Octodad: Dadliest Catch
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Developers | |
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Young Horses | |
Engines | |
Irrlicht Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 30, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) | January 30, 2014 |
Linux | January 30, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 69 |
OpenCritic | 73 |
IGDB | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Immersive sim |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Comedy |
Series | Octodad |
Octodad | |
---|---|
Octodad | 2010 |
Octodad: Dadliest Catch | 2014 |
Key points
- Active developer support
- Runs very well on lower end systems including modern integrated graphics
- Playing with a controller allows simultaneous control of arms and legs. Playing with a mouse requires switching control between the two.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
itch.io | ||||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Octodad Dadliest Catch\OctodadConfig.xml |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Octodad Dadliest Catch/OctodadConfig.xml |
Linux | <path-to-game>\OctodadConfig.xml |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Octodad Dadliest Catch\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Octodad Dadliest Catch/ |
Linux | <path-to-game>[citation needed] |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/224480/remote/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 16x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. Developer may fix this in the future.[1] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Unknown controllers may require to be rebound before playing. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | DirectInput. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | XInput only. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. | |
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Effects, music and voice. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Can be disabled. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Serbian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | Co-op Each player controls one of Octadad's limbs. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 7, 9 | |
OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel Core HD Graphics (3000/4000) Nvidia GeForce GT 330M ATI Radeon HD 4850 DirectX 9.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 400 AMD Radeon HD 5000 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz | Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel Core HD Graphics (3000/4000) Nvidia GeForce GT 330M ATI Radeon HD 4850 | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M AMD Radeon HD 6750M |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Shader model 3.0 support |
References
- ↑ Uncap Frame Lock? :: Octodad: Dadliest Catch General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023