Octodad: Dadliest Catch cover art

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Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Platform, Simulator - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10

Like Octodad: Dadliest Catch, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

Tomb Raider (2013)Execution 5/10Uncharted 2: Among ThievesExecution 5/10Hellblade: Senua's SacrificeExecution 5/10

3 games like Octodad: Dadliest Catch

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Super Mario World cover art
Super Mario WorldPure Mechanics · 2D platformer

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (3 vs 4) - Secret exits and route knowledge add a modest solvable layer

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Shank cover art
ShankPure Mechanics · sidescrolling brawlercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project cover art
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan ProjectPure Mechanics · beat-em-upcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Game details

Released
2014
Developer
Young Horses
Platforms
PS4, Linux, Android, PC, iOS, Mac, WiiU, Vita, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB critics
74/100
IGDB users
71/100
PlatformSimulatorAdventureIndieActionComedyKidsParty