Cuphead

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1826 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,514 out of 1826
  2. Mixed: 164 out of 1826
  3. Negative: 148 out of 1826

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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!
  2. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Un jeu simple est très cool. Un souls like en 2d c'est sympa en plus on peut jouer en multi
  3. SgtSocks
    May 12, 2023
    7
    the Graphics in this game will go down as an all time classic, game play is challenging, and a bit frustrating at times but hey, that's just a part of the Cuphead experience
  4. Avey123Avey
    Mar 19, 2023
    7
    Gorgeous presentation and highly engaging boss fights with very catchy music. The gameplay is extremely simple, but the very well designed bosses truly elevate it.
  5. 9bb
    Mar 11, 2023
    7
    Overall I would recommend this game. Ofcoursce the main decider if you like this game will be a combination of two factors 1 do you like early Disney animation style. And 2 do you like run and gun type games. If both of those answers are yes you will most likely enjoy this game. The bosses themselves are mostly a hit with the exception of some like varaness von bon bon and honeybottom.Overall I would recommend this game. Ofcoursce the main decider if you like this game will be a combination of two factors 1 do you like early Disney animation style. And 2 do you like run and gun type games. If both of those answers are yes you will most likely enjoy this game. The bosses themselves are mostly a hit with the exception of some like varaness von bon bon and honeybottom. Which are mostly tideos. The shots themselves all have their uses and functions though some are just objectively better than others. A shot like lobber and peashooter can’t compete with charge or roundabout the two best shots in the game. The addition of run and gun levels were also a weird decision. A more focused game that focused solely on 1v1 boss battles is better than adding additional content especially when it feels like the developers are out of their depth in these levels. But yeah other than that the gameplay is very fun. Good bosses. Fun gameplay, beautiful animations. Edit: the DLC is worth it easily 9/10 even though it is abit short. But better to be left hungry for more than wanting it to end after all that is what a good Desert does. (I wanted to review the game as a whole and not the dlc as a separate game).… Expand
  6. Magerious
    Feb 24, 2023
    7
    Basically, its gorgeously animated, and fun but very limited, levels require applied memorization more than improvisation or reflexes. I really wanted to give it a ten based on the overwhelmingly beautiful visuals. Music and graphics are absolutely top notch.
  7. leoneliker
    Feb 20, 2023
    7
    Muy buen juego, una estética diferente, una historia regular, corto, al final el único atractivo es matar los bosses, al estilo dark souls, pero peor, por la cantidad de contenido, no por la forma de hacerlo.
  8. DinoBeam
    Jul 30, 2022
    6
    Cuphead varies between fun bosses, and bosses that are so cheap you have no chance to learn how to improve.
  9. stupidopinion
    Jul 16, 2022
    6
    Cuphead has a lot going for it. It has a wonderful handcrafted art style that oozes with personality and creativity. Funny visual gags are present throughout inkwell isle and are especially noticeable in the animations of bosses and enemies. The music is fantastic and is worth listening to on its own. The boss fights are well made and feel distinct, with responsive controls (though aimingCuphead has a lot going for it. It has a wonderful handcrafted art style that oozes with personality and creativity. Funny visual gags are present throughout inkwell isle and are especially noticeable in the animations of bosses and enemies. The music is fantastic and is worth listening to on its own. The boss fights are well made and feel distinct, with responsive controls (though aiming while standing still is annoying if you play on keyboard). With so many positives it seems strange to give Cuphead such a low score, but the game does have one major issue. The game feels purposeless. Sure bosses are challenging and unique, but there is no reason to beat them other than to say you did it, that you beat the game. If this game had not been as popular as it was, there is no way I would have chosen to beat it. Games with challenging bossfights like Hollowknight and Darksouls provide a reason to play, they provide deep and immersive worlds that are rewarding to explore in their own right. Cuphead didn't need that exact idea implemented, but it did need something to shake things up, to give the player that extra reason to keep going forward. Multiple times I'd play for half an hour, kill 1-2 bosses, and just leave because I was already tired of playing. A game that drains the player like this fails as a whole, and if it didn't have such wonderful eye-candy and ear-candy I would definitely put it lower.

