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Octodad: Dadliest Catch cover art

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Young Horses · 2014-01-30

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jan 30, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 30, 2014 (Mac), Jan 30, 2014 (Linux), Apr 23, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Nov 09, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), May 28, 2015 (PlayStation Vita)

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...

36
playing now
94%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (97 ratings)
1.9h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.09
steam price (US)

36 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is an independent adventure video game developed and published by Young Horses. It is a sequel to the 2010 freeware game Octodad. The game consists of controlling the protagonist Octodad in completing chores typical of the mundane suburban father, but complicated by the fact that he is an octopus in disguise.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 36 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 353 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 267k–642k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,698 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-01-30) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 31 of 54 observed days · $2.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28428420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 32 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3632026-08-06 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 29 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 19 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 24 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 28 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 36 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.242015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-11 — best price $7.492015-11-17 — best price $14.992016-02-01 — best price $14.992016-06-08 — best price $3.792016-11-21 — best price $14.992017-03-25 — best price $14.992017-09-21 — best price $14.992018-01-01 — best price $14.992018-06-21 — best price $3.742018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-02-01 — best price $14.992019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-11-21 — best price $5.092019-12-19 — best price $3.742020-01-23 — best price $4.942020-05-27 — best price $7.492020-11-25 — best price $7.492021-03-22 — best price $7.492021-12-13 — best price $2.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992023-02-07 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-06 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $4.492025-02-05 — best price $14.992025-04-03 — best price $14.992025-07-16 — best price $5.092025-08-26 — best price $5.092025-10-07 — best price $3.742025-11-13 — best price $14.992026-01-22 — best price $7.492026-04-02 — best price $14.992026-06-01 — best price $3.752026-08-14 — best price $3.752026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

326512026-05-30 — 150 pageviews2026-06-02 — 129 pageviews2026-06-05 — 176 pageviews2026-06-08 — 243 pageviews2026-06-11 — 129 pageviews2026-06-14 — 171 pageviews2026-06-17 — 167 pageviews2026-06-20 — 152 pageviews2026-06-23 — 138 pageviews2026-06-26 — 146 pageviews2026-06-29 — 131 pageviews2026-07-02 — 183 pageviews2026-07-05 — 135 pageviews2026-07-08 — 226 pageviews2026-07-11 — 319 pageviews2026-07-14 — 297 pageviews2026-07-17 — 114 pageviews2026-07-20 — 97 pageviews2026-07-23 — 104 pageviews2026-07-26 — 79 pageviews2026-07-29 — 77 pageviews2026-08-01 — 78 pageviews2026-08-04 — 81 pageviews2026-08-07 — 69 pageviews2026-08-10 — 75 pageviews2026-08-13 — 51 pageviews2026-08-16 — 93 pageviews2026-08-19 — 64 pageviews2026-08-22 — 71 pageviews2026-08-25 — 96 pageviews2026-08-27 — 59 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
49.2%
earned "Be the Controller"
5.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, German, Korean, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)22,4024%32
PS4 (PlayStation)7,27722%20
PS4 (PlayStation)6,42822%20
Xbox One (Xbox)4,62314%29
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,38837%14
Switch (Nintendo)1090%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Co-opFunnyIndieShortActionComedyPuzzlePhysicsAdventureDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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