Do you think an octopus romping around a suburban neighborhood is funny? If that conceit doesn’t grab you, then Octodad doesn’t have much else to offer. This draws a very specific line in the sand.
Because of this, Octodad is characterized as a deeply stressed-out creature, constantly terrified that his true identity will be unceremoniously revealed to his blissfully ignorant family. Outside of a few marine biologists and an angry sushi chef, nobody in the world recognizes your latent aquatic nature. You must mow the lawns, chop the firewood, and buy the groceries. Its story is simple: you are the father figure in a classic American household, and you are also an octopus. Whether that’s worth your monetary investment really comes down to your particular definition of genius. It is more gag than game, a borderline troll job with its heart in the right place. Originally built by a couple students back in 2010, Octodad is meant to befuddle, beguile, flabbergast, and delight. If that doesn’t infer the general tone of Octodad: Dadliest Catch, I’m not sure what will. It’s a game where you’re an octopus in a business suit, inhabiting a world in which everyone, including your wife and kids, is delicately unaware that you are an octopus in a business suit.
