Game Overview
A sunlit urban park becomes an enormous playground when viewed from the branches, and Squirreled Away turns that simple idea into a gentle adventure about movement, creativity, and curiosity. You play as an agile squirrel free to scamper up trunks, bound between limbs, and inspect the everyday spaces of a park from an entirely different perspective. The mood stays cheerful and low-pressure, favoring cozy discoveries over danger or competition. Its appeal lies in making small-scale exploration feel playful: a tree, bench, or patch of greenery can become part of a vertical route or the foundation for a new home.
Most of your time goes toward foraging materials, navigating the park’s treetop pathways, and turning gathered resources into useful or decorative creations. Crafting supports a build-your-own treehouse system, letting you shape a personal hideaway rather than merely placing a preset shelter. Friendly residents offer quests and small stories, giving exploration a purpose beyond collecting supplies and encouraging players to revisit corners of the park they may have missed. There is no harsh survival routine pushing you to eat, fight, or race against a clock, while online co-op for up to four players makes it possible to gather, build, and wander with friends.
Its squirrel-sized perspective is the standout feature, pairing acrobatic traversal with a handcrafted setting designed to feel inviting rather than overwhelming. Building high in the canopy gives the crafting loop a stronger sense of place than the usual ground-level cozy sim, especially when creations become part of the landscape you traverse. Players who enjoy the relaxed collecting and home-making of Animal Crossing, the vertical exploration of A Short Hike, or co-op crafting sandboxes with minimal stress should find plenty to like here. Squirreled Away suits newcomers to crafting games particularly well, but experienced genre fans may appreciate it most as a laid-back social adventure built around improvising the ideal woodland retreat.
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Installation
- Select the Download button at the top of this page to open UploadHaven.
- On UploadHaven, wait for any countdown, then select Free Download. Optional: UploadHaven Pro for faster downloads.
- When complete, extract the archive to a Squirreled Away folder using 7-Zip.
- Open the extracted folder and start the game normally.
- For errors, check Setup Guide & Troubleshooting below. Keep your security software enabled.
System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Low graphics setting
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Squirreled Away?
After extracting Squirreled Away, navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 1.36 GB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Do I need to run the game as administrator?
Usually, no. Start the game normally from the extracted folder. If you see a permissions or save error, check that the folder is writable and follow the game's documented fix. Only grant administrator access when a trusted game's specific setup requires it.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Check that extraction completed and your PC meets the system requirements. Note any error message before choosing a fix. If it identifies a missing runtime, install the required DirectX components or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
A warning needs to be investigated; the download source alone cannot confirm that a file is safe. Keep your security software enabled and review the detection details. Do not run or restore a flagged file unless you have verified that it is a false positive. If you are unsure, leave it quarantined.