- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 4-player local play. Nintendo lists 4 players on one console. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Online play is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
94%
Very positive on Steam
“Smartly built, endlessly entertaining, and unexpectedly heartwarming, Dadliest Catch manages to turn an utterly ridiculous concept into one of the most surprising games in recent memory.”
9/10 · EGM “Octodad is a great example of a game that conveys a message through gameplay. In conjunction with its story, characters, and setting, the controls offer an empathetic look into the life of an extreme outsider trying to fit in and trying to do right by his family. I love that. Gaming is growing up, and Octodad is some of the best evidence of that.”
91/100 · VentureBeat “Octodad: Dadliest Catch has one of the great comic premises ever attempted in video games...For much of Dadliest Catch's playtime, everything works in a kind of chaotic harmony, creating comedy out of every day situations that are, unsurprisingly, ludicrously challenging for a cephalopod in a suit.”
4/5 · Giant Bomb
- 69MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 73Top criticsOpenCritic · Mar 2018 (OpenCritic top critic average, 68 reviews, as of Mar 2018; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 52%RecommendOpenCritic · Mar 2018 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 68 reviews, as of Mar 2018; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists couch co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
- 2+
- 4+
- 4+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Young Horses
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- Jan 30, 2014 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 12 languages, voices in English
- Age rating
- Everyone 10+ (ESRB): Fantasy violence, alcohol reference
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Octodad: Dadliest Catch on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- Do you need two copies of Octodad: Dadliest Catch?
- No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
- What platforms is Octodad: Dadliest Catch on?
- PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 3,994 co-op games
- Does Octodad: Dadliest Catch work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Octodad: Dadliest Catch free?
- No, it's a paid game.
