Octodad: Dadliest Catch

    Two to four players each control different limbs of one clumsy octopus dad.

    Young Horses

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    Online co-op
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    Local co-op
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    Free to play
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    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the 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...
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 94% positive from 10,750 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 74/100 from 11 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 10125Total negative: 625Total reviews: 10750{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":10125,"total_negative":625,"total_reviews":10750}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 4788Name: Octodad: Dadliest CatchUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/octodad-dadliest-catchCreated at: 1391339861First release date: 1391040000Total rating: 72.21662848628546Total rating count: 109Aggregated rating: 73.63636363636364Aggregated rating count: 11Release dates: [{"id":126003,"date":1391040000,"human":"Jan 30, 2014"},{"id":126004,"date":1391040000,"human":"Jan 30, 2014"},{"id":126005,"date":1391040000,"human":"Jan 30, 2014"},{"id":126008,"date":1398211200,"human":"Apr 23, 2014"},{"id":250919,"date":1510185600,"human":"Nov 09, 2017"},{"id":126012,"date":1432771200,"human":"May 28, 2015"},{"id":126013,"date":1441929600,"human":"Sep 11, 2015"},{"id":126014,"date":1440547200,"human":"Aug 26, 2015"},{"id":126015,"date":1446076800,"human":"Oct 29, 2015"},{"id":146413,"date":1446076800,"human":"Oct 29, 2015"},{"id":136182,"date":1440547200,"human":"Aug 26, 2015"},{"id":126007,"date":1398124800,"human":"Apr 22, 2014"},{"id":126009,"date":1432771200,"human":"May 28, 2015"},{"id":126011,"date":1432598400,"human":"May 26, 2015"},{"id":126010,"date":1440720000,"human":"Aug 28, 2015"},{"id":126017,"date":1452816000,"human":"Jan 15, 2016"},{"id":147504,"date":1445990400,"human":"Oct 28, 2015"},{"id":126019,"date":1446595200,"human":"Nov 04, 2015"},{"id":126020,"date":1510185600,"human":"Nov 09, 2017"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":2147,"name":"Young Horses"},"developer":true,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":4834,"name":"Sickhead Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":false}]{"id":4788,"name":"Octodad: Dadliest Catch","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/octodad-dadliest-catch","created_at":1391339861,"first_release_date":1391040000,"total_rating":72.21662848628546,"total_rating_count":109,"aggregated_rating":73.63636363636364,"aggregated_rating_count":11,"release_dates":[{"id":126003,"date":1391040000,"human":"Jan 30, 2014"},{"id":126004,"date":1391040000,"human":"Jan 30, 2014"},{"id":126005,"date":1391040000,"human":"Jan 30, 2014"},{"id":126008,"date":1398211200,"human":"Apr 23, 2014"},{"id":250919,"date":1510185600,"human":"Nov 09, 2017"},{"id":126012,"date":1432771200,"human":"May 28, 2015"},{"id":126013,"date":1441929600,"human":"Sep 11, 2015"},{"id":126014,"date":1440547200,"human":"Aug 26, 2015"},{"id":126015,"date":1446076800,"human":"Oct 29, 2015"},{"id":146413,"date":1446076800,"human":"Oct 29, 2015"},{"id":136182,"date":1440547200,"human":"Aug 26, 2015"},{"id":126007,"date":1398124800,"human":"Apr 22, 2014"},{"id":126009,"date":1432771200,"human":"May 28, 2015"},{"id":126011,"date":1432598400,"human":"May 26, 2015"},{"id":126010,"date":1440720000,"human":"Aug 28, 2015"},{"id":126017,"date":1452816000,"human":"Jan 15, 2016"},{"id":147504,"date":1445990400,"human":"Oct 28, 2015"},{"id":126019,"date":1446595200,"human":"Nov 04, 2015"},{"id":126020,"date":1510185600,"human":"Nov 09, 2017"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":2147,"name":"Young Horses"},"developer":true,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":4834,"name":"Sickhead Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":false}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.