Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (14%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.
- 74% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “World's Best Dad” (Beat the game): only 74% of starters get there.
- Only 49% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 10,842 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 4.4h for positive, 1.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (49.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- World's Best Dad Beat the game. Most players quit here 74% −26
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- Be the Controller Connect and play using a game controller. 100%
- Au Naturel Nothing left to hide. 83%
- No Cutsies We have rules for a reason. 78%
- World's Best Dad Beat the game. 74%
- The Hero they Deserve Manage to rescue more than 15 kelp in the World of Kelp otter game. 46%
- Dancing in the Dark Complete the Deep Sea dance challenge without missing a step. 32%
- Stairs with Attitude Climb the escalators in less than 30 seconds. 32%
- Secrets of the Deep Reveal the pride of the aquarium's jellyfish collection. 29%
- Band of Blubbers Rescue five of your brethren from an awful fate. 26%
- Secret Shopper Get the Sports Johnson cereal before the lady puts it in her cart. 14%
- Cod of Duty The fishslap is the ultimate insult. 13%
- Head Otter Wear the sea otter head. 12%
- The Best Man Get married with the best man on the altar. 12%
- Smokey the Dad Only you can prevent kitchen fires. 11%
- Trickshot-gun wedding Throw the ring onto Scarlet's finger from a distance. 11%
- Trim Your Moustache Get sucked into the riding mower. 11%
- Everybody Loves Joe Make the rounds as the aquarium's resident socialite shark. 11%
- The Secret Gardener Orange no-thumbs are the new green thumbs. 10%
- Unacceptable Purchase! You're the Earl of Lemondad. 9.8%
- Person-al Shopper Help all of the shoppers fill their carts. 9.1%
- Independent Woman Scarlet plugs all of the cafeteria fountain spouts without your help. 8.5%
- Around the World in Several Seconds Complete the World of Kelp globe game in less than 30 seconds. 7.9%
- Stay True to Yourself Sneak to the cafeteria without the use of a disguise. 7.9%
- Dunk Tank Come on and slam and welcome to the Amazon. 7.7%
- Poor Workplace Etiquette Go the extra mile in ruining the break room (and Joe's reputation). 7.3%
- Oh Captain, My Captain Visit with several of your crewmen while dressed as the captain. 7.3%
- Domino Dynamo They were just lined up so perfectly... 7.1%
- Number 1 Dad Beat the game without losing. 6.3%
- Dadliest Wardrobe Collect all ties in the game. 6.1%
- Silent But Dadly Sneak past the biologist in the mens room before creating a diversion in the break room. 6.1%
- Amazonian Antagonist In the jungle, you survive by any means necessary. Even cheating. 5.9%
- Number 100 Dad Die more than 100 times in a playthrough. 5.3%