Octodad 2 announced by Young Horses

Indie developer Young Horses has announced that it's developing Octodad 2 for PC and Mac.

Ozzie Mejia

July 11, 2011 6:30 PM

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A number of the developers that worked on the indie title Octodad have formed a new studio called Young Horses. The new studio's planned first project will be Octodad 2, an official sequel to the funny (and free-to-play) Octodad.

One of the standout titles of the 2011 Independent Games Festival, the original Octodad is a game about a giant cephalopod trying to pass himself off as a normal family man. The game was named a Student Showcase winner at this year's event, recognized for its slapstick humor and off-the-wall concept. Young Horses will reveal more information about Octodad 2 as development moves forward. In the meantime, they have released a teaser trailer (above) that promises an answer to the burning question: "Where does Octodad get all his neckties?"

The studio has created a Kickstarter page for Octodad 2, aiming for a goal of $20,000 within 29 days. Contributors will receive various gifts from Young Horses, depending on their levels of contribution. These gifts include special thanks in the game's final credits, preorders, T-Shirts, limited edition plushies, and even a life-sized Octodad costume.

Though planned as a release for PC and Mac, the team seems eager to explore other platform possibilities for the series, as evidenced by the Octodad Kinect prototype they showed off at GDC 2011.

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Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?