how much they cost to craft.
EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH.
Keep speaking to the monkey located at Jill’s structure at the playground until this and the other related trophies pop. There are 5 trophies, this is the last one. The monkey will only appear here after acquiring all the bracelets and building Jill’s structure. The monkey will be upstairs above the entrance door. This is one of the last trophies earned in the game. Follow the text guide provided.
Change Of Plans
Undertake a new, bigger quest.
This is the trophy for the tutorial and the first trophy earned in the game.
Run up the hill to the swings to find Big Sis. Choose a name.
Go up the hill from Big Sis. Speak to Jill, go up the hill to the sword/stick. Using Circle break any cardboard, chests or pots in view.
Complete the quest by breaking the ones surrounding Jill. Speak to her afterwards.
Head right from Jill, over the bridge and up the hill to find Martin.
Grab the Pot, location shown while talking to Martin, and return it to him to get the shield/pot lid. Press triangle to use the shield as a sledge from any of the green arrows found on the floor.
Down the hill in the water is a broken bridge, go up that and then behind the fence after the tight ropes, go up the mountain above the waterfall.
Speak to the Monkey and buy a bracelet from them for 100 parts (earned from breaking items) which gives you the ability to climb walls.
Climb the wall behind and speak to Simon. Climb the wall behind him, you will see him again top right, make your way to him.
You will earn the ragdoll ability that can be crafted from the touchpad menu and tabbing right to the star icon. 600 parts from breaking objects is required but can be crafted later if you don’t have enough yet.
To the left of Simon you will find Avery. Craft the hat using 100 parts. Also, earn the Glider. (used by pressing X twice in the air).
Head behind where Avery was,and you will come across Gerald and earn the slime cap. Craftable with 300 parts.
Back towards where you found the stick for Jill, you will meet Franny. Tell the truth about the stick to earn the sword.
Optional – Before returning to Big Sis make your way around the island breaking objects. Craft the Ragdoll when you have 600.
Your friend count will be 4.
Speak to Bis Sis to pop the trophy and start the main game. Go to where Martin was and go into the water to head to the big island.
Infinite power!!!
Acquire all bracelets, and gain enlightenment.
Bracelets are earned from the Monkey character who can be found in different locations around the map. The bracelets help with climbing stamina and each need to be purchased for 500 parts. The first is found in the tutorial area at the top of the waterfall and only costs 100 parts. The second is on the high rock above the Amphitheatre. The third is on top of the Treehouse. And the fourth on top of the Windmill. High up near the 3 main character quests. Follow the text walkthrough at the top of this guide to find them all to earn this trophy. The ability given at the end of the game to show friends will also reveal the monkey.
BELIEVE ME, THIS IS THE REAL NAME
Learn the monkey’s TRUE name.
See Embrace the Unknown trophy.
Oof!
Ragdoll into something as fast as you can.
The ragdoll ability is earned from Simon during the tutorial stage and can be bought for 600 parts. Press the touchpad and look under the Star tab, then equip it to R1 or L1. Using this ability is not needed until the end of the text guide/game and can be earned at the same time as the Ascend trophy. See video attached to Interrupt the Broadcast trophy.
Ascend
Try to touch the sky.
For this trophy, you will need the Bubble Gum item from Mr.Doddler. He can be found up the hill by the red tree, near Tony playing chess and Joe running around. Mr.Doddler will be next to his house, speak to him, clear the monsters and speak to him again to earn Bubble Gum which can be used like the balloons. In this guide it is suggested to tie it in with other trophies, but it can be done as soon as you have earned the bubble gum, equip it, and use it to float up to the sky to pop this trophy. See video attached to Interrupt the Broadcast trophy.
Interrupt This Broadcast
Climb to the tippy top of the antenna.
This trophy is best attempted once all bracelets have been purchased from the Monkey. Simply climb to the top of the Radio Tower. A slightly quicker way would be to use Billy the Whale to catapult you upwards.
This is a good opportunity to also earn the Ascend and Oof! trophies. Please see the video below.
Gatorangelo
Equip the full paint set.
Once you have earned the items and crafted them, equip all the following at the same time to pop this trophy.
Artsy Beret, Paintbrush, Art Palette and Paint Blaster.
Follow the text guide provided to easily earn these items.
THIS Is The Real Name
Instruct the monkey on the power of creativity.
See Embrace the Unknown trophy.
ACTUAL Name Reveal!
Learn the monkey’s real name.
See Embrace the Unknown trophy.
Name Reveal!
Learn the monkey’s name.
See Embrace the Unknown trophy.
Hidden Scale Clan
Equip the full ninja set.
Once you have earned the items and crafted them, equip all the following at the same time to pop this trophy.
This may pop naturally during the text walkthrough, but if not equip Nunchucks, Ninja Headband and Shuriken at the same time.
Lizard In Space
Equip the full space set.
Once you have earned the items and crafted them, equip all the following at the same time to pop this trophy.
Laser Sword, Space Dome and Space Blaster.
Sword and Blaster are earned from Andromeda during Avery’s Quest. Space Dome is earned from Billy the Whale.
Follow the text guide provided to easily earn these items.
Under New Management
Take a seat in the Junk Shop.
You will meet Roy, just down from Martin’s Water Pump mission, near all the litter on the floor, sitting at a stall. Once every item has been purchased he will disappear, allowing you to sit in his seat. Do so by pressing square to earn this trophy. Following the text guide above will guide you to finding Roy and popping this trophy. Note that the Spider-Gator/sticky hand item is required for another trophy.
Spider-Gator
Swing with the Sticky Hand 5 times without touching the ground.
Equip the Sticky Hand once you purchased it from Roy at the Junk Shop. Find a tall rock, climb it and on the descend spam L1 or R1 to easily pop this trophy.