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Squirrel with a Gun

Dee Dee Creations LLC · Maximum Entertainment · 2024-08-29

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ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 15, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 15, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 29, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 18, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2)

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.

Squirrel with a Gun is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $5.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 3955 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000.

14
playing now
85%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
3.72★
PlayStation Store rating (5,493 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Squirrel with a Gun is an indie action-adventure game developed by Dee Dee Creations and published by Maximum Entertainment. It was released on August 29, 2024, on Windows, and on October 15, 2024, for the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. The player controls a squirrel that wields a gun as it escapes a secret underground facility and pesters the residents of a neighborhood. The game takes inspiration from the Yakuza franchise and Shadow of the Colossus and has been compared to games such as Untitled Goose Game and Goat Simulator.

Trailer

Squirrel with a Gun trailer thumbnail

Squirrel with a Gun - Official Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2023

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (252 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 27,909 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 79k–178k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,955 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%
GOG$5.99-70%
GamersGate$6.00-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.89 at IndieGala Store (2026-09-21) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 169 of 216 observed days · $1.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22222220242026Week of 2024-09-05: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-09-05: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-12: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6602026-09-15 15:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 29 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 34 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 15 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 24 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 19 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 27 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 46 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 28 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 35 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 35 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 58 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
40423Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 404 · peak 1,818Oct 2024 — avg 149 · peak 352Nov 2024 — avg 85 · peak 212Dec 2024 — avg 122 · peak 322Jan 2025 — avg 70 · peak 231Feb 2025 — avg 55 · peak 167Mar 2025 — avg 44 · peak 138Apr 2025 — avg 43 · peak 110May 2025 — avg 31 · peak 83Jun 2025 — avg 28 · peak 82Jul 2025 — avg 36 · peak 77Aug 2025 — avg 28 · peak 107Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 92Oct 2025 — avg 33 · peak 89Nov 2025 — avg 24 · peak 50Dec 2025 — avg 47 · peak 119Jan 2026 — avg 45 · peak 113Feb 2026 — avg 62 · peak 145Mar 2026 — avg 58 · peak 140Apr 2026 — avg 58 · peak 166May 2026 — avg 41 · peak 110Jun 2026 — avg 32 · peak 81Jul 2026 — avg 32 · peak 89Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 117
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.002024-08-122026-10-152024-08-12 — best price $17.992024-08-25 — best price $14.262024-09-13 — best price $19.992024-11-02 — best price $19.992024-11-29 — best price $14.752024-12-16 — best price $12.592024-12-31 — best price $12.412025-01-16 — best price $11.692025-02-10 — best price $10.492025-03-03 — best price $10.692025-04-11 — best price $19.992025-05-12 — best price $11.992025-06-08 — best price $11.942025-07-12 — best price $19.992025-08-19 — best price $8.092025-09-09 — best price $19.992025-09-30 — best price $7.192025-10-23 — best price $10.992025-11-11 — best price $8.992025-12-01 — best price $6.662025-12-19 — best price $9.002026-01-16 — best price $5.802026-02-11 — best price $8.992026-03-14 — best price $14.242026-04-16 — best price $6.992026-05-11 — best price $5.992026-05-25 — best price $5.992026-06-13 — best price $14.242026-07-06 — best price $5.992026-08-01 — best price $14.972026-08-17 — best price $5.992026-09-02 — best price $5.992026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-09-26 — best price $5.992026-10-08 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

98192026-05-30 — 83 pageviews2026-06-03 — 45 pageviews2026-06-07 — 83 pageviews2026-06-11 — 59 pageviews2026-06-15 — 37 pageviews2026-06-19 — 35 pageviews2026-06-23 — 46 pageviews2026-06-27 — 47 pageviews2026-07-01 — 47 pageviews2026-07-05 — 57 pageviews2026-07-09 — 51 pageviews2026-07-13 — 59 pageviews2026-07-17 — 49 pageviews2026-07-21 — 58 pageviews2026-07-25 — 48 pageviews2026-07-29 — 38 pageviews2026-08-02 — 37 pageviews2026-08-06 — 70 pageviews2026-08-10 — 54 pageviews2026-08-14 — 35 pageviews2026-08-18 — 32 pageviews2026-08-22 — 41 pageviews2026-08-26 — 36 pageviews2026-08-30 — 48 pageviews2026-09-03 — 28 pageviews2026-09-07 — 47 pageviews2026-09-11 — 35 pageviews2026-09-15 — 23 pageviews2026-09-19 — 23 pageviews2026-09-23 — 43 pageviews2026-09-27 — 37 pageviews2026-10-01 — 24 pageviews2026-10-05 — 23 pageviews2026-10-08 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
95.6%
earned "Top Secret Snack"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-06-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)16,25121%20
Steam (Steam)4,73311%20
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,26015%20
Switch 2 (Nintendo)190%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DCuteActionAmericaSandboxShooterCartoonyPlatformerSimulationExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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