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Squirrel with a Gun
Developer Dee Dee Creations LLC
Squirrel with a Gun is a 2024 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… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
389 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
LovedLoved
186 positive · 63 negative
95% range 69–80%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 186 | 63 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 30 | 4 | 76 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 1 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,797 of 3,301 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 170 yes, 52 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 222 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,380 of 3,982 positive).
Many players find the game silly and fun, praising its absurd humor and physics sandbox. [1][2][3] Some reviewers complain about clunky controls and repetitive gameplay that wears thin quickly. [4][5][6] Several players note the game is surprisingly detailed with solid mechanics and a good soundtrack. [7][8][9]
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- [6]
--Squirrel without a Purpose-- The cut scenes made me laugh out loud several times. The gameplay however, made me CRY out loud several times; the experience quickly becoming an extremely dull, clunky, and repetitive one. It's a shame, as for the first hour, I was laughing out loud a lot! I was really looking forward to the rest of the game; seeing where everything goes, and unlocking all of the new weapons and …
- [2]
This is exactly the kind of dumb game I mean as a compliment Squirrel with a Gun is basically an open-zone physics sandbox / collectathon where you play as an armed squirrel causing absolute nonsense, and it feels exactly as stupid and fun as that sounds. If your sense of humor is “what if a squirrel had a pistol, a shotgun, and zero respect for public safety?” then this is very much your kind of game. It’s the …
- [7]
Went into this expecting an asset flip game for the laugh of gunplay with a critter, get 15 minutes of fun and be done with it. Instead I spent a handful of hours playing a surprisingly detailed game with a variety of mechanics for firearms, vehicles, platforming, puzzles, and other fun in addition to the absurdist humor shown throughout the game. This is certainly something special and a great game to pick up for …
- [3]
Got this game as an impulse buy while it was on sale and I was NOT disappointed. This game takes the title, runs with it as a concept, and cranks the ridiculousness to the extreme. You start as a simple squirrel with a measly pistol, and next thing you know, you're fighting a god with a rainbow SMG because why not? It's brief, it's straightforward, and it's a LOT of fun. Amazing game and would highly recommend if …
- [1]
Words cannot describe the awesomeness of this game. Its a squirrel, with a gun, fighting waves of incompetent G MEN and terrorizing the locals. Its so beautiful I could cry. Also, the music is absolutely killer.
Summarised from 34 of the 337 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Squirrel with a Gun sits at 75% positive across 249 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5 version of Squirrel with a Gun all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by only 33% of critics. Travis Northup for IGN rated the game 6/10, praising the gameplay as a squirrel, but condemns a few technical issues faced when played. He also stated that the squirrel is "like a furry John Wick."
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 389 · most liked firstMy family is way behind on current gen console stuff and are just now getting into PS5, so naturally our first new game purchase is Squirrel With A Gun! @quitedan.bsky.social I've been friends with the devs for quite some time, they seem genuinely cool! We're excited to finally be able to play!
positive · AI labelView post →PlayStation's "Concord" is getting absolutely decimated into oblivion by "Squirrel with a Gun"..
neutral · AI labelView post →What music is this 🤣 Game: Squirrel with a Gun by Maximum Entertainment #clips #gaming #platformer #shooter #maximumentertainment #squirrelwithagun
neutral · AI labelView post →He blew himself up 🤣 Game: Squirrel with a Gun by Maximum Entertainment #clips #gaming #platformer #shooter #maximumentertainment #squirrelwithagun
neutral · AI labelView post →They're shooting at a squirrel 🤣 Game: Squirrel with a Gun by Maximum Entertainment #clips #gaming #platformer #shooter #maximumentertainment #squirrelwithagun
neutral · AI labelView post →What music is this 🤣 (re-run) Game: Squirrel with a Gun by Maximum Entertainment #clips #gaming #platformer #shooter #maximumentertainment #squirrelwithagun
neutral · AI labelView post →Dude is stunting on em 🤣 Game: Squirrel with a Gun by Maximum Entertainment #clips #gaming #platformer #shooter #maximumentertainment #squirrelwithagun
neutral · AI labelView post →Just a reminder, AGDQ starts today. A week of 24/7 speed running to raise money to fight cancer. There are some wacky ass runs on the schedule. Like a whole ass run of UFO59, a Breath of the Wild run that is two players on one controller, and Squirrel with a Gun! gamesdonequick.com/schedule/52
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry I cannot take the anti-woke moralists seriously. They're protesting Squirrel with a Gun. A game about a squirrel that wields a gun. It has a free Pride DLC. Optional. Free.
