Octodad is an adventure developed by DePaul University students, released 31 December 2010 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Octodad is
Octodad is an adventure game developed by DePaul University students and released in 2010. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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 game features a humorous plot revolving around the central character, an octopus who is undercover as an average human with a family. The plot revolves around the player, controlling Octodad, attempting to complete various household chores and tasks while maintaining his secret. The gameplay takes advantage…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Octodad launched on 31 December 2010, within three weeks of LittleBigPlanet 2, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Dungeon Defenders and Back to the Future: The Game.
Released around the same time: LittleBigPlanet 2, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Dungeon Defenders, Back to the Future: The Game.
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When did Octodad come out?
Octodad was released on 31 December 2010 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
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