Squirrel with a Gun trophy guide: Step-by-Step Roadmap

This Squirrel with a Gun trophy guide is built around a simple two-stage roadmap: complete the story while collecting useful Acorns, then return to the open world for cleanup. The trophy list contains 20 trophies worth 1,290 points, including one Platinum, and the recommended plan usually takes one playthrough followed by a short cleanup session.

The story does not contain missable trophies, so you can experiment with weapons, vehicles, parkour routes, and combat encounters without worrying about permanently losing an objective. Still, collecting Golden Acorns as you explore is worthwhile because they help unlock equipment and movement options.

The most important point of the roadmap is the ending. After defeating Mother and her helicopter in the Agency Tower, the credits begin almost immediately after the final cutscene. The credits minigame requires you to shoot 129 credits without missing. If you fail, you can attempt it again, but you must repeat the final boss encounter first.

For additional trophy descriptions and the original roadmap reference, see the Squirrel with a Gun Trophy Guide on PSNProfiles.

The cleanest route is to play through the story without stopping for every minor objective. Several trophies unlock naturally through required activities, including driving a car, riding a boat or water skis, piloting the Quadcopter, and defeating the two main bosses.

Regular Acorns are easy to earn through activities such as robbing citizens, defeating Agents, and moving around the city. Golden Acorns come from goals and secrets in each area. There are 56 Golden Acorns in total, although the guide indicates that you do not need every one for the Platinum. Around 49 may be enough, depending on how you spend resources and approach progression.

Use the following order to minimize backtracking:

The trophy order below shows which objectives are story-linked, which are activity-based, and which are better saved for cleanup.

The two boss fights are not especially demanding once their weak points are understood. The main challenge is that the game provides limited direction during some phases, so follow the attack pattern rather than relying on random damage.

Father and the Tank

Father is located in an underground bunker in Mean Streets. The bunker entrance is near the skatepark and only opens when you approach in a car. Making a save at the nearby birdfeeder is a useful precaution before entering.

During the fight, focus on the tank instead of spending too much time on foot Agents. Pick up a weapon from the ground, with the UZI being a practical choice when available.

Once the tank takes enough damage, it charges a green energy field. Move away until the attack ends, then repeat the exposed-driver sequence. The green wheel lights do not need to be destroyed again during every cycle; climbing onto the moving tank can be faster.

Mother and the Helicopter

Mother is the final boss and appears inside the Agency Tower in the water park area. Access requires activating five giant buttons around the water park, then meeting the Acorn requirements needed to unlock the Quadcopter route.

The helicopter battle uses a similar weak-point pattern:

• Grab a gun and avoid incoming attacks.
• Watch carefully for missiles, which can be difficult to outrun.
• When the helicopter turns sideways, shoot the highlighted green parts.
• Attack the Agents inside whenever the helicopter is disabled.
• Move between platforms before the rising lava removes your route.
• During the final phase, target the green section on top of the helicopter as it flies toward you.

For Action Button Hero, weapon choice matters. Some guns kill Agents immediately, preventing a takedown. Use a less powerful weapon to stun an Agent in the head, then switch to the required weapon and perform the takedown.

After the story, return to each neighborhood and use the pause menu’s view totals to identify unfinished collectibles. You do not need to collect every item in the world, but checking totals helps separate completed areas from locations with remaining Golden Acorns.

Toilet locations are particularly straightforward. There are three required locations, and each counts when you enter the toilet:

The Yee Haw Zone also contains the setup for I’m an Oil Squirrel. Enter the saloon, defeat the cowboys, take a glowing red grenade, and place it in the nearby outhouse. Activate the grenade before leaving, then jump into the oil after the explosion launches it into the air.

Citizen trophies are easiest when handled in batches:

• Reach For The Sky! requires holding up one citizen with a gun.
• Crime Wave requires holding up 20 citizens.
• Photogenic requires allowing 15 citizens to photograph you.
• Phone Thief requires stealing a phone.
• Shavior requires shaving 30 citizens.
• Close Shave requires shaving 30 Agents.

For Crime Wave, each citizen can only be held up once during the current session. If the available targets run out, save and reload to refresh the population. The same reload approach can help with shaving objectives.

The Quadcopter is required for the two shaving trophies. For citizens, the main intersection in Mean Streets provides an accessible starting point. For Agents, the Agency Tower area has a dense group of targets before the Mother encounter.

The Platinum Acorn requires every trophy. Most objectives should unlock naturally during the story, while the remaining tasks can be completed in the open world after the credits.

Use this checklist before considering the run finished:

The final cleanup should be efficient because most miscellaneous trophies have low grind requirements. If a counter does not unlock immediately, repeat the action with a new target and consider saving and reloading to refresh citizens or Agents.

Before entering the final battle, confirm that you have a suitable gun and enough familiarity with the helicopter’s green weak points. After the boss is defeated, keep your attention on the screen and shoot each credit target as it appears. A missed target does not permanently ruin the run, but it adds another final-boss replay.