# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Skin Stapler](https://imho.run/games/4310610/the-skin-stapler) — Shares environmental storytelling and collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler. 533 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4310610/)
2. [Uktena 64 - Ultimate](https://imho.run/games/4121400/uktena-64-ultimate) — Shares collectible hunting and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler. 86 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4121400/)
3. [RATSHAKER™](https://imho.run/games/3290710/ratshaker) — Shares collectible hunting with Squirrel Stapler. 2,923 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3290710/)
4. [Butcher's Creek](https://imho.run/games/2512560/butcher-s-creek) — Explores atmospheric, like Squirrel Stapler. 1,190 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/)
5. [Dread X Collection 2](https://imho.run/games/1380390/dread-x-collection-2) — Same atmospheric mood as Squirrel Stapler. 496 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380390/)
6. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares time pressure and environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
7. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in Squirrel Stapler players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
8. [The Baby In Yellow](https://imho.run/games/2291340/the-baby-in-yellow) — Shares environmental storytelling and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler. 810 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291340/)
9. [Birds Watching](https://imho.run/games/3979870/birds-watching) — Also Dark Humor and Walking Simulator, like Squirrel Stapler. 150 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979870/)
10. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Walking Simulator, like Squirrel Stapler. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
11. [DUSK](https://imho.run/games/519860/dusk) — Also Dark Humor, like Squirrel Stapler. 16,813 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/519860/)
12. [The Midnight Walk](https://imho.run/games/2863640/the-midnight-walk) — Shares environmental storytelling and resource gathering with Squirrel Stapler. 1,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/)
13. [Subterranauts](https://imho.run/games/3075800/subterranauts) — Shares hidden collectibles and exploration with Squirrel Stapler. 118 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3075800/)
14. [UMIGARI | ウミガリ](https://imho.run/games/3772960/umigari) — Also Hunting, like Squirrel Stapler. 394 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772960/)
15. [Creepy Shift: House For Sale](https://imho.run/games/3400650/creepy-shift-house-for-sale) — Shares collectible hunting and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler. 136 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3400650/)
16. [Project Hunt](https://imho.run/games/2451010/project-hunt) — Also Hunting and Nature, like Squirrel Stapler. 70 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451010/)
17. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Explores atmospheric, like Squirrel Stapler. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
18. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Shares hidden collectibles and boss fights with Squirrel Stapler. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
19. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — A frequent pick in Squirrel Stapler players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,685 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
20. [Hamster Hunter](https://imho.run/games/2726490/hamster-hunter) — Explores dark humor, like Squirrel Stapler. 1,894 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2726490/)
21. [The Cabin Factory](https://imho.run/games/3311740/the-cabin-factory) — Shares time pressure and hidden collectibles with Squirrel Stapler. 2,222 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3311740/)
22. [Graveyard Keeper](https://imho.run/games/599140/graveyard-keeper) — Also Dark Humor, like Squirrel Stapler. 17,119 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/)
23. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Shares exploration with Squirrel Stapler. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
24. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Shares environmental storytelling with Squirrel Stapler. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2535830&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2535830
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2535830
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Squirrel Stapler

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2535830
- **Developer:** David Szymanski
- **Publisher:** David Szymanski
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Sep 11, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2535830/squirrel-stapler)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2535830&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2535830/)
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