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Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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App ID 224480
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Young Horses
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Irrlicht Engine
Last Changenumber 30266706
Last Record Update 26 July 2025 – 20:10:32 UTC ()
Release Date 30 January 2014 – 18:04:00 UTC ()
😍 91.26%
10k reviews
16
In-Game
+8
🤡 Comedy 🔋 Physics 😃 Funny 👪 Family Friendly 🗺️ Adventure

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...

Additional Information

Developer Young Horses
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metacritic_name Octodad: Dadliest Catch
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metacritic_score 69
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/octodad-dadliest-catch?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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sourcegame Yes
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thirdpartycdkey Yes
ShowCDKeyOnLaunch Yes [view your cd keys in client]
ReleaseState released
Publisher Young Horses
Store Release Date 30 January 2014 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/younghorses.com
https://discord.gg/younghorses
https://www.facebook.com/younghorsesgames/
https://x.com/YoungHorses
https://www.youtube.com/OctodadGame/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 30 January 2014 – 18:04:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 30 January 2014 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1391068800)
Store Asset Modification Time 2 June 2025 – 19:58:20 UTC () (1748894300)
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Detected Technologies (?) Irrlicht Engine, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6171554
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 5 April 2013 – 01:15:08 UTC (), in changelist #203051

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🤡 Comedy 🔋 Physics 😃 Funny 🌱 Indie 👪 Family Friendly 🗺️ Adventure 👥 Local Co-Op 🚶 Walking Simulator 💥 Action 👤 Singleplayer 🤝 Co-op 🧩 Puzzle 😓 Difficult 🤏 Short 👤 Third Person 🖥️ Simulation 😬 Intentionally Awkward Controls 🫦 Addictive 🎶 Great Soundtrack 📺 Local Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements 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 Shared/Split Screen Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

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timestamp2 June 2025 – 19:58:45 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 16 players right now
  • 22 24-hour peak
  • 1,815 all-time peak 31 January 2019
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 10 24-hour peak
  • 142,150 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 91.26% SteamDB Rating
  • 9,700 94.0% positive reviews
  • 621 6.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
30 January 2014 Steam Release -
16 August 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 17 -
14 February 2017 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Freedom Bundle -

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How many players are playing Octodad: Dadliest Catch right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 16 players live playing Octodad: Dadliest Catch on Steam.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch had an all-time peak of 1815 concurrent players on 31 January 2019.

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