Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a Action, Adventure game from Young Horses with a 94% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Young Horses
- Release year
- 2014
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $5.09
- Review signal
- 94% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- 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
macOS
- 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
Linux
- 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
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is worth a closer look if you want great with friends, chaotic fun, short game, and emotional story.
Best for players who want chaotic fun, emotional story, and great with friends.
great-with-friends
FitIt tends to be better when shared with friends.
chaotic-fun
ToneThe appeal is messy, funny, and unpredictable rather than polished calm.
short-game
PacingIt is better understood as a compact experience than a long hobby game.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
Steam review snapshots
[ ] Worth the price [x] If it's on sale (Pretty short game) [ ] If u have some spare money left…The game does its best to help you out by offering a generous checkpoint system and moving some trickier objects into place…The game is also hilarious, not just because of the gameplay, but because of the writing and world.Not really for me, but I can see it being really entertaining for those that enjoy physics based chaos, in coop or…Why it fits
Good for players who want weird, chaotic fun in a compact single-player adventure. Young Horses’ Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans into messy, funny, unpredictable action with an emotional story and a short game length.
Who might skip it
Skip it if you want a long-form hobby game or a calmer, more polished experience.