Cuphead (2017)
Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
4.16 from 3473 ratings · #216 top rated on Grouvee
8518 members have it in their collection · 755 playing now · 2382 backlogged · 1908 wish listed
How long? Main story 18h · with extras 23h · 100% 23h (from 81 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Studio MDHR
- Publishers
- Studio MDHR
- Genres
- Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Platform, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Series
- Cuphead
- Events
- INDIE Live Expo 2022 Day 1, The Game Awards 2020, The Game Awards 2019, Xbox E3 2017 Briefing, Xbox E3 2016 Media Briefing, Xbox E3 2015 Media Briefing, Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Sep 29, 2017 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
- Sep 29, 2017 (North_America) Xbox One
- Oct 18, 2018 (Worldwide) Mac
- Apr 18, 2019 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Jul 28, 2020 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
Related
Bundled in
- Cuphead & The Delicious Last Course (Jun 2022)
- Cuphead: Physical Edition (Dec 2022)
- Cuphead: Collector's Edition
- Cuphead: Limited Edition
DLC
- Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (Jun 2022)
Editions
Ports
- Cuphead (Sep 2019)
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
1375
4 stars
1445
3 stars
517
2 stars
106
1 star
30
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Untuvakana Sep 7, 2018
I have played this about 8h or so and got to island 3. I get it the art style is good but for me thats all there is..I like hard games but this one just don't give me a feeling of success and when I die I just don't want to try again. I don't care for the music. I …
Read moreI have played this about 8h or so and got to island 3. I get it the art style is good but for me thats all there is..I like hard games but this one just don't give me a feeling of success and when I die I just don't want to try again. I don't care for the music. I get it why some people like this game but I don't get how it got so popular. I still try to finnish the game though.
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Status NotRegret Jun 26, 2018
Beat this over 3 days. The developers behind this are very promising, their art is obviously amazing and should be emulated, that goes without saying. But what's really promising to me is their level design and mechanics, while it is inferior to the top Japanese run n gun games, they actually have talent and an understanding of the genre, I …
Beat this over 3 days. The developers behind this are very promising, their art is obviously amazing and should be emulated, that goes without saying. But what's really promising to me is their level design and mechanics, while it is inferior to the top Japanese run n gun games, they actually have talent and an understanding of the genre, I don't know of any other Western devs in the past decade whom I can say the same of. There's real potential here and hopefully, it will mature. I really hope their games improve so they play as good as they look, than we'd have a real masterpiece.
As it stands now their boss fights have are prone to random moments of chaos. The run n gun stages have too many sections that reward screen-inching or outright stopping and little variety in terms of how to tackle any given section. The shmup levels do not focus enough on prescise micro-movement and too much on 'find the safe-spot'. And all of it is wrapped up in a crappy infinite-lives checkpoint system.
Status Cantstopdrew May 29, 2018
Capsule thoughts here, full review link at the end of the text.
Style is substance, the medium is the message, and so on. Cuphead is a deliberate throwback in both animation style recalling the adult allure of the caricature Looney Tunes Cartoon Network would play late at night and the run 'n gun gameplay of Contra.
Because the animation …
Capsule thoughts here, full review link at the end of the text.
Style is substance, the medium is the message, and so on. Cuphead is a deliberate throwback in both animation style recalling the adult allure of the caricature Looney Tunes Cartoon Network would play late at night and the run 'n gun gameplay of Contra.
Because the animation is so intricate the level design is straightforward - but this benefits Cuphead instead of detracting. I never felt lost bouncing between bullets or using the small collection of powerups. The boss arenas with their multiple phases and creative use of background / foreground obstacles as hints and hindrances are the best parts of Cuphead with my personal favorite being the rat boss battle. The animation never rises above aesthetic emulation to a larger point but is great to watch and makes for fantastic third-party viewing (my wife loved watching me play).
Damn good fun in a damn good style that's not much deeper than that but doesn't try to be.
Status acefighter117 Apr 12, 2018
honestly, a great game that makes me hate myself. This game is a 2D side-scrolling game with a dark souls level difficulty, but a deceptivly cute graphics style. I played this game and expected a semi-hard game that would give me a challenge, instead it reached deep down into the deepest depths of my soul, and drove every piece of …
Read morehonestly, a great game that makes me hate myself. This game is a 2D side-scrolling game with a dark souls level difficulty, but a deceptivly cute graphics style. I played this game and expected a semi-hard game that would give me a challenge, instead it reached deep down into the deepest depths of my soul, and drove every piece of anger and hate I had in me to the surface. I would definitely suggest this game to any age because of its cute and innocent art style that doesn't ever insinuate anything bad, But I would definitely give the warning that it is a very aggravating game, and if your not a hardcore bullet hell shooter type of gamer, it might not be for you.
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Review mattcrossestheline 5/5 · Feb 9, 2018
9/10 - The best middle-ground of style and substance. A cartoon look that feels like a game, and a game that feels like playing a cartoon. Pure endurance-focused levels that tests everything you know just right.
Status LordKyuubey Feb 7, 2018
This game is a sin. Beat it a few days ago. Don't want to play it again. The OST is hella fun though, and some bosses are just so fun. My favorite boss is the dragon, though it took me about 30 lives or more to beat it.
Status SKIMMILK Feb 3, 2018
A top tier game, and a wonderful callback to the Sega Genesis platforming run and gun era. Gunstar Heroes oozes through every moment of this game (dice world, amirite?).
The music, art, and game feel are exceptional. Every moment and sensation intentional and wonderful. More than worth the wait.
While I'd love to say this is a game everyone should …
A top tier game, and a wonderful callback to the Sega Genesis platforming run and gun era. Gunstar Heroes oozes through every moment of this game (dice world, amirite?).
The music, art, and game feel are exceptional. Every moment and sensation intentional and wonderful. More than worth the wait.
While I'd love to say this is a game everyone should experience, I worry the difficulty will prevent some from enjoying everything Cuphead has to offer. It's not a knock for me, but I would understand someone not giving the game its due diligence.
An instant modern classic.
Status retromisoshiru Nov 6, 2017
Absolute visual masterpiece. Funny and precise gameplay also.
Review GenyaDCroix 4/5 · Oct 19, 2017
I enjoyed what I got to play and I think both ost and graphics were just perfectly made, but it's just not for me, I just kept on getting defeated :p
Review akzak22 5/5 · Oct 3, 2017
Little masterpiece in the platformer genre.