Squirrel with a Gun — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| The Varmint Update is Here! | 2025-12-04 | It's time to get wild with the Varmint Update! 🦝 With the Varmint Update you can:Collect special Varmint furs that transform you into different critters! Become a Cat With A Gun, a Raccoon With A Gun, a Possum With A Gun, and many more!Do battle with sentient Trash Monsters that appear around the neighborhood.Explore 4 new bunkers with 10 golden acorns and exotic Varmint Furs. Please note that some of these are outdoor bunkers. Play a deadly game of Red-Light-Green-Light, climb a gigantic stone squirrel statue, or run around a rat's giant cage that's more sinister than it appears.Go on a neighborhood-wide egg hunt for another fabulous furry |
| Squirrel with a Gun is Now Available on Nintendo Switch 2! | 2025-11-18 | Squirrel with a Gun is officially available on Nintendo Switch 2! 🔫🐿️ We’re excited to bring the mayhem (and those pesky Agents) to Nintendo’s newest platform! Climb and jump across platforms with your natural squirrel skill, and use weapon recoil to cross even greater gaps. Explore the neighborhood from a squirrel's eye view. Talk with residents of the neighborhood and help them out for goodies... Or mug them for goodies! And best of all, blow stuff up! Check out the new Launch Trailer: Follow Squirrel with a Gun on X to stay up-to-date. |
| Varmint Update | 2025-11-14 | Hey Squirrel Squad! 🐿️ We ran into a little critter trouble while working on the Varmint Update... A raccoon stole our computer and tossed it in the trash! After an epic standoff, we’ve reclaimed our tech and we’re back on track. The Varmint Update will now arrive in December! Thanks for rolling with the chaos. What's coming is worth the rescue mission! In the meantime, check out the updated Roapmap below. |
| The Varmint Update is Coming on November 18th! | 2025-10-21 | Squirrel With A Gun is about to get trashy in our upcoming Varmint Update! 🗑️ Collect special Varmint Furs that transform you into different critters— Become a Cat with a Gun, a Raccoon with a Gun, a Opossum with a Gun, and many more! You'll also: Do battle with sentient Trash Monsters that appear around the neighborhood! Explore 4 new bunkers with 10 golden acorns and exotic Varmint Furs. Play a deadly game of Red Light Green Light, climb a gigantic stone squirrel statue, or run around a rat's giant cage that's more sinister than it appears! Go on a neighborhood-wide egg hunt for another fabulous furry prize! New Game Plus will be available |
| Squirrel With A Gun Teams Up with Gori Cuddly Carnage | 2025-09-04 | Hey Squirrel Squad, We are teaming up with Gori: Cuddly Carnage to bring you a furry frenzy! Get ready to fight tooth, claw, hoverboard and gun with the Gori X Squirrel With a Gun Bundle! Featuring two action-packed games featuring animals with a thirst for chaos and combat! Double the mayhem! With this bundle you can shred and slay the evil Adorable Army in Gori: Cuddly Carnage and escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents in Squirrel with a Gun. Get the bundle now to join the fray! Follow Gori: Cuddly Carnage and Squirrel with a Gun on X to stay up-to-date! |
| Pride has arrived! | 2025-06-05 | Hey Squirrel Squad! It's Pride Month! ❤️🧡💛💚💙 Which means it's time for surprise DLC! The DLC includes: A new unlockable neighborhood area called "Pride Street" 8 new pride-themed garments! (5 are T-Shirts with different patterns) A rainbow car spawner. This is not a new item per se, but the rainbow car was previously only accessible as a very rare spawn, or in the Super Platforming challenge! A new driving challenge on a rainbow road which can only be driven on with the rainbow car. A pride-themed tank, unlocked after the rainbow road challenge is completed. Unlocking the tank leads to a gauntlet of agents to defeat. PLUS: A button that c |
