I really don't understand. Why would I want to play a game where I'm just a normal, boring dad? The dude doesn't even look interesting.

They should replace him with an octopus.

Octodad is a game about an octopus. But not just any octopus. He's married. He has children. He wears a stylin' suit. He's Octodad! The player will control Octodad as he goes about his "normal" life, undertaking seemingly mundane tasks for his family.

Its sounds very simple, but the controls....the controls make it a huge challenge. And that's where this game shines! The controls make for some hilarious moments, and that's what this game is all about. It's not meant to be serious, but more of a fun, relaxing adventure full of laughs and mishaps. It has a very lighthearted story, and you come to love the brave, fatherly octopus. Don't ask how he had 2 human children though...

The controls are...well, atrocious. You use the mouse to manipulate his arms and legs. Pressing Spacebar toggles between moving your arms or legs. You press and hold the right mouse button and move the mouse in the direction you want the arm/leg to move. It sounds easier than it really is because the mouse is very sensitive, so a slight move will send his arms/legs everywhere, toppling everything nearby over! Be careful how much commotion you cause, as a bar across the bottom of the screen fills up when you are nearby any people and they see you knocking stuff over. When the bar is full, that's it! Your disguise is blown, and you restart from your last checkpoint. After a little while the player should get used to the sensitivity of the mouse and be able to complete most tasks in a relatively short time...just expect several tries as you go!

If you liked and enjoyed games such as Surgeon Simulator 2013, Probably Archery, or even Ampu-Tea, you owe it to yourself to give Octodad: Dadliest Catch a try. The antics you will get into is well worth the pricetag.


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Apparently it matters more if someone sees you screw up than if you hit your kid over the head with ketchup.
10/10

I played this during work today. Today I was paid to play Octodad for two hours. Today was a good day.

"I've seen enough hent-"

no im not going to make that joke.

This game include:

-Octopus Simulator
-Wedding Simulator
-Shopping Simulator
-Dad Simulator
-Segway Simulator
-Titanic Simulator

Mosty breezy, with a few frustrating moments that will probably make you rage a bit. No violence, just weird-ness. Recommended, tho not really worth fifteen bucks.

One of the funniest games in the last couple of years! Yes, it's a 3D comic game. Yes, it's colourful. Yes, it's also funny for kids. Yes, the story is far fetched. Yes, the music is cool. Yes, it's not too easy but also not too hard. Yes, it's many hours of hilarious fun. Yes, the physics are good.

But you know what? The control of Octodad is a blast! YOu have 2 control modes which you switch with the middle mouse button. One is walking ... sometimes sliding ... by pressing left/right mouse for the left/right leg ... erm ... arm. The other mode is just for controling your right arm ... errr ... just another arm. While in control of your legs/arm, you move the mouse to stear it in the 3D room. The controls are really intuitive after you get used to it. Much easier than e.g. in Surgeon SImulator 2013.

Octodad is always in motion - well, it's not that easy to "stay" on 4 arms to somehow hide your appearance in a human trouser. It's a little slimy, slippery and jelly like movement. You can grab/hold things by usiong your vaccuum arm. The arms are also quite elastic and can stretch about twice it's size when holding unmovable things. You can also throw obstacles around. You also swim totally nacked just like a real octopus in the water. And have to solve lots of puzzles and quests.

I bought this game for my children, but it's so much fun, that I had to play it, too. If you like to have a good time - palay Octodad! :-)

It's just a normal game about a normal man. I don't know what all the hype is about.

10/10 eight tentacles up

I couldn't find the milk, so I destroyed the whole fridge, tossed ♥♥♥♥ around and pummeled my daughter with crayons. I'm still a better father than Chris Benoit. Wait, I'm supposed to say if you should buy Octodad? Oh, sure, go ahead and buy it, it's a really good game.

There's something magic about this game!
It's not only the "dumb" little indie game it looks like.
The game is actually fun, and the main character is lovable.
Everything is at the right place, the characters, the whole silliness, the comic factor, the slapstick, the challenges ecc...
Octodad is fun and lighthearted, with a challenging, yet rewarding, control system.
I'd say it's a littel gem, with its only problem being that is, unfortunately, a SMALL gem.
The longevity, as a matter of fact, is the only downside of the game.
When you think the game is going to reach the climax it ends, ...it can even be completed in less than 2 hours, by a skilled player.
The very small price you can buy it for, though, highly compensates for the duration of the experience.

Pros:
- Charming, in every single way
- Happy
- A Billion Easter Eggs
- Nice Control System (and quite precise)
- Many things to do
- Nice characters
- Amazing level design, accomplished with a modest graphics engine
- Fun Achievments
- Really funny and comic

Cons:

- There are occasional parts of levels which are too "dry" (talking about graphics)
- Very Short (even though it encourages at least one replay for the achievments)

In the end i would love to see a new, longer and complete chapter, with the same features, but an expanded gameplay.
For now it's a well promoted experiment.

You play as an octopus who somehow manages to breath on land, raise human children and interact with his wife in a series of blubs and still make sure she understands him.
He is gaming's greatest hero.

11/10 IGN
420/360 MLG

Life as a family man is good. You have a lovely wife, two childrens and wounderful house. Life is easy!..or it should be, but it's not, because you're an Octopus, but no one suspects a thing!

