{"id":95114,"date":"2026-04-26T16:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/nuts-a-squirrel-surveillance-game-comes-to-switch-and-pc-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:17:14","slug":"nuts-a-squirrel-surveillance-game-comes-to-switch-and-pc-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nuts-a-squirrel-surveillance-game-comes-to-switch-and-pc-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuts, A Squirrel Surveillance Game, Comes To Switch And PC This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nuts-a-squirrel-surveillance-game-comes-to-switch-and-pc-this-week.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>When you see squirrels doing their thing in the wild, have you ever wondered what they\u2019re <\/span><\/span><span><span>really<\/span><\/span><span><span> up to when no one\u2019s looking? As they forage for nuts and make those weird cries, what are they hiding? That\u2019s the premise of Nuts, a bizarre and intriguing\u00a0narrative surveillance game that&#8217;s all about spying on squirrels.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The strange game comes from developer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char &#038; Torfi<span><span>\u00a0and published by Noodlecake. Players control a rookie researcher, who, at the behest <\/span><\/span>Viago University, is<span><span>\u00a0tasked with setting up cameras in the\u00a0remote Melmoth Forest to capture footage of squirrels. The goal is simple: See what they get up to, primarily at night. Gameplay requires trial and error in terms of setting up the correct placement and angle of your cameras to record the best shots. Once that\u2019s done, you\u2019ll review your footage back at your caravan to piece together\u00a0clues for how squirrels behave in terms of their routes in order to figure out where they hide their stash as well as unravel a larger, potentially sinister mystery surrounding them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/01\/nuts-a-squirrel-surveillance-game-comes-to-switch-and-pc-this-week\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Despite the seemingly innocent premise, the trailer shows that something is definitely afoot, such as the discovery of an underground acorn stash filled with dynamite. Between the eyebrow-raising premise and eye-catching art direction, featuring spectral, vibrant outlines and a bold color palette, you\u2019d have to be &#8230; okay, I won\u2019t say &#8220;nuts&#8221; there, but let\u2019s just say you&#8217;re bound to be curious after seeing Nuts in action.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>Who doesn\u2019t want to see how much trouble a few squirrels can possibly get into<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>If you don&#8217;t want to wait to discover whatever furry madness awaits, Nuts recently launched for Apple Arcade. The game comes to Switch and PC\u00a0on February 4.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>For more on Apple Arcade, you can watch us revisit the fledgling subscription service on this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-podcast\/the-game-informer-show\/2019\/12\/19\/gi-show-apple-arcade-revisit-community-emails-goty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Game Informer Show<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/01\/nuts-a-squirrel-surveillance-game-comes-to-switch-and-pc-this-week\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you see squirrels doing their thing in the wild, have you ever wondered what they\u2019re really up to when no one\u2019s looking? As they forage for nuts and make those weird cries, what are they hiding? That\u2019s the premise of Nuts, a bizarre and intriguing\u00a0narrative surveillance game that&#8217;s all about spying on squirrels. The strange game comes from developer\u00a0Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char &#038; Torfi\u00a0and published by Noodlecake. Players control a rookie researcher, who, at the behest Viago University, is\u00a0tasked with setting up cameras in the\u00a0remote Melmoth Forest to capture footage of squirrels. The goal is simple: See what they get up to, primarily at night. 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