Squirrel Stapler is a surreal, first-person horror game (often compared to Chulip meets Harvester) originally made for Windows. Since no native Linux version is listed in your filename, Wine is required. The game is lightweight and typically runs well under Wine with minimal tweaks.
Navigate to the folder containing Squirrel Stapler 1.0 - ENG.exe. From the terminal: Squirrel Stapler - 1.0 - ENG - GNU Linux Wine -...
cd /path/to/your/game/folder
wine "Squirrel Stapler 1.0 - ENG.exe"
If the game is in a .zip archive, extract it first: Squirrel Stapler is a surreal, first-person horror game
unzip Squirrel_Stapler_1.0.zip -d squirrel_stapler
cd squirrel_stapler
wine SquirrelStapler.exe (or whatever the main executable is named)
On Debian/Ubuntu (including Pop!_OS, Linux Mint): Navigate to the folder containing Squirrel Stapler 1
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wine wine32 wine64 libwine libwine:i386 fonts-wine
On Arch Linux / Manjaro:
sudo pacman -S wine wine-mono wine-gecko
Optional but highly recommended for better performance: Wine-Staging or Proton-GE (GloriousEggroll’s custom Wine build). For this game, Wine-Staging 8.0+ works flawlessly.
Let’s be clear: there is no native Linux binary. David Szymanski’s older games were built in Unity or custom engines targeting Windows. However, Squirrel Stapler is lightweight and uses only basic DirectX 9 features, making it a perfect candidate for Wine.