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...
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Release Date: 30 Jan, 2014

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7 June

Update Released (Version 1.2.19338)

Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Version 1.2.19338

    Windows
    • Improved performance for laptops with switchable discrete graphics cards.
    • Improved performance for Windows DirectX 9 shaders.
    • Force reduced anti-aliasing for intel integrated graphics to fix Windows 10 crash.
    • Fix an issue with low shadow settings and borderless anti-aliasing.

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12 May

Update Released (Version 1.2.19027)

Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Version 1.2.19027

    Windows
    • Add anti-aliasing to borderless windowed mode for Windows.
    • Reduce dependencies for DirectX and Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
    Minor
    • No longer require Stacy to travel up escalator to complete Deep Sea.

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Reviews

“Smartly built, endlessly entertaining, and unexpectedly heartwarming, Dadliest Catch manages to turn an utterly ridiculous concept into one of the most surprising games in recent memory.”
9/10 – EGM

“Octodad is a great example of a game that conveys a message through gameplay. In conjunction with its story, characters, and setting, the controls offer an empathetic look into the life of an extreme outsider trying to fit in and trying to do right by his family. I love that. Gaming is growing up, and Octodad is some of the best evidence of that.”
91/100 – VentureBeat

“Octodad: Dadliest Catch has one of the great comic premises ever attempted in video games...For much of Dadliest Catch's playtime, everything works in a kind of chaotic harmony, creating comedy out of every day situations that are, unsurprisingly, ludicrously challenging for a cephalopod in a suit.”
4/5 – Giant Bomb

About This Game

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.

In this sequel to the splash hit Octodad, 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?

In Octo-ber 2010, a group of university students released the original Octodad into the world. Despite everyone being convinced that the game was about a normal human dad, the game was a cult hit, gained critical acclaim, and was an Independent Games Festival Student Finalist in 2011. Octodad received enough attention that the team decided to run a Kickstarter, form the game studio Young Horses, and create a bigger, better, more polished game about Octodad. Two and a half years after beginning production, Octodad: Dadliest Catch is ready to flop awkwardly into your arms.

Key Features

  • Octodad’s wacky physics create hilarious moments that are different every time. Be surprised by the randomness of Octodad’s flailing or express your own sense of humor by making Octodad do silly things.
  • An all-new adventure that explores Octodad’s world, relationships and backstory.
  • Complete Octodad’s sartorial style by collecting and wearing a variety of hidden neckties.
  • Gather family members and/or friends to control Octodad's limbs in co-op mode with 2 to 4 players. Up to 4 times the limbsanity!
  • Gain access to the (Windows Only) level editor that the Young Horses used to create Octodad: Dadliest Catch. Create your own ridiculous levels for Octodad to squish and flop through and submit them to Steam Workshop.
  • Play mod levels created by the Steam community and the creators of Octodad on Steam Workshop. (PC/Mac/Linux)
  • Experience Dadliest Catch’s unique control scheme with various control inputs, including X360, DualShock4, Mouse + Keyboard, Mac multitouch trackpad, Windows 8 touchscreens. For gamepads, XInput is best supported, as DirectInput requires manual remapping in most circumstances.

Soundtrack

Written and Produced by Seth Parker.
Artwork by Chris Stallman.

You can find more music from Kozilek here.
Ian McKinney's Bandcamp is here.
and more of Whitaker Trebella's tunes are here.

If you purchased the soundtrack DLC the files will be placed in your Octodad Dadliest Catch folder in the Steam Directory: ...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Octodad Dadliest Catch\Octodad Dadliest Catch Original Soundtrack\ (Right click Octodad Dadliest Catch in the Games list -> Local Files -> Browse Local Files).

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows XP SP3
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Core HD Graphics 3000/4000, NVIDIA 8800 GT, ATI Radeon HD 4850 or better
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
    • Additional Notes: NOT SUPPORTED: ATI Radeon X1600, Intel GMA950, NVIDIA Geforce 7050
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.8Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 450, AMD Radeon HD 5670 or better
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
    Minimum:
    • OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 3 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Core HD Graphics 3000/4000, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M, ATI Radeon HD 4850 or better (ATI Radeon X1600 NOT SUPPORTED)
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: NOT SUPPORTED: ATI Radeon X1600, Intel GMA950
    Recommended:
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.8Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GT 650M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M or better
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer, other unsupported distros may work
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 3 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Core HD Graphics 3000/4000, NVIDIA 8800 GT, ATI Radeon HD 4850 or better (Open Source Drivers NOT SUPPORTED)
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
    • Sound Card: lib32-alsa-plugins or libasound2-plugins:i386 and libasound2-plugins-extra:i386 may be required.
    • Additional Notes: NOT SUPPORTED: ATI Radeon X1600, Intel GMA950, NVIDIA Geforce 7050
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 14.04
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.8Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 450, AMD Radeon HD 5670 or better
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
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Ymbryne
( 121.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a masterpiece of a comedy game <3. It's great that you are able to slowly learn the controls at your own pace, and laugh at how weird your character looks while doing it! If you like to speed through games, maybe Octodad is not the game for you... I find that it's nearly impossible to race through Octodad, it takes lots of patience and precision to get through each level un-noticed. I rate this game a 9/10! :)
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( 0.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
It is fun when you first get it after a while it gets very boring, wish I refunded it
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Ṡãⱡẗ
( 4.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Haha this game is really funny and is so worth the buy *****

