A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

(This is the original free student project. The fully complete Octodad: Dadliest Catch can be purchased here.)

Octodad is a third person adventure game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His 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.

The player controls Octodad like a marionette, dragging his arms and legs around while his body flops along. The player’s goals are often simple household chores made difficult and interesting by the flailing, tenuous control they have over Octodad’s body.

Being an octopus also has its strengths. Octodad can slip through tight spaces, grab objects with his suckers, and knock things around with tremendous strength. But if the player does things too out-of-the-ordinary, Octodad’s family will grow suspicious and realize what he really is. If they do, it’s game over for Octodad!

Please e-mail bugs and crash reports with OS X version, video card type, and system specs to feedback@octodadgame.com.

PC Minimum System Requirements

Operating System:	Microsoft® Windows XP/Vista/7 with DirectX® 9.0c
Processor:	2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
RAM:	1.5 GB
Hard Disk Space:	1 GB
Video:	Intel® GMA950 Integrated Graphics or DirectX® 9.0c Capable Video Card

PC Recommended System Requirements

Processor:	Dual Core 2.4GHz
RAM:	3 GB
Video:	512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better

Mac Minimum System Requirements

Operating System:	Mac OSX 10.5.8 (32-bit, 10.14+ not supported)
Processor:	Intel® Processor
RAM:	2 GB
Hard Disk Space:	1 GB
Video:	NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon® X1600

Mac Recommended System Requirements

Operating System:	Mac OSX 10.6 or 10.7 (32-bit, 10.14+ not supported)
Processor:	Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
RAM:	4 GB
Video:	NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon® HD 4670 or better

PhysX

NVIDIA(R) and PhysX(R) are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation and are used under license. FMOD Sound System, copyright © Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2013. Irrlicht Engine copyright © 2002-2010 Nikolaus Gebhardt. IJG JPEG software copyright (C) 1991-2012, Thomas G. Lane, Guido Vollbeding.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	Windows, macOS
Release date	Nov 01, 2010
Rating	Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars (51 total ratings)
Author	Young Horses
Genre	Adventure
Tags	Colorful, Comedy, Cult Classic, dad, family, fumblecore, Low-poly, octodad, octopus, Physics
Average session	A few minutes
Languages	English
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse
Links	Homepage

Download

OctodadInstallerV1.5.3.exe 300 MB

Version 1 Dec 21, 2017

Download

OctodadV1.5.3.OSX.dmg 220 MB

Version 1 Dec 21, 2017

Comments

karioribello@gmail.com1 year ago(-6)

I spelled that wrong on purpose

karioribello@gmail.com1 year ago(-9)

this fucking opening session is fucking trsh

mae220 days ago (3 edits) (+2)(-1)

quit hating and just play dadliest catch, brokie

karioribello@gmail.com1 year ago(-7)

how the fuck do i open this game!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RachelsWeirdWorld1 year ago(-1)

This game made me quit playing games forever

Bonez1 year ago(-3)

how the hell do i open the gamee

alqnas7771 year ago(+2)

Memories just Memories when i was a kid.....

Snakeybus1 year ago (2 edits) (+3)(-1)

the only people who would say this is GOOD, haven't played dadliest catch

A3R0.GH0UL1 year ago (1 edit) (-1)

Let me fix what I said.

So this takes quite a while to download. It actually took me about 2 days to figure it out (my computer and I are quite slow and im impatient so of course it took me 2 days).

BUUUUT....This is a very good game. The controls are very hard to manage, slightly annoying, but that's literally how you play it and you get used to it anyways so🤷.

I've never played the actual game, but Ive seen game plays. This is not like the original, but its very familiar and like I said, its very good :)

PongStory2 years ago

difficult but had fun

relley2 years ago(+4)(-1)

this is why we need jesus back

itch_io.cow3 years ago(-2)

i love this game but please make it not need administrator

bedbenny2 years ago(+3)

it dosent

Skydjinn3 years ago(+2)

Finally got around to trying Octodad and had to try the original build while I was at it. I love seeing how some games begin.

Good job going from this to what the game became, devs.

derric-young2 years ago(+2)

they made bugsnax belive it or not

Skydjinn2 years ago(+3)

I'd heard that. Haven't played that game, but I know it has a lot going on.