neutral · AI labelView post →Random Screenshots of my Games #5 - Squirrel With a Gun. I was absolutely giddy about playing this game the first time I saw its trailer! And it lived up to the hype. *Squirrel With a Gun*, as the name implies, is a ridiculous game about a squirrel who gets into a secret underground compound, steals a gun off an agent, and then goes nuts (pardon the pun), disrupting the best laid plans of the secret organization. It has a slight flavor of James Bond while also just being a wacky "get that…
positive · AI labelView post →A new Untitled Goose Game is coming out in August and it's called Squirrel With A Gun
neutral · AI labelView post →He blew himself up 🤣 (re-run) Game: Squirrel with a Gun by Maximum Entertainment #clips #gaming #platformer #shooter #maximumentertainment #squirrelwithagun
positive · AI labelView post →This game reminds me of goat simulator, it's similar in many ways. To be honest, it's not the most thrilling experience out there, the game loses its novelty after a couple of hours. I mean the whole premise is - haha, look, the squirrel is holding a gun. As of writing this review I'm yet to finish it and I'm not sure if I want to, there is something really reptitive about the gameplay, from the weapons combat to lack of any activities, all you do is collect items and shoot agents. Also, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's play Squirrel with a Gun!! 🔫🐿️ I will do my absolute best to tryhard this game with every fiber of my being and every shred of intellect that I am capable of. 💢🐶 ⌛️ 8PM JST / 1PM CET / 7AM ET ⌛️ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/merryweather YouTube: youtube.com/live/tZE4eNQ...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a joke game which would be funny I guess but it's not fun. It controls terribly the platforming is terrible everything's just not fun. I don't know why you would choose to play this over anything else. I would rather play a card game against myself well actively being tased for every misplay than beat this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OKAY SO SQUIRREL WITH A GUN IS GENUINELY AND UNIRONICALLY REALLY REALLY FUN??? This might be some of the most actual fun I've had with a game in ages oh my god we gotta shoot dudes with our gun. Live with @fivetail.bsky.social! Art by @wallabri.bsky.social! www.twitch.tv/veggiebltail
positive · AI labelView post →Words cannot describe the awesomeness of this game. Its a squirrel, with a gun, fighting waves of incompetent G MEN and terrorizing the locals. Its so beautiful I could cry. Also, the music is absolutely killer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →--Squirrel without a Purpose-- The cut scenes made me laugh out loud several times. The gameplay however, made me CRY out loud several times; the experience quickly becoming an extremely dull, clunky, and repetitive one. It's a shame, as for the first hour, I was laughing out loud a lot! I was really looking forward to the rest of the game; seeing where everything goes, and unlocking all of the new weapons and skins! However........ then I actually began playing the game (with the intention…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like goat simulator but without a goat. Some jokes and puns. Also guns (you can use recoil to jump) and a lot of platforming. I don't like platforming. You can save only at checkpoints. This is annoying during some long challenges. I just hate games with lousy controls and platforming sections that you have to repeat from the start when you fail.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's silly fun, and the car part isn't as bad as some of the negative reviews claim. Either the devs have made it easier since those reviews or it's a genuine skill issue. (And I mean that in the nicest possible way)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My husband is playing this video game "Squirrel With a Gun," and it is hilariously absurd to watch.
positive · AI labelView post →Squirrel With a Gun - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games.