| The Gravity Gun Update is here! | 2025-04-15 | Are you ready to irradiate your foes, Squirrel Squad? Defy gravity in Squirrel with a Gun with an all new update! Unleash the raw power of physics with the Gravity Gun to maneuver new spaces & reach new heights in the neighborhood. 🔫 🐿️ The update includes: 🔫 Relativity Bunker entry pod where you will receive an all-new cutting-edge weapon: the Gravity Gun 🌰 5 new golden acorns to collect, bringing the game total to 70 ⚠️ Nuclear fur skin: Squirrel will glow blue & standing nearby humans causes their hair to fall out 🏘️ After receiving the Gravity Gun, 3 gravity gun dispensers will become available in each of the the 3 neighborhood regio |
| SWAG is 35% off for Run n' Gun Fair | 2025-03-13 | Get Squirrel with a Gun for 35% off as we participate in the Run n' Gun event. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067050/Squirrel_with_a_Gun/ https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39026134/sale/rungunthemedsale This could be you... |
| Introducing Squirrel's Dream Closet Bonus Pack! | 2025-02-13 | Hi Squirrel Squad, We want to make sure you're Squirrel Style is top tier! Check out all the fun new additions to your closet below! 👒 Squirrel’s Dream Closet Bonus Pack Hard Hat Straw Hat Overalls Chef Hat Glasses Bow Tie Elf Hat Royal Crown Ninja Hood Ninja Suit Jammies Ballerina House Helmet Coral Snake Fur Lil' Agent outfit Additional updates include: ⛳ Arena challenge added to Neighborhood Area 3: it costs 65 acorns to enter and rewards the Lil' Agent outfit on completion 🎮 FPS Limiter added to Gameplay Options (This will also be available for Steam Deck) ⚡Electrified transformers added to telephone poles around the neighborhood for a |
| The Ratatoskr Update is here! | 2024-12-17 | Are you ready, Squirrel Squad? A new rival arrives and joins forces with Mother & Father to destroy the neighborhood! Commanded to whip up a cyclone that wreaks havoc in the neighborhood, Ratatoskr awaits our hero Squirrel atop the debris at the Golden Acorn Tree. Can Squirrel overcome this new challenge and defeat Ratatoskr to save the neighborhood? Watch The Ratatoskr Update trailer! Tackle the new Super Platforming Challenge as you reach new heights navigating the cyclone debris to take on the new boss. But keep a sharp eye—those pesky agents are very motivated to take you out before you get there! The fight against Ratatoskr is quite unli |
| Your very own plush Squirrel With a Gun | 2024-11-22 | The Squirrel With A (Shot)gun plush awaits! We need at least 200 pre-orders to make this Squirrel plush happen. The plush is only available to order during the campaign! Order yours now. Get your Squirrel plush here: www.makeship.com/products/squirrel-with-a-shotgun-plushie |
| Patch Notes 1.3.0.1 | 2024-11-01 | Patch Notes 1.3.0.1: General quality-of-life and bug fixes XBox controller vibration support for when you fire guns New spooky skeleton outfit in the neighborhood We are paying close attention to all bug reports and issues, and are excited to roll out our first major patch of the game (more to come!). The best way to let us know about bugs is through Steam discussions or our Discord channel. What do you mean you haven't played the game yet?? Join the fun! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067050/Squirrel_with_a_Gun/ |
| Introducing the all-new Photo Mode! | 2024-10-15 | Squirrel With A Gun's Photo Mode allows players (Squirrels) to take a screenshot of whatever zany situation you have managed to pause. In "Cam Adjust" mode, you will be able to freely move and turn the camera and even give it a "dutch" angle for dramatic effect. Players can also zoom in/out the camera's Field of View (FoV) to fit your needs. In "Focus" mode, the player can adjust the camera's focus to emulate professional photography. By default, focus is disabled and everything is sharp. When the focus is set to "player," the camera will automatically focus on our squirrel hero, as it does during gameplay. When the focus is set to "manual," |
| Patch Notes 1.0.2 | 2024-09-06 | We wanted to take a minute to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has played Squirrel With a Gun thus far! It has brought us so much joy to see all the shenanigans you are getting up to in the game. We are paying close attention to all bug reports and issues, and are excited to roll out our first major patch of the game (more to come!). The best way to let us know about bugs is through Steam discussions or our Discord channel. Patch Notes 1.0.2: Fixed the cause of some random crashing that was related to hint boxes Game will auto-save when grabbing important collectables like the Golden Acorns. Currently, auto-save will only function in The |