5 STARS!!
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Potato Salad™
( 0.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 6 August
I've played 5 minutes.
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Cpt. Sqweky
( 6.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 5 August
A hilarious game with a fun gimmick that lasts just long enough so the gimmick doesn't wear out its welcome.
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FireIceBlade
( 6.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 5 August
The shenanigans are real, but so is the rage(at some points in the game).
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Fists of Curry
( 2.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 5 August
A hilarious little game - keep in mind that it is quite short (took me just over 2 hours to complete the main story, which makes it perfect to play through in a single sitting. There is of course, more to do for completionists (I haven't gone back to 100% it or anything), and the purposefully awkward controls, entertaining visuals and consistent humour mean it won't get old.
There's also the option of playing the game in co-op with friends, which is great if you're the type that has any.

The story is nice too, the moral being that you can swap most fathers out for an octopus in a suit, and nobody would really know the difference, I think.
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spinalshock87
( 1.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 5 August
This game is pure enjoyable stupid fun. The controls are frustrating but since that's part of how the game is supposed to be it made it hillarious.
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ProfDocWalrus
( 2.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 2 August
A game about an octo- I mean, a perfectly normal man living his every day life.
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Hayley Hyrule
( 5.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 31 July
Product received for free
gave me so much laughter and such a fun game
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
11 of 11 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
7.6 hrs on record
Posted: 12 July
I find myself listening to the Octodad theme song when I'm not playing..
Who knew being a dad could be this much fun? The simplest tasks are nearly impossible!
I have yet to try co-op mode myself but it looks amazing.
Thoroughly enjoyed this game's main story, love that there's a workshop.
Hoping for a sequel!

If you love silly humour, this is the game for you. 11/10.
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7 of 7 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
5.6 hrs on record
Posted: 31 July
Product received for free
gave me so much laughter and such a fun game
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
3.6 hrs on record
Posted: 15 July
Would reccomend. took 1 hour to Get the controls down and the next two to actually play the game. 10/10
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
17.3 hrs on record
Posted: 10 July
I've played a few comedy games, and they almost always dissappoint. Not Octodad. It exceeded my expectations, and was fun to get 100% on too.

The humor is actually pretty good (cheesy, but I like it). It's definitely a fun time laughing at the crazy controls, but it also delievers with some really funny situations, clever dialogue, and tons of puns.

The controls make the game almost like a puzzle game. Ex. "How in the world am I supposed to climb a ladder?"

The only complaint is that it's kind of short, but I have played through the main story a few times in order to 100% it, so I've clocked a few hours more than usual on it.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
4.6 hrs on record
Posted: 9 July
This game is a very ingenious set up and play style its extremely fun and funny to play!
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
16.4 hrs on record
Posted: 23 July
A very fun adventure game. It seems like a good game to play with the family and gives you a good laugh.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
1.9 hrs on record
Posted: 5 August
This game is pure enjoyable stupid fun. The controls are frustrating but since that's part of how the game is supposed to be it made it hillarious.
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2 of 3 people (67%) found this review helpful
Recommended
5.2 hrs on record
Posted: 16 July
this game rocks buy it!!!!!!!!!
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Most Helpful Reviews  Overall
1,054 of 1,186 people (89%) found this review helpful
8 people found this review funny
Recommended
9.4 hrs on record
Posted: 31 January, 2014
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(Translation: This is a wonderfully realistic simulation of being a nice, normal human male with absolutely nothing strange about him. Just a simple story about one man's plight in the face of fatherly duties and mundane tasks-- which he, of course, finds completely easy and by no means complicated in any way-- and his struggle with living in a world of judgmental peers who obviously harbor envious feeling in regards to his most gentlemanly fashion sense. So many ties! Such fancy hats. And many references to cultural icons that a man who lives on top of the land and never takes off his suit would definitely recognize. Not sure why everyone is so tickled by this video gamery. Maybe they should have called this Totally Human Motor Skills Simulator 2014?)
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506 of 562 people (90%) found this review helpful
Recommended
9.4 hrs on record
Posted: 30 January, 2014
One of the silliest games on Steam, yet one of the best free-time killing games. Co-op is especially hilarious as everyone in the room screams at eachother do perform simple tasks. If you have the cash, definitely pick it up. It's even better if you have some friends nearby to play along.
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