neutral · AI labelView post →To be honest, I would not have bought this game when i saw it the store It had a "too silly" impression for me, then I got it with Humble Choice and gave it a try anyway. Now i can only recommend this game, it is really well done. Your goal is to get acorns, regular ones as well as golden ones. The regular ones do heal you and is the basic currency. The gold ones are a reward for exploration and quests. Those quest are not given or in a quest book, just look around and keep an open eye.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →we talk a lot about "feels like a ps2 game" or "feels like a dreamcast game" not a lot of talk about how last year Squirrel With A Gun managed to capture the exact essence of an OG Xbox game
neutral · AI labelView post →Boring and repetitive Unity asset-flip of a game. Funny for about 10 seconds and then overstays its welcome by hours with awful controls. Struggles to run on a Steamdeck. I'm really glad this dev was so inspired by squirrel stapler that they decided to lazily staple a gun to one. Bloated boring game with a dumb gimmick. Wait for the next funny YouTube game to come out and throw a few bucks at something that actually deserves your time. This is a waste of it that you'll never get back.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a meme game, a joke game if you will... Is it good ? not really, can be fun for a laugh with friends but that's about it I got it in the monthly humble bundle but I really can't give this game a good review honestly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Afternoon once more Nightlights! 👋 It's another squirrel game. I'm gonna be playing Moth with a g- I MEAN Squirrel with a Gun at 3PM EST today! Hope to see you all there >:3 www.twitch.tv/robinsashiko
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neutral · AI labelView post →OK so I can't sleep so I tried Squirrel With A Gun. I feel very disappointed and deceived. It is not a fun sandbox game. It's a 3D platformer with extremely frustrating controls (controller is unplayable, keyboard/mouse still kinda bad). I haven't escaped from the intro yet and I may be done. 😡😭
negative · AI labelView post →I love how like every once and a while we get games with random outlandish concepts like Untitled Goose Game or Squirrel with a Gun
neutral · AI labelView post →This is exactly the kind of dumb game I mean as a compliment Squirrel with a Gun is basically an open-zone physics sandbox / collectathon where you play as an armed squirrel causing absolute nonsense, and it feels exactly as stupid and fun as that sounds. If your sense of humor is “what if a squirrel had a pistol, a shotgun, and zero respect for public safety?” then this is very much your kind of game. It’s the perfect “turn your brain off and laugh at chaos” game, especially if you’ve ever…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →February 2026 Humble Choice: Resident Evil Village, Date Everything, Core Keeper and more. https://www.humblebundle.com/membership/home | Game Name | Steam Link | |-----------------------------|------------| | Resident Evil Village | https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/Resident_Evil_Village/ | | Date Everything | https://store.steampowered.com/app/2201320/Date_Everything/ | | Core Keeper |…
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't believe Squirrel with a Gun got robbed of Game of the Year.
neutral · AI labelView post →I purchased a game called Squirrel With a Gun on Steam. It's a bit ridiculous. I love it!
positive · AI labelView post →Sorry for not being so active the past few days 🥹 Here is a summary: -Finished playing DMC1 (hated that game, but Dante is such a mood) -Started playing Squirrel With A Gun -I’m Rewatching Bad Buddy while working on my journal -My country won the Arabian Gulf Cup so I’ve been celebrating yesterday
neutral · AI labelView post →too bad the controls are garbage and the game play is atrocious. only thing going for the game is the music and concept. but the game itself, absolute waste of my time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Appleseed's Indie Game Of The Day! Day 242) Squirrel With a Gun by Dee Dee Creations A sandbox game about, you guessed it, a squirrel with a gun. It's an absurd premise that's so ridiculously fun to just shoot about within and take down agents after you.