This game's controls for PC version, is wanky. That is why it's recomented to use ps3 or xbox controller, but sadly, I don't own one. So for the PC people, it's hard and frustrating sometimes to pick up coffe beans, pour some milk, or try to climb up slippery stairs. Some levels are easy, and some hard, but like every level in the game, has some difficulty spickes. And everytime when you just fail to do one simple thing more than 5 times, you just want to conteniue, and then you just randomly do it.

The look is cartoonish, and it looks pretty. Also the humor is good. And the game has it's moments. So if you like fun cartoonish games with good story, I recomed to buy this. PLUS the DLCs are free, but a bit short. Still, it's worth of every penny.

Real human simulator

10/10 would human again

Synopsis: Will you be able to successfully blend into the human world even though you are really an octopus?

YEA!
-Fun to play
-Loveable characters
-Controll Scheme is hard to use and master, but a blast anyhow

MEH!
-How they not know your a octopus!
-Better yet how did they reproduce?
-Some things are a pain to accomplish

BLEH!
-Too short

The Lowdown:

In octodad you play as as, well a octopus who must hide the fact that he is an octopus from his family. Yes, an octopus married a human and somehow had human kids! Doing so is not easy though as you must complete your every day chores and activities without raising suspicion. The control scheme involves you independantly moving your arms or feet to move accross the area and grab things. Sounds easy but ends up being difficulty to master. Neverless it is entertaining resulting in hillarious situations or screenshot moments.

The story is quite short and only will take a few hours to complete, But it makes up for it in all likeable characters, from your reporter wife who is too dumb to know your a sea creature, the loveable daughter who is the only one with a brain who knows your a sea creature. Then you have the main villain the sushi chef who wants to make you into his main course! Oh yea there is a son in there but he is the lame forgetable one...


Verdict: Will keep you entertained through its short playthrough that should be picked up at any sale price

WHERE DO THE KIDS COME FROM!?!!?!!?!??!

A very fun little game , i really really enjoyed it.

the story is hilarious and does not make sense at all but that what makes it funny.

A colorful world and great level designs.
This game has a lot of great features, such a graphics , Soundtracks, gameplay , hidden features, level design, characters, story, Physics.
You are the father of 2 children and with a lovely wife living a normal life ( No spoilers ) And then it gets complicated, and they tell you how it all started ( Kinda ... i am not really satisfied with the ending but whatever)

I really enjoyed playing this game with a controller since it works probably on all controllers.

NOTE : when they say Local coop , it does not mean a friend playing with a different character, ah no you just control a limb of the octopus , 2 legs 2 arms , 4 players each controlling on of those , or 2 players controlling 2 limbs at a time, it can all be configured and customized, i tried it and its really fun

Update , Octobor 17th , new update in the game adding 2 new levels one is a romantic dinner the other takes place in a hospital, both fun and takes about 1 hour to finish both, its good to see they are still adding stuff to the game

This game outdone itself in a lot of aspects.
Pros :
1 - Colorful world and wonderful level designs, and characters and graphics.
2 - Unlike most Physx game this is very light on the PC so no "HELL FPS DROPS"
3 - Great Physics, and fun gameplay trying to control the arms and move around doing stuff and quests
4 - Funny story that makes no sense.
5 - Great soundtracks , and character voicing.
6 - Level editor AND Steamworkshop for some crazy more content by the steam community.
7 - 3 hidden secrets in each level, and achievements and trading cards adds the toppings to the game : )
8 - Game customization, such as Physics threads control, difficulty, Physics quality ( reduce to increase game performance ) and many more visual/game features


Cons :
1 - notice i said " fun little game " its great but finishes kinda quick... 3 hours and i finished it
2 - I kinda hoped for an open world (Goat simulator style) in freeplay menu turns out it was just repeating levels to get the hidden items which is great but yeah i wanted open world :| hopefully i'd find it in workshop
3 - Uh an octopus has 8 limbs and some ( 6 arms and 2 legs as scientists insisted on that ) but this character has 2 legs and 2 arms, dont get me wrong its great but more wouldv been funnier and harder

Overall a wonderful calming gaming experience that is suitable for all ages, a game to play with your family and have a lot of ridiculous fun times 9/10

in this strange-♥♥♥ game, you are not only a husband and father of two. . . you are also an octopus. . . and even your family does not know that, if you are into a Chaplin-like gaming experience, then by all means PURCHASE THIS GROUNDBREAKING GAME!!! just make sure that nobody suspects a thing

The greatest Normal Human Father simulator of all time. The only problem is that very early on the father develops a bone disease that makes them very flexible. This makes for some creative slapstick humor that only you will experince.

Also I got stuck under an air hockey table.

Im an octopus in a suit... I wear nothing over my head and yet my family can't tell im an octopus.
10/10 for the blind family.

A cute and charming game. The controls are frustrating at first but with enough time, patiences, and practist, its not hard to beat the game. Most of the fun happens while you are still learning. Things going wildly out of control is the hallmark of this game and by the end, thats happening less and less because you know what you are doing.

Don't understand the hype for this game, you just play as a normal guy in his day to day life
Still way pretty fun 10/10 would blub again.