Squirrel with a Gun similar games & best alternatives

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Squirrel with a Gun

Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

Squirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.

What works

  • Humorous and absurd premise
  • Creative physics-based gameplay
  • Engaging platforming and puzzles
  • Customization options
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of autosave and save system issues
  • Some control and camera awkwardness
  • Short game length
  • Technical bugs and glitches
  • Limited enemy variety and repetitive combat

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Turok

  • High On Life 2

  • Strange Seed

  • Mohrta

  • Weapon of Choice DX

  • Bears In Space

More intense

Games that feels like Squirrel with a Gun but with a more intense feel

  • Aeterna Noctis

  • Valfaris: Mecha Therion

  • Don't Stop, Girlypop!

  • Dread Templar

  • Black Gunner Wukong

  • VOID/BREAKER

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Squirrel with a Gun but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

  • AMID EVIL

  • Sunset Overdrive

  • Gori: Cuddly Carnage

  • Dolls Nest

  • Blue Fire

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Squirrel with a Gun: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026