Squirrel With a Gun has disappeared from PlayStation Plus Extra in a PlayStation lifestyle shift that changes access for new players right away. Subscribers who already downloaded it can still play, but anyone coming in now is met with a purchase prompt instead of a catalog redemption.
The game was added in April 2026, then removed from the catalog sometime over the past day or two. That narrow window is what makes this notable: it is no longer available to redeem from the service, yet it is not officially scheduled to leave.
Squirrel With a Gun in April 2026
April 2026 is the key baseline here. That is when Squirrel With a Gun joined PlayStation Plus Extra, which makes the current disappearance look less like a normal rotation and more like a catalog change that arrived early or outside the usual path.
For subscribers, the practical split is simple. If the game is already on a PS5 from an earlier download, access remains. If a new player tries to get it through the catalog now, there is no redeem option and the store path pushes a purchase instead.
The PS Store tag is gone
The PS Store page currently missing the PS Plus tag adds another layer to the removal. When that label disappears, the catalog link that usually signals inclusion in the service is no longer doing its job, and that leaves the game looking like a standard purchase item rather than an active Extra offering.
That is the part that makes the situation awkward for PlayStation Plus Extra. The service has not publicly put the game on a leave list, but the catalog behavior has already changed, so the practical outcome for new users is the same as if the title were gone for good.
What new players face now
New players are the ones who lose the most here because the catalog is the route they would normally use to access Squirrel With a Gun without paying separately. Instead, they are being asked to buy what had been part of the service, which cuts off the simplest entry point on PS5.
The open question is not whether the disappearance happened; it did. The real issue is why Squirrel With a Gun was removed before it was officially scheduled to leave PlayStation Plus Extra. Until that is addressed, the safest move for anyone who still has access is to keep the installed version intact and treat the catalog as unavailable.
