Is Octodad: Dadliest Catch multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op, plus local/split-screen. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a physics sandbox game released in 2014, 94% positive on Steam (10,155 reviews), with 18 playing right now. $14.99 on Steam.
Online multiplayerLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooSandbox & building · Physics sandbox
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he…
How Octodad: Dadliest Catch plays with friends, according to Steam
- Online co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Online PvP
- Not listed on Steam
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- Yes
- Shared / split screen
- Yes
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Mods
- Steam Workshop
Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.
Steam tags: Comedy, Physics, Funny, Indie, Family Friendly, Adventure, Local Co-Op, Walking Simulator
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Quick answers
- Is Octodad: Dadliest Catch co-op?
- Steam's store page doesn't flag a co-op category, but players tag Octodad: Dadliest Catch as co-op.
- Does Octodad: Dadliest Catch have PvP?
- Steam does not list PvP for Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
- Do we both need to own Octodad: Dadliest Catch to play together?
- Not always. Octodad: Dadliest Catch supports Steam Remote Play Together: one person who owns it hosts and streams a local session to friends who don't (Steam quotes up to four players, more on a fast connection). For online co-op or PvP, every player needs their own copy.
- How many people play Octodad: Dadliest Catch?
- About 18 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Octodad: Dadliest Catch have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Octodad: Dadliest Catch with shared/split-screen play on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.