In the end, someone does help the homeless person, but Il-nam passes away before the game could be completed.
Il-nam was proven wrong and there still remains hope for humanity, making the series of games Gi-hun had to complete even more futile.
Gi-hun ultimately decides to go his own way and try to do something about the games.
This leaves the door for a second season wide open, but currently, there has been no announcements about a sequel season.
Squid Game of available to watch exclusively on Netflix.
source: express.co.uk