Squirrel with a Gun

Release Date: August 29, 2024

Action, TPP, 3D platformers, humorous, arcade elements, indie games, animals, shooters, singleplayer

6.4

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An action game full of ridiculous humor. In Squirrel with a Gun we play a squirrel who wanders the neighborhood with a gun in his paw and fights the pursuing agents, performs tasks and solves various puzzles.

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Game mechanics
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Squirrel with a Gun is an action game full of grotesque humor. It was made in the style of absurd "simulators" - funny games like the Goat Simulator series, as well as Pigeon Simulator or Bear Simulator, among others. It was developed by indie developer Daniel DeEntremont.

Plot

In Squirrel with a Gun the story layer does not play a particularly important role. We play as the titular squirrel, who dashes through the neighborhood with a gun in his paw and goes through various adventures, helping the residents of the area or, on the contrary, making their lives miserable in various ways.

Game mechanics

In Squirrel with a Gun we observe the action from a third-person perspective (TPP). Game offers an open world, which we can freely roam; our squirrel climbs and jumps on the elements of the environment, and can also enter buildings. In the course of the game we perform various missions, in return for which we get various goodies; from time to time we also have to solve an environmental puzzle. At the same time, our rodent has to be on guard, as secret agents often sit on his tail, trying to catch him at all costs.

Fortunately, our charge is not defenseless. As the title suggests, she can handle firearms, which she uses to fight the pursuing thugs.... but not only. Indeed, the recoil of the guns, combined with the squirrel's low weight, allows us to cover considerable distances in the air. Although this requires a bit of dexterity and ingenuity, it allows us to get to places otherwise inaccessible.

Technical aspects

Squirrel with a Gun features eye-pleasing graphics. Our squirrel is realistically animated and full of fine details; moreover, a physics engine takes care of the behavior of objects, characters and the rodent.

Originals

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Videos and Screens

[1:34] Squirrel with a Gun - Ratatoskr Update Trailer

[1:43] Squirrel with a Gun Console Launch Trailer

6.4

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 25% of Critics. There are 29 Critic Reviews.

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TheSixthAxis: 6 / 10

Squirrel With a Gun is more than just a jokey throwaway meme game, but in some ways this is its biggest downfall. There is so much potential in the central mechanics that is held back by floaty controls and so it falls between two stools. A little more refinement and this could have been a more solid experience, but as a joke it goes on too long. That being said, there is enough here to entertain if you can look past those control issues.

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The Outerhaven Productions: 3 / 5 by Karl Smart

Squirrel with a Gun is one of those games which is a streamer's dream. A lot of references to other media can be found around every corner, there is a challenge in the level design, and the guns are a lot of fun. However, with no objective marker or quest log, you do spend far too much time wandering around looking for fun instead of having fun, some of the level designs become frustrating to have to do the same thing over and over in order to get to a single objective, only to fall off something and have to climb forever all over again.

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GamingTrend: 75 / 100 by Katelyn Lawlor

Squirrel With A Gun has been a lot of fun. I detail the technical issues and the somewhat cheap looking visuals but the core game is solid and I think it's worth your time. If you want a solid, small scale collectathon that will give you giggles, Squirrel With A Gun might be for you. This isn't my game of the year, but I think it says something that this dorky concept made for a pretty fun experience. It's not violent since there's no blood, it's not just that one joke, it's trying to be a simple and fun game with some genuinely good game design choices. This was a good game with some rough edges and I think it's worth your time. Or maybe you just read the deez nuts joke in the headline and expected that to set the tone for the review.

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