<s>
Octodad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dadliest	I-Application
Catch	I-Application
is	O
an	O
independent	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
freeware	O
game	O
Octodad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Octodad	B-Application
in	O
completing	O
chores	O
typical	O
of	O
the	O
mundane	O
suburban	O
father	O
,	O
but	O
complicated	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
octopus	O
in	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octodad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dadliest	I-Application
Catch	I-Application
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Octodad	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
maneuvers	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
increasingly	O
complex	O
challenges	O
all	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
hide	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
cephalopod	O
in	O
human	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
maintain	O
Octodad	B-Application
's	O
identity	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
avoid	O
causing	O
too	O
much	O
chaos	O
in	O
moving	O
the	O
character	O
around	O
while	O
in	O
sight	O
of	O
certain	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
like	O
guards	O
or	O
scientists	O
,	O
as	O
tracked	O
by	O
a	O
gauge	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
how	O
quickly	O
these	O
characters	O
catch	O
on	O
is	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Dadliest	O
Catch	O
features	O
Octodad	B-Application
working	O
around	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
going	O
grocery	O
shopping	O
,	O
and	O
accompanying	O
his	O
family	O
on	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
aquarium	O
at	O
his	O
wife	O
Scarlet	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
his	O
chagrin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
before	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
spend	O
time	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
children	O
while	O
not	O
arousing	O
the	O
suspicion	O
of	O
other	O
humans	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
evil	O
Chef	O
Fujimoto	O
,	O
who	O
knows	O
Octodad	B-Application
's	O
secret	O
and	O
seeks	O
to	O
expose	O
and	O
cook	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
flashbacks	O
also	O
explains	O
how	O
Octodad	B-Application
originally	O
took	O
on	O
a	O
human	O
identity	O
,	O
met	O
Scarlet	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
married	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Chef	O
Fujimoto	O
throws	O
Octodad	B-Application
into	O
the	O
shark	O
tank	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
convince	O
them	O
that	O
Octodad	B-Application
is	O
an	O
octopus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octodad	B-Application
escapes	O
and	O
shows	O
up	O
without	O
his	O
disguise	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
truth	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
daughter	O
Stacy	O
admits	O
she	O
knew	O
the	O
entire	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujimoto	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
Octodad	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
incapacitated	O
by	O
Octodad	B-Application
and	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octodad	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
forgives	O
Fujimoto	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
make	O
amends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
family	O
comes	O
together	O
,	O
with	O
Tommy	O
and	O
Scarlet	O
looking	O
toward	O
a	O
hopeful	O
future	O
with	O
their	O
new	O
knowledge	O
of	O
Octodad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
bonus	O
chapters	O
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Octodad	B-Application
Shorts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
flashback	O
recounting	O
Octodad	B-Application
and	O
Scarlet	O
's	O
first	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
Tommy	O
and	O
Stacy	O
are	O
making	O
up	O
about	O
Octodad	B-Application
working	O
in	O
a	O
hospital	O
as	O
a	O
nurse	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Surgeon	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Octodad	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
DePaul	O
University	O
game	O
design	O
students	O
as	O
an	O
extracurricular	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
graduation	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
eight	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
of	O
eighteen	O
decided	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
sequel	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
external	O
member	O
,	O
formed	O
the	O
company	O
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
student	O
team	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
join	O
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
signed	O
over	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Octodad	B-Application
in	O
return	O
for	O
company	O
stock	O
and	O
a	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
royalties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
to	O
finance	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
originally	O
titled	O
Octodad	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
original	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
aimed	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
until	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Octodad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dadliest	I-Application
Catch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
free	O
downloadable	O
content	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Octodad	B-Application
Shorts	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
completed	O
chiefly	O
by	O
Sickhead	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
Panic	O
Button	O
helping	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
with	O
brand	O
new	O
touch-based	O
controls	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
2015	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octodad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dadliest	I-Application
Catch	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
a	O
normalised	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
0	O
–	O
100	O
range	O
,	O
calculated	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
69	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
31	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
44	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Octodad	B-Application
is	O
frequently	O
laugh-out-loud	O
hilarious	O
,	O
thanks	O
both	O
to	O
the	O
random	O
mayhem	O
and	O
the	O
deft	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
its	O
credit	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
its	O
cartoon	O
silliness	O
,	O
Octodad	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
treat	O
that	O
concept	O
lightly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
Octodad	B-Application
leans	O
so	O
heavily	O
on	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
tropes	O
like	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
stealth	O
sections	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
half	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
the	O
opening	O
sections	O
suggest	O
something	O
quirkier	O
and	O
more	O
inventive	O
-	O
but	O
taken	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
minor	O
triumph.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Dan	O
Douglas	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Octodad	B-Application
is	O
an	O
engaging	O
,	O
unique	O
game	O
which	O
crashes	O
the	O
everyday	O
and	O
the	O
uncanny	O
head-on	O
with	O
aplomb	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
particularly	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
onlookers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooper	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
might	O
be	O
brief	O
,	O
but	O
Octodad	B-Application
is	O
definitely	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
for	O
anyone	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
charming	O
,	O
hilarious	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
stated	O
"	O
It	O
pains	O
me	O
to	O
level	O
a	O
harsh	O
judgment	O
against	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
’s	O
trying	O
something	O
new	O
and	O
innovative	O
,	O
but	O
Octodad	B-Application
does	O
n’t	O
balance	O
the	O
frustration	O
with	O
the	O
funny.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Octodad	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
SpeedRunners	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
set	O
to	O
appear	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
indie	O
fighting	O
games	O
Indie	B-Application
Pogo	I-Application
and	O
Fraymakers	O
.	O
</s>
