Octodad: Dadliest Catch overview

Overview

Octodad: Dadliest Catch comes from Young Horses and is published by Young Horses. It arrived on Steam on Jan 30, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, and DualShock Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Octodad: Dadliest Catch's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 23 players at 5 October 2026 - 15:55:15 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,810. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 10,701 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is available in 12 languages including:

6 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, kgrb, dejus, and steam germany

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Octodad: Dadliest Catch has sold up to 758,000 units and has 9,111 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch overview details

Octodad: Dadliest Catch combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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 Oct…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, and DualShock Controller Support, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 23 players at 5 October 2026 - 15:55:15 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,810, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ComedyPhysicsFunnyIndieFamily FriendlyAdventureLocal Co-OpWalking SimulatorActionSingleplayerCo-opPuzzleDifficultShortSimulation

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