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Squirrel Launcher

Squirrel Launcher

Launch squirrels into the atmosphere and explore the clouds. Dodge and shoot down obstacles – upgrade your vehicle to make it further and further until you get to the moon!

Released Jan 4, 2023 Developer Aiden Bradley Platforms Windows CasualFlightSide ScrollerArcadeBullet Hell
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

92.5%positive253 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“kind of hard to control but really fun. Perfect for people who like to fly and love squirrels. cute game. I would give it a 4/5stars”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The game ever”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“haha 67 minutes”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

15achievements
30.7%median completion
4.4%rarest: The Return
96.1% of players 67.6% of players 64.0% of players 57.3% of players 55.6% of players 52.6% of players 49.4% of players 30.7% of players 26.8% of players 23.3% of players 16.1% of players 11.2% of players 10.4% of players 8.2% of players 4.4% of players 96.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.1%Squirrel Launcher — Launch your first squirrel
67.6%Squirrel Novice — Launch 10 squirrels
64.0%Sonic — Reach the speed of sound
Rarest badges of honor
4.4%The Return — Return to Earth and really beat the game
8.2%Astrophobia — Hidden achievement
10.4%The Moon — Reach the moon and beat the game

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 04, 2024
Hotfix 1.1.6

That was fast. Yeah I broke the leaderboards, but in my defense they were disabled for the beta version I was testing. Anyway they are fixed now.

Jan 04, 2024
Anniversary Update! 1.1.5

Here it is. The anniversary update to Squirrel Launcher. Below is the change log and a journal entry. Change Log (1.0.8 -> 1.1.5) The game does prompt you to update your save file. It should work. • A

Sep 16, 2023
Squirrel Launcher, its Sequel, and Unity

Hello people of Steam who have played Squirrel Launcher. Squirrel Launcher was made in the Unity game engine. As you have probably heard by now, Unity is implementing some questionable changes to the

Mar 13, 2023
Squirrel Launcher Patch 1.0.8

fixed a bug where sometimes the boss won't die made it so the launch apparatuses properly reset their animations

Mar 11, 2023
Squirrel Launcher Patch 1.0.7

Changes when starting a new game, music will default to normal added an initial boost to the space launch - getting astrophobia achievement may be a bit harder but is still possible slightly reduced n

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Casual, Free To Play
Player tagsCasual · Flight · Side Scroller · Arcade · Bullet Hell · 2D · Physics · Action · Linear · PvE · Minimalist · Comedy (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements15
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or 11 Processor: Intel Core i5 7th Gen -- AMD Ryzen 5 1st Gen Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 -- AMD RX 470 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Should run on a potato