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 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
Soundtrack
Written and Produced by Seth Parker.
Artwork by Chris Stallman.
If you purchased the soundtrack DLC the files will be placed in your Octodad Dadliest Catch folder in the Steam Directory: ...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Octodad Dadliest Catch\Octodad Dadliest Catch Original Soundtrack\ (Right click Octodad Dadliest Catch in the Games list -> Local Files -> Browse Local Files).
Screenshots
11 images
Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
macOS
- Fix for fullscreen on 64-bit
- 64-bit
- Notarized App
- Minimum version changed to 10.9
- Trackpad touch controls working again
macOS
- 64-bit
- Notarized App
- Minimum version changed to 10.9
- Trackpad touch controls working again
Thanks to Radoš Milićev and Marko Josifović.
- Improved performance for laptops with switchable discrete graphics cards.
- Improved performance for Windows DirectX 9 shaders.
- Force reduced anti-aliasing for intel integrated graphics to fix Windows 10 crash.
- Fix an issue with low shadow settings and borderless anti-aliasing.
Windows
- Add anti-aliasing to borderless windowed mode for Windows.
- Reduce dependencies for DirectX and Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
- No longer require Stacy to travel up escalator to complete Deep Sea.
Windows
Minor
- Touch controls updated to work again and match iOS / Android.
- Fixes to level geometry in Low versions of levels.
Windows
Minor
- Touch controls updated to work again and match iOS / Android.
- Fixes to level geometry in Low versions of levels.
Windows
Minor
- Fix for grabbing bug (esp. in Low Physics mode) where holding grab would sometimes never grab an object but just circle around it.
- Correct bindings when using Xbox One Controller with Kernel 3.17 and later.
Major
Linux
Current Release
6171554
Uploaded Apr 09, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
OctodadDadliestCatch.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
940 MB
6171554
945DE696
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