Bonez1 year ago

"tommy: YOUR THE BEST DAD! you: YES I AM."

😎😎😎

lucas_batata53 years ago(+1)

eae povo blz?

como 6 tão ?

MrBagre3 years ago

de boa

e tu?

lucas_batata53 years ago(-1)

suave

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Antisepticgirl3 years ago(-20)

Seems a little sketchy. It wants me to give it permission to change things on my harddrive?! No thanks.

Radman99993 years ago(+12)(-2)

It needs to change things on your hard drive to install the game you moron

Antisepticgirl3 years ago(+1)(-19)

First of all, why would it need to change anything? Second, that's rude. Just because I'm not a computer geek does not mean you get to call me a moron. If I started asking you a bunch of things about music or medicine I bet you wouldn't know much about that. If you want anyone to take you seriously, be nice to them. You could just answer nicely and explain or just leave it alone.

Radman99993 years ago(+11)(-1)

if it doesn't change anything then how is it meant to install also I know tons about music and medicine

Antisepticgirl3 years ago (1 edit) (-17)

Alright so tell me what ketoacidosis is and how you treat it? Without googling it thank you very much.

mrhewwo3 years ago(+11)(-1)

well.... most programs you download have to ask permission to change things on your harddrive, like google chrome and stuff. It's to install the program. I don't exactly trust this download to the fullest, but you should only be skeptical of installations when you have no clue where they came from. Or if they have sketchy file names like "Setup.exe." Most of the time your antivirus will catch these before you give it permission.

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Werce3 years ago(+2)

A lot of applications on this website seem sketchy, as they do require you to authorize them on some permission. However, if you're looking to actually run the applications, then you may have to take this risk. Octodad isn't that sketchy though, in my opinion. He does look really crusty though.

NoelleTheRadCat3 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

Of course they do. Any installer requires you to give them permission to add files to the hard drive.

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It looks a little bit creepy, but it's a great game!

FindableTag4 years ago

so when i click play the game just crashes... if you were wondering i have a gtx 1050 and 8 gb of ram and idk why it just crashes

brianna10044 years ago

would u consider making a 64-bit version

Username not yet taken4 years ago(+5)

It was made in 2011

Lin Ji4 years ago(+2)(-2)

Just as I was musing upon Google's lackluster advertising for Fatherhood, this came up. Thank you for keeping the Tradition Alive.

Happy Father's Day.

Lin Ji.

Subliminal Mind Games.

Post-Scriptum: I wonder if he tells good jokes.

jawad284 years ago(+1)

so hard

RobloxNoob5 years ago(-19)

Ok Its Fake

Millsy1025 years ago(+17)(-1)

If you done your research its actually not. This is the ORIGINAL when the Creator was still a student. He then released the original project from back in his student days.

Asiangirlplaysbadgames6 years ago(+2)(-1)

hahaha this is so annoying but so fun to play! :)

rtghd6 years ago(+1)(-1)

the hand movements really irritated me... :D

Folder6 years ago

Very good game, im late but still !

Hamlic6 years ago(+1)

Octodad is a must play game if you wanna alot of fun. Not only is the controll unique in itself. But the game has a good story behind it. This is the funniest student project I ever played and they improved so much on everything later for the game Octodad: Dadliest Catch.

The best part is that this student project is still free so all of us can enjoy it. Definitely a game everyone should try.

Swish_Qween6 years ago(+1)

YAY! OCTODAD!!!

Young Horses6 years ago(+1)

Yay!

Engineer Bot6 years ago(+1)

I have played the sequal on my Wii-U, but time to rage with harder controls on the Macbook Pro.

Young Horses6 years ago

Touch controls work on the touchpad. :)

Engineer Bot5 years ago

I used a mouse but it wasn't any harder than the wii u version.

qxeerrobinhood6 years ago(+1)

I wanted to play through this before i played through octodad deadliest catch but i am stuck on the end :(

Young Horses6 years ago(+1)

Having trouble climbing the ladder?

Justin Dalebout4 years ago(-2)

no, I wanna play this game but its 32 bit, please update it

Spoonie6 years ago(+5)(-1)

Happy to see this here! I thought this was a paid game (If it was I'd purchase it, iiif I had the means). So this makes a part of me happy. Thank you :)

Young Horses6 years ago(+5)

This one is free, but the sequel is paid. You're welcome!

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