| Squirrel with a Gun is Available Now! | 2024-08-29 | Hey there, Squirrel Squad! Happy Launch Day! Let the chaos commence...It's time to go nuts! Today's the day you finally get your paws on Squirrel with a Gun! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067050/Squirrel_with_a_Gun/ Check out the official launch trailer over on YouTube: Squirrel with a Gun - Available Now! We can't wait to see the mayhem and mischief you'll unleash! We want to extend a huge thank you to the community for your support of this true passion project turned reality! Free Content Updates The best part? The fun is just getting started! We have a whole host of future content updates planned for SWAG—this is just the tip of the |
| Watch the Squirrel Live Cam | 2024-08-29 | Squirrel With a Gun is available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067050/Squirrel_with_a_Gun/ Watch the Backyard Buddies Livestream Huge thank you to Backyard Buddies for this squirrel cam collab! We are so impressed with the SWAG setup they came up with and it looks like the squirrels like it too. 🐿️ 🌰 🐿️ 🌰 🐿️ Be sure to check out the Backyard Buddies YouTube channel for more animal fun on their unique live cams. And check out the official launch trailer over on YouTube: Squirrel with a Gun - Available Now! Be sure to follow along for continual SWAG updates on X! We hope you have a blast with Squirrel with a Gun! Be sure to use |
| Pre-purchase SWAG now at 10% off | 2024-08-26 | Squirrel has heard your pleas and he's here to deliver! 🔫 🐿️ You can now PRE-PURCHASE Squirrel with a Gun at 10% off on Steam! See you August 29 for launch day! 🎉 Go nuts! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067050/Squirrel_with_a_Gun/ |
| Squirrel with a Gun goes to Gamescom! | 2024-08-22 | Hey there, Squirrel Squad! We are just ✨ONE WEEK!✨ away from launch! We are so excited to unleash Squirrel with a Gun into the wild! Streamers MaxRhyms and SnailFortnite were able to enjoy a sneak peek of the squirrely gameplay for the Awesome Indies Show at Gamescom! Didn't get to attend? No problem! You can watch the Indie Arena Booth Gameplay Trailer right here: Check it out! Fans were able to get their paws on our hands-on demos at the Xbox and Indie Arena Booths! The countdown is ON! We have a lot more exciting news coming soon, so be sure to follow for updates on X! Stay nutty, and see you soon! |
| The Post-release Free Content Roadmap is here! | 2024-08-05 | Hellloooo Squirrel Squad! Get ready to go nuts because today, at this very moment, we’re unveiling our post-release Squirrel With A Gun Content Roadmap! Yep, you’ve heard that right—the game's launch is just the beginning. Once Squirrel With a Gun is out, we’re not stopping with production and we’ve got a stash of FREE updates coming your way. Curious to know more? You are!? Perfect. In that case let’s cut to the intro music, show that flashy logo animation, and…. let’s go! Squirrels, feast your eyes on the SEVEN incredible post-release updates, all coming to you for free! First up, we will introduce Photo Mode with a free-roaming camera. Fro |
| Weapon Showcase: The Sniper Rifle! | 2024-08-03 | Hey there, Squirrel Squad! The last, but certainly not least, weapon in our showcase is the Sniper Rifle! Post up on a squirrely vantage point with the semi-automatic sniper rifle to take out enemies long distance. The sniper rifle performs an epic takedown on enemies, even if they’re far away. When platforming, utilize the sniper gun jump for an extreme vertical boost. Its powerful kickback can even knock down nearby baddies. Pro tip: Take down a certain boss from above by finding the sniper rifle up in the scaffolding and aiming for weak spots. Check out our latest Youtube short to see this handgun in action: Weapon Showcase: The Sniper Rif |