Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets. Cuphead is all action, all the time.
Platforms
Mac Switch PC PS4 XONEGenres
Adventure Arcade Indie Platform ShooterThemes
Action Comedy FantasyLanguages: English and 13 more
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Critic Reviews
By Riccardo Scolari
Cuphead depicts the childhood dream of the Moldenhauer brothers, a chimerical desire that turned into an enchanting reality. The union of their impetuous passions has churned out a true gem, with outsized art direction and snappy, satisfying gameplay. A title peppered with quotations and homages to a bygone era, but one that thanks to its memory will remain immortal for eternity.
- 17 Feb, 2023
By Fernando Sánchez
Cuphead is already in its own right a modern classic that all lovers of run & gun and action games and extreme skill platforms should play. With a visual section inspired by the animation style of the 30s, perfectly recreated and drawn by hand, and a soundtrack with jazz themes that fit perfectly with the proposed artistic section, Cuphead already consecrates Studio MDHR in its first title and It makes us wait for news of upcoming projects from the Canadian studio and the Cuphead brothers.
- 16 Dec, 2022
By Jeff Cork
Cuphead is a singular experience. Studio MDHR knew what it wanted to make, then went ahead and made it. A tough boss-rush game based on classic animation archetypes? It shouldn’t work, but here we are. It’s fun to play, and possibly even as satisfying to watch, since you can fully absorb what’s going on screen. It would have been easy to dial down the overall difficulty (and I wouldn’t have complained), but that wouldn’t have been Cuphead, either. Stick with it, is all I can say. We don't often get something that will make you laugh and grind your teeth in such close proximity.
- 18 Feb, 2022
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With such a well-respected and well-known title such as Cuphead, there really isn't a lot that can be said for the PS4 port that hasn't already been stated since its original release in 2017. A fiendishly difficult platformer with a great soundtrack and beautiful level design and aesthetics awaits any gamer that loves a challenge, and is happy to put the hours in. Sit in a darkened room, avoid any and all of those pesky real-world interruptions, and take on a telepathic giant carrot. Ace.
- 28 Aug, 2021
By Kieran Harris
Cuphead is a game that really should be played by everyone. If you’re someone who likes to work hard to improve at a game, like Crash Bandicoot, for example, this game is definitely for you. If you’re also someone who just likes shooting stuff in the face while enjoying a boppy soundtrack and appreciating some fine art, it’s also for you. Cuphead really is a masterpiece of simplistic game design. I’m not the most patient person in the world but this game just grabs you and releases a hidden determination to beat its challenges and I had an absolute blast while doing it.
- 09 Nov, 2020
