Additionally, in the alternate ending, Dong-hyuk envisioned that, along with Gi-hun and the baby, other major characters would survive as well.

Squid Game's creator has spoken up about Season 3's ending and how his idea was different from the one we got. Learn more here.

Squid Game 3, to the show’s credit, manages to end things on a better note. While Season 2 felt like it was meandering in terms of characters, focus, and thematic arc, Season 3 manages to wrangle each of those aspects of the show well enough to make it feel like a fittingly epic (if depressing) conclusion.