Rank 01Why this
Shares environmental storytelling and collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
The closest matches to Squirrel Stapler: The Skin Stapler, Uktena 64 - Ultimate, RATSHAKER™, Butcher's Creek, and Dread X Collection 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Shares environmental storytelling and collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler.
Rank 02Why this
Shares collectible hunting and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.
Rank 03Why this
Shares collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Explores atmospheric, like Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares time pressure and environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler.


Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares environmental storytelling and collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares collectible hunting and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares time pressure and environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares environmental storytelling and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares environmental storytelling and resource gathering with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares time pressure and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.
Shares environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler.

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Also Dark Humor and Walking Simulator, like Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Same dark mood as Squirrel Stapler.

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Squirrel Stapler at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares time pressure and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares hidden collectibles and boss fights with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Squirrel Stapler.


Why this: Same unsettling mood as Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares boss fights with Squirrel Stapler.
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Why this: Shares collectible hunting and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares time pressure and environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Same unsettling mood as Squirrel Stapler.


Why this: Shares hidden collectibles and exploration with Squirrel Stapler.

Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler.
The closest matches to Squirrel Stapler: The Skin Stapler, Uktena 64 - Ultimate, RATSHAKER™, Butcher's Creek, and Dread X Collection 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Squirrel Stapler is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Skin Stapler, Uktena 64 - Ultimate and RATSHAKER™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and eerie, and single out its boss fights and collectible hunting. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Squirrel Stapler is a 2023 action game developed and published by David Szymanski, available for $7.99. Set in a first-person perspective, players navigate atmospheric environments as an animal protagonist, hunting squirrels to staple them to a corpse in pursuit of god. The game blends horror with dark humor through environmental storytelling, exploration, collectibles-hunting, and crafting mechanics, alongside challenging boss-fights and damage-tanking gameplay. Reviewers highlight David Szymanski's signature blend of retro aesthetics and uncanny horror, while players describe the experience as atmospheric, dark, eerie, funny, and tense, with the dark comedy gradually morphing into existential dread and grotesquely absurd premises that subvert expectations. The indie title runs playable on Steam Deck and supports solo-only play with a short, sit-down session shape, currently holding a 96% positive rating from 1697 Steam reviews.
About Squirrel Stapler: Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
People who play it also play: The Skin Stapler, Uktena 64 - Ultimate, RATSHAKER™
Squirrel Stapler is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Squirrel Stapler is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Squirrel Stapler are The Skin Stapler, Uktena 64 - Ultimate, RATSHAKER™.
Squirrel Stapler was developed by David Szymanski.