    10-15 hours to beat if you're a mid player like me, maybe buy it on sale if you like to challenge yourself.    … Expand
  10. SelimDemirci
    Mar 21, 2022
    7
    hoş grafikleri var fakat zor bir oyun, eğlencesine bir kaç dakika takılacak bir oyun değil, zorluk seviyesi yüksek ve refleks isteyen platform oyunları istiyorsanız güzel. düşük puan verdiğime bakmayın ben oynayamadım...
  11. AriLothric
    Feb 18, 2022
    7
    Beautiful art, good OST, but I don't think they should've made this game so frustratingly difficult. Some bosses are absolute cancer. They made me feel like I got lucky when I finally beat them instead of getting better. It took me about 17 hours for As on all bosses. I think the game's difficulty should be shaved off by a third. Yeah, it would be a shorter but more enjoyable experienceBeautiful art, good OST, but I don't think they should've made this game so frustratingly difficult. Some bosses are absolute cancer. They made me feel like I got lucky when I finally beat them instead of getting better. It took me about 17 hours for As on all bosses. I think the game's difficulty should be shaved off by a third. Yeah, it would be a shorter but more enjoyable experience overall, I think.… Expand
  12. andrew9
    Feb 15, 2022
    5
    cuphead .
  13. fr0st1
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    Люблю и ненавижу. Хочу удалить и снова захожу. Отличный платформер с отличной графикой, жаль не дождался на PS4 и прошел на ПК.
  14. Whyeeszy
    May 16, 2021
    6
    Probably the most difficult game I’ve ever played, waste of money if you hate a game without an easy mode.
  15. kndr
    May 15, 2021
    5
    It has nice visual style but gameplay is unfair.

    It is trial and error. You keep repeating the same levels until you play it perfectly.

    Worst of all is there are no checkpoints in levels so you restart everything from beginning if you lose all your lives.

    After some time you just quit or finish with a trainer.
  16. MICHAL987654321
    Apr 8, 2021
    5
    w ciul trudne. polecam kupić 2 myszke i klawiature. :) ttttttttttttttttttrrrrrrrrrruuuudddddnnnnnnnneeeeee
  17. cmp
    Feb 27, 2021
    7
    Great artistic design and music.... didn't like the gameplay so difficult. Is not for everyone
  18. Memessqn
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    07/10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  19. smith7ba
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    Visually stunning, especially appreciative of the creative process after watching how the game was made. Also the musical score and other sounds are unique and so intriguing, but HOT DAMN the game is unplayable. I mean I want to be good at this game but at the same time I don't want to dedicate an hour on each battle figuring out exactly how everything works etc. dying a million times onlyVisually stunning, especially appreciative of the creative process after watching how the game was made. Also the musical score and other sounds are unique and so intriguing, but HOT DAMN the game is unplayable. I mean I want to be good at this game but at the same time I don't want to dedicate an hour on each battle figuring out exactly how everything works etc. dying a million times only to be frustrated when I finally beat a boss. Yikes this game is sadistic.… Expand
  20. Mr_Robot
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    Нормально, мне и моему другу понравилось.
  21. Hhogcritic
    Jun 15, 2020
    5
    The game is actually not that bad. It feels nice, the art style is on the point, but the gameplay is.. is just the same as another platformers. I mean, it cannot offer something new gameplay stuff. The balance of difficulty is so awful, i dont understand why the dragon, king dice, robot(blender or who is it lol), bee harder than Devil. Devil is a main villain, and i beat it soo fast like.The game is actually not that bad. It feels nice, the art style is on the point, but the gameplay is.. is just the same as another platformers. I mean, it cannot offer something new gameplay stuff. The balance of difficulty is so awful, i dont understand why the dragon, king dice, robot(blender or who is it lol), bee harder than Devil. Devil is a main villain, and i beat it soo fast like. Idk why, but the guys that made the arts is awesome, but the idea of adding a lot of stupid random to boss makes them harder than devil, its doesn't makes any sense what the hell. If you pass the game it will start being boring for you. It starts feel raw. This game has a bunch of weird bugs to.. Its weird because the game isnt very big at all.... 5/10 is max that i can put to this project, tbh;… Expand
  22. hoanns
    Jun 6, 2020
    5
    cool graphics, pointless gameplay
    dont like to try over and over again.....
  23. 100percenter
    May 6, 2020
    5
    This game is adorable with really good music, but the game itself is just meh.there are only 6 platforming levels in the game which is pretty disappointing. Some of the boss fights are good but many of them feel repetitive and annoying. People are always talking about how hard this game is, but I don’t think hard is the right word. I’d say annoying. Sometimes the boss will have a littleThis game is adorable with really good music, but the game itself is just meh.there are only 6 platforming levels in the game which is pretty disappointing. Some of the boss fights are good but many of them feel repetitive and annoying. People are always talking about how hard this game is, but I don’t think hard is the right word. I’d say annoying. Sometimes the boss will have a little cue when it’s about to do an attack, but sometimes not. That’s just poor design. You can’t expect me to just guess when they are going to take up half the screen with an attack. They also have tons of enemy spam and it’s especially annoying since the backgrounds are so detailed, the enemies can blend in with it and you won’t know what’s going on. Also sometimes the game will literally trap you somewhere and forces you to get hit. The only motivation I have to 100% (technically 200% because it’ll say that on my file) the game is that I payed 20$ for it.… Expand
  24. le_will
    Jan 24, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. cuphead is a piece of **** game this game is trash i hate this game it is sadistic im going back to call of duty. It has a little something for everyone. 7.3/10.… Expand
  25. Neatqt
    Feb 25, 2019
    7
    Cast: 7/10
    Story: 7/10
    Fun: 7/10
    Gameplay: 9/10

