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Cuphead
Sign in to saveCuphead is a 2017 indie run and gun game developed and published by Studio MDHR. The game follows its titular teacup-headed character and his brother Mugman, as they make a deal with the Devil to pay casino losses by repossessing the souls of runaway debtors. In the game, up to two players control Cuphead and/or Mugman to fight through several levels and boss fights; the game does not have a rigid narrative structure. As the game progresses, the protagonist acquires more power and abilities, eventually facing the Devil. Players, however, can only equip a limited number of these abilities at a
Game data
Metacritic 87- Released
- 2017-09-29
- User rating
- 4.37 / 5
- Genres
- Platformer, Indie, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS
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Game details · IGDB
Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Players control Cuphead or Mugman in single-player or local co-op, traversing themed worlds, acquiring new weapons, and unlocking super moves. The game includes both boss encounters and side-scrolling platforming stages.
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Engine
- Unity
- Developer
- Studio MDHR
- Publisher
- Studio MDHR
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Cuphead
- Video game.image
- Cuphead (artwork).png
- Video game.caption
- Promotional artwork with Cuphead (left) and Mugman (right)
- Video game.developer
- Studio MDHR
- Video game.publisher
- Studio MDHR
- Video game.designer
- Jared Moldenhauer
- Video game.writer
- Evan Skolnick
- Video game.composer
- Kristofer Maddigan
- Video game.engine
- Unity
- Video game.genre
- Run and gun
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- cupheadgame.com
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- publication date
- 2020-00-00
- Commons category
- Cuphead
- review score
- 87/100
- software version identifier
- 1.3.4
- units sold
- 1000000
- social media followers
- 126000
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Plot
- ''The Delicious Last Course''
- Development
- Release
- Reception
- Sales
- Awards
- Legacy
- Merchandise
- Cultural impact
- Other media
- Tabletop game
- Books
- ''The Cuphead Show!''
- Potential ''Cuphead'' successor
- References
- External links
Cuphead is a 2017 indie run and gun game developed and published by Studio MDHR. The game follows its titular teacup-headed character and his brother Mugman, as they make a deal with the Devil to pay casino losses by repossessing the souls of runaway debtors. In the game, up to two players control Cuphead and/or Mugman to fight through several levels and boss fights; the game does not have a rigid narrative structure. As the game progresses, the protagonist acquires more power and abilities, eventually facing the Devil. Players, however, can only equip a limited number of these abilities at a given time.
The game's creators, brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, took inspiration from the rubber hose animation style from the golden age of American animation and the surrealist qualities of the works of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Fleischer Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Cartoon Studio and Walter Lantz Productions. Reminiscent of the aesthetics of the 1930s and the Jazz Age, the game is noted for its animation and soundtrack. All in-game assets were created through traditional animation with deliberate human imperfections and the soundtrack was written for and recorded with a full big band.