positive · AI labelView post →I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, I expected it to be a janky cash grab filled with wacky stuff just for the sake of shock humor but it was genuinely a great game. The music is amazing, the combat's fairly simple but still manages to not be a pain or too annoying, there's a ton of collectibles to grab so if you're going for a genuine 100% you'll pack in plenty of playtime. 20 dollars is a bit pricey but I did truly like the game and I'm glad I got it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got the game, got the free pride dlc. Pickup pride items and see they increase brick damage, and flags become pride flags. Probably the greatest game of all time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Went into this expecting an asset flip game for the laugh of gunplay with a critter, get 15 minutes of fun and be done with it. Instead I spent a handful of hours playing a surprisingly detailed game with a variety of mechanics for firearms, vehicles, platforming, puzzles, and other fun in addition to the absurdist humor shown throughout the game. This is certainly something special and a great game to pick up for both a laugh and a challenge! Not to mention post game content to keep you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →People really have to stop handing this cat weaponry. Squirrel with a Gun in 10 minutes! What even is this game? Live at a twitch channel near you! #Vsky #TayStreams
neutral · AI labelView post →"you can't run, you'll never be able to hide when you come face to face... its a squirrel with a gun" had this idea of drawing the john marston squirrel like the squirrel with a gun game and its so chefs kiss #johnmarston #reddeadredemption2 #rdr2 #rdr #squirrelwithagun #johnmarstonfanart
neutral · AI labelView post →And yes, I can confirm that Squirrel with a Gun is fun. I've been having an absolute BLAST (pun intended) with the game. It's absolutely nuts! (pun intended, again)
positive · AI labelView post →We're gonna paint the town red! Join me for a game night that I have been looking forward to for a very long time as I play "Squirrel With A Gun!" 8pm Central (or a time zone near you) on Twitch.tv/DJSQWRL 🔫🐿️
neutral · AI labelView post →game is not very fun and it is very easy to get soft locked
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Squirrel with a gun is a pretty cool critter, eh kills Agents and doesn't afraid of anything
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game. If this had been released in the early 2000s, it would already be a Greatest Hit, or at least a cult classic like Earthworm Jim, Voodoo Vince, Conker, and many others. I enjoyed the first 99 minutes I played right after downloading it, and I'd be playing even more if my backlog weren't so overwhelming. This is the kind of game I come back to whenever I get burned out by bigger titles. I love the feeling of turning off my brain, letting myself go, and Squirrel with a Gun delivers…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →😎 SUMMERTHON DAY 19!!! 😎 Happy Midsummer! Because of my flu, I unfortunately can't sing karaoke. Instead of karaoke, I'm streaming a surprise game: SQUIRREL WITH A GUN! Join the stream now! 🔫🐿️
neutral · AI labelView post →See that Squirrel With A Gun is free through ps+ sub See that it has a free Pride DLC Unlock pride shirts in game They come with "enhanced brick damage" Amazing
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly, while the games take seriousness out of the way from the get go.... the gameplay is extremely solid and fun. It keeps you engaged with the game, the puzzles are balanced and tuned to the gameplay and the gun mechanics is pretty fun and well done. Kill animations are the icing on the cake Having a post game and secret challenge + boss was sick I had tons of fun with this one that I did not expect, even gave it another spin with new game plus A true hidden gem, fun and fun all around…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game as an impulse buy while it was on sale and I was NOT disappointed. This game takes the title, runs with it as a concept, and cranks the ridiculousness to the extreme. You start as a simple squirrel with a measly pistol, and next thing you know, you're fighting a god with a rainbow SMG because why not? It's brief, it's straightforward, and it's a LOT of fun. Amazing game and would highly recommend if you're looking for a silly experience and some good laughs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before the actual Squirrel with a Gun game, there's this one:
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay, scuff aside it's vTuber time! Let's go be a Squirrel With A Gun! This is our game between horrors. No idea if it's good but it sounds hilarious. Let's go! twitch.tv/menagerievt
neutral · AI labelView post →Do you like rodents and guns? This game might be for you... youtu.be/7JKT5xJGAN8 #squirrelwithagun #indiegame #funny
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neutral · AI labelView post →This game is a beautiful wonderful peice of absolute cinema. The story is wonderful and goofy, the physics are awsome, the puzzels are cool, but easy, the graphics are cool, the guns are fun, the soundtrack hits crazy hard, and there is a beautiful hidden meaning to the story. You can't ask anything else of this game. In summary: if I had to choose between my family, world peice, and this game. I'm picking this game. It should be made a crime against humanity to not buy this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool concept, but the controls an gameplay are just awful. Needs to be fixed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zero hand holding, went in blind, and wow, a lot higher quality graphics than anticipated. If you hate platforming stay far away. If used to SHIFT for running, recommend you change the throw key, SHIFT is the default for throwing anything you pick up. Enjoyed, stayed for over 3 hours first play, played with keyboard and mouse. Has options for sound and music OFF/ON separately if that is important feature.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The controls for this game are horrendous just for a simple shooter, but for a platforming game. You literally have to hit jump button a couple of steps before you want to jump. The Camera is so bad that I'm literally nauseous right now. I've been playing platformers for almost 4 decades (God I'm Old!) and this is one of the worst controls I've played. Most 3D platformers show your shadow to show where you will land. This game hides that mechanic under accessibility features. WHAT?!?!
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