    Recommended
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  26. Salvale
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    It's easy enough to dismiss this review as one of many "gaem to hard it suxx" reviews, but do keep in mind that Dark Souls is my second favourite game of all time. Moving on, this is very likely the most overrated game I've ever played. None of the bosses feel memorable, and this is an immense issue considering that 90% of the gameplay is boss fights. For me, it never feels like anythingIt's easy enough to dismiss this review as one of many "gaem to hard it suxx" reviews, but do keep in mind that Dark Souls is my second favourite game of all time. Moving on, this is very likely the most overrated game I've ever played. None of the bosses feel memorable, and this is an immense issue considering that 90% of the gameplay is boss fights. For me, it never feels like anything more than a bullet hell with different visuals and slightly different jazz playing in the background. It's largely trial and error with some (sometimes offensively bad) rng mixed in. Let's make an analogy to my favourite game of all time - Hollow Knight. HK has this exact issue with the final boss of the pantheons, who in fear of spoilers, will remain unnamed. Now imagine that boss, but it's the entire game. A grindy demi-bullet hell that rides solely off of visuals and music. The difference being, the HK boss is considered one of the weaker ones in the game, and Cuphead is somehow one of the most popular games of 2017.
    Given this, It must sound like I straight-up detest the game. Not that anything I say matters very much, I'm sure innumerate people will dislike this review the instant they see the yellow. So what did I like about this game?
    Well the controls were sufficient, the arbitrary artistic enjoyment was there, and the game was decently entertaining.
    And that's about it.    … Expand
  27. andrey1990
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    This game is not for those who wants interesting story or beautifull graphic and world. This is simple arcada game in retro vision. Game for a limited audience. I'm tired of playing it after 7-8 bosses
  28. prossnip42
    Jul 29, 2018
    7
    Let's get one thing straight..Cuphead is a good game. It's enjoyable and incredibly rewarding. However it also is one of the most overrated games i've played in recent years. Why? Well hear me out

    Pros: -One thing that is undeniable about Cuphead is that the game looks **** incredible. The animation is so good you can see every painstaking moment that the extremely talented artist had    Let's get one thing straight..Cuphead is a good game. It's enjoyable and incredibly rewarding. However it also is one of the most overrated games i've played in recent years. Why? Well hear me out

    Pros:
    -One thing that is undeniable about Cuphead is that the game looks **** incredible. The animation is so good you can see every painstaking moment that the extremely talented artist had to go through. It looks fantastic
    -The gamemplay is incredibly addicting. The one thing i'll give Cuphead is that it is one of the most rewarding games i've ever played. The feeling that you'll get when you defeat a really hard boss is downright orgasmic. However not all is right here

    Cons:
    -The game is way too hard. I know that the get gud crowd will attack but honestly i really don't care. There is a difference between challenging difficulty (Like Princess Bon Bon and the frog brothers) and cheap difficulty (Like that bee **** and King Dice which is just a collection of go **** yourself).
    -There's no point to the easy difficulty. It's just there to tease you. Either don't have easy difficulty or have it be able to progress the game
    -And finally i did run into a couple of game breaking glitches

    And there you go. Cuphead is definetly a good game but it is still very overrated    … Expand
  29. Vellinaria
    Jul 20, 2018
    6
    Great artistic design and music.... didn't like the gameplay though. Is not for everyone
  30. atomlord
    Jun 30, 2018
    7
    Очень самобытный графический стиль. Гемплей намеренно усложнен большим количеством хитпоинтов у врагов и малым количеством у игрока, а выбора сложности как таковой нету, только упрощенные версии босов из за чего не хардкорные игроки будут страдать и вряд ли смогут насладится игрой в полной мере.Очень самобытный графический стиль. Гемплей намеренно усложнен большим количеством хитпоинтов у врагов и малым количеством у игрока, а выбора сложности как таковой нету, только упрощенные версии босов из за чего не хардкорные игроки будут страдать и вряд ли смогут насладится игрой в полной мере.
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#9 Best PC Game of 2017
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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#9 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 19, 2017
    85
    Cuphead is a stunningly looking, wonderfully animated interactive cartoon with three hours of jazz and ragtime playing in the background. Its gameplay however lacks the brilliance of the audiovisual layer. [12/2017, p.46]
  2. IGN Japan
    Dec 14, 2017
    90
    It is easy to tell that the developers studied the history of the genre through and through, delivering a stellar run and gun experience brought to life with unique old fashioned cartoon graphics. It may have it flaws, but when a game is this appealing it is easy to forgive.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Nov 12, 2017
    90
    An amazing looking game that will punish you. And you'll like it. [Issue#267, p.65]
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