Octogeddon similar games & best alternatives

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Octogeddon

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!

What works

  • Simple and accessible controls
  • Challenging yet rewarding gameplay
  • Humorous and charming art style
  • Good progression and replayability
  • Catchy soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Some grind and rng elements
  • Limited content and short main campaign
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • No multiple save slots
  • Repetitive level design

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Trinity Fusion

  • The Braves

  • Spiritfall

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

  • Pirates Outlaws

  • The Rogue Prince of Persia

More exploratory

Games that feels like Octogeddon but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Catmaze

  • BioGun

  • Hollow Knight

  • BIOMORPH

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Octogeddon. These titles are not in What to play next.

Octogeddon: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026