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SeriesOctodad

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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First release
Jan 30, 2014
Publisher
Young Horses
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform, Simulator · Kids, Party, Action, Comedy
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family.

Also known as Octodad 2, OctodadDadliestCatch.exe

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Storyline
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the sequel to the splash hit, Octodad! This time, our cephaloprotagonist has gotten himself in a bind between his wife’s mounting mistrust, and a disastrous trip to the local aquarium! Are you dad enough to control the titular octopus father as he strives to hide his nautical nature from his family while keeping his tangled tentacles intact?Read more

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the sequel to the splash hit, Octodad! This time, our cephaloprotagonist has gotten himself in a bind between his wife’s mounting mistrust, and a disastrous trip to the local aquarium! Are you dad enough to control the titular octopus father as he strives to hide his nautical nature from his family while keeping his tangled tentacles intact?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 30, 2014
Mac
Jan 30, 2014
Linux
Jan 30, 2014
All 16 release dates
PlayStation 4
Apr 22, 2014
PlayStation 4
Apr 23, 2014
PlayStation Vita
May 26, 2015
PlayStation Vita
May 28, 2015
PlayStation 4
May 28, 2015
Xbox One
Aug 26, 2015
PlayStation 4
Aug 28, 2015
PlayStation Vita
Sep 11, 2015
iOS
Oct 28, 2015
Wii U
Oct 29, 2015
Android
Nov 04, 2015
Wii U
Jan 15, 2016
Nintendo Switch
Nov 09, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
2h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
basketball, minigames, physics, achievements, steam trading cards
… All 34, kid friendly, camera, easter egg, pizza, sequel, crowdfunding - kickstarter, steam greenlight, crowdfunding, digital distribution, voice acting, pop culture reference, game reference, chef's hat, playstation move support, qwoplike, descendants of other characters, fake in-game advertising, crowd funded, octopus, pax prime 2013, gamescom 2013, pax east 2014, falling sequence, tentacles, aquarium, pax east 2013, pax prime 2012, amphibian humanoid, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
74
Main + Extras (IGDB)
2h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 9,122 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 16 Oct

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