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Octodad: Dadliest Catch

📅 Jan 30, 2014
Young Horses
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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About This Game

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a action/adventure game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Young Horses and released in 2014. With an estimated 642,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 10.5k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 94.1/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 2.57 hours, with side content bringing that to 3.7 hours, and a completionist run can reach 7.88 hours. Players commonly describe it as Comedy, Physics, Funny, Indie and Family Friendly.

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User Reviews

94.1
Overall Score / 100
9.4/10
Steam (10501 rev)

Playtime Estimates

2.57h
🎯 Main Story
3.7h
⭐ Main + Sides
7.88h
💯 Completionist
Based on 19 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Octodad: Dadliest Catch - Soundtrack
Octodad: Dadliest Catch - Soundtrack
$6.99

Game Information

Release Date
January 30, 2014
Developer
Young Horses
Publisher
Young Horses
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$14.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
641.6K
(513.3K - 769.9K)
VRI ScoreLearning
77.5
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Shared/Split Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Includes level editor
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Tags
Comedy
Physics
Funny
Indie
Family Friendly
Adventure
Local Co-Op
Walking Simulator
Action
Singleplayer
Co-op
Puzzle
Short
Difficult
Third Person
Simulation
Intentionally Awkward Controls
Addictive
Great Soundtrack
Local Multiplayer

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
Text Only
Spanish - Spain
Russian
French
German
Korean
Hungarian
Romanian
Polish
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Italian

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
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: Mavericks 10.9 or newer
  • Processor: 64-bit 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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