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Cuphead
Developer Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Cuphead is a 2017 run and gun game developed and published independently by Studio MDHR. The game follows its titular cup-head 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 or Mugman to fight through several levels and boss fights; the game does not have a rigid narrative… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
648 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
443 positive · 21 negative
95% range 93–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 443 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 39 | 1 | 101 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 1 | 16 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
72,078 of 75,043 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
94% recommend · 265 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 283 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (214,111 of 222,698 positive).
Players widely praise Cuphead's stunning hand-drawn art style and animation as a masterpiece. [1][2][3] Many find the game extremely challenging but rewarding, with satisfying boss fights. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note the difficulty can be frustrating, especially for casual players. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [16]
No colorblind options, it makes this game impossible for me to identify what I'm allowed to parry and what I can't.
- [4]
Frustratingly challenging, but SUCH a fantastic game. Beating bosses actually feels rewarding and the game's style is so refreshing. Cuphead is PEAK and never gets old, I still play it after beating it years ago. Top tier.
- [13]
This is the best indie game ever made and probably one of the greatest games of all time. The amount of fun I had playing this game is unmatched. No other game has managed to entertain me the way Cuphead did. The cartoon art style is the cherry on top, and the gameplay loop is so addictive that you never get bored of it. I've beaten this game countless times on both Regular and Expert difficulty, and I've even …
- [5]
Cuphead is one of those games that smiles at you… and then punches you directly in the soul. Let me be honest: this game is hard. Not “a bit challenging,” not “you’ll get used to it” — no. This is the kind of difficulty that makes you question your reflexes, your patience, and sometimes your entire existence . You go into a boss fight thinking, “Alright, I got this,” and two seconds later you’re staring at the …
- [8]
It took me 7 different failed attempts to get into this game since I bought it 9 years ago. It's now finally clicked for me and after almost 12 crazy hours, I have successfully beat every single level and boss in this game. So, here’s my review. Never have I played a game so gorgeous in visuals, so smooth in animations, so pleasantly unique and welcoming in its whimsical art direction, and yet so rage inducing in …
Summarised from 34 of the 436 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Cuphead sits at 95% positive across 464 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Ben Kuchera of Polygon wrote that Cuphead was one of the five most interesting reveals at Microsoft's E3 2014 press conference, even though he knew little about the game apart from its aesthetic. He said it "stood out immediately" and that everyone in the website's press room viscerally reacted to the trailer. Cuphead won the IGN Best Xbox One game at E3 award in 2015, and "Best Indie Game" at the Gamescom 2015 Awards. It was nominated as "Best Independent Game" at the E3 2016 Game Critics Awards. Cuphead received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Its difficulty was noted by several media outlets. Destructoid's Brett Makedonski welcomed the…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 648 · most liked firstTonight I completed 100% Cuphead on a DANCE PAD! This was my first ever challenge run of the game and I had so much fun with it!
positive · AI labelView post →new Cuphead game in development, still in early stages
neutral · AI labelView post →footage of me changing my linkedin to say "character designer for the next hand-animated Cuphead game" 😭🙌
neutral · AI labelView post →Me: “Man, Cuphead was such a cool game, why didn’t I finish it?” *plays Cuphead for 5 minutes - dies 34 times* Me: “Right.”
positive · AI labelView post →Developed a roster for a new poker night-esque game, featuring characters from game, film, and animation! #yiik #monkeywrench #cuphead #antonblast #killerbean #pokernight
neutral · AI labelView post →A good day for a swell handheld battle! It's Cuphead for Game Boy! | #pixelart | #Gameboy
neutral · AI labelView post →New Cuphead game in development + 8-bit Mighty Cuphead Adventure announced by Studio MDHR #SummerGameFest #Cuphead
neutral · AI labelView post →Cuphead for the Nintendo Game Boy. A mockup made before I tried using GBStudio, so I had to wing it in terms of what could be displayed on the system without big framerate dips
neutral · AI labelView post →The fuck?! Mighty Cuphead Adventure is a SEGA Master System game?!
neutral · AI labelView post →*in additional to another new Cuphead game in early stages
neutral · AI labelView post →My son has achieved a 300% Cuphead save. The entire game beat on expert, and every single achievement earned. I'm really proud of him, he had his sights set on this for a while now! 🥹
positive · AI labelView post →Did not realize that new Cuphead game is getting a physical Master System release, that is incredibly cool.
positive · AI labelView post →Watching the SGDQ run, and it’s still mind blowing how good Cuphead looks (the game, not the show). I wish it inspired more video games to use traditional animation. I wonder what studio mdma or whatever they’re called is up to
positive · AI labelView post →Happy New Year everyone! Here is a little animation of the Acorn Machine from Forest Follies in the original #Cuphead game! :D
neutral · AI labelView post →Frustratingly challenging, but SUCH a fantastic game. Beating bosses actually feels rewarding and the game's style is so refreshing. Cuphead is PEAK and never gets old, I still play it after beating it years ago. Top tier.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Studio MDHR announced two new games: Mighty Cuphead Adventure, an 8-bit action platformer. A brand new, hand-animated Cuphead game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Gumball Machine Run animation! From the original #Cuphead game, Sugerland Shimmy! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →r/Silksong joins Lemmy. cross-posted from: https://indie-ver.se/post/10445 > For the past couple of weeks, some of us moderators of the subreddit r/Silksong, have been working on an exciting [project](). We’ve created a lemmy instance for fans of indie games. We officially run and support this instance and the Silksong community on it. Please check it out at [email protected] > > I invite you, current users of the Fedi-verse, to join us at @indie-ver.se, subscribe and interact with the…
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →years ago I was excited to be attending E3, so I nerded out by drawing myself in various video game styles (Cuphead, Wind Waker, Mega Man)~! (June 2019) #PurtoDraws
neutral · AI labelView post →Baroness Von Bon Bon Crazy face! From the original #Cuphead game! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →CUPHEAD - inkwell isles. made these with my kid at their request (who likes the cartoon and the game even though it's a bit too tough for them yet) www.deviantart.com/vgcartograph...
neutral · AI labelView post →why did cuphead deal with the devil when the name of the game is literally called "cuphead don't deal with the devil"?? is he stupid or something??
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cuphead is more impactful today than ever before! Every frame is hand-drawn, every scene is crafted with heart and soul. No AI shortcuts, just pure artistry and passion. A true masterpiece!💛https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3595971381
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Waffle Fly animation! From original #Cuphead game! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →They say the game only costs 20 euros but its wrong it costed me a new keyboard, a new controller AND a new monitor
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is me with the video game Cuphead
neutral · AI labelView post →Fearsome cuphead has returned! with new design and a brand new video game now jumping in to the 80s! #cuphead #cartoonart #cupheadfanart
neutral · AI labelView post →Baroness Von Bon Bon Shoots her cand-cane gun! Pencil test from the original #Cuphead game! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →There's gonna be a new Cuphead game with a soundtrack that'll be ripped in .vgm format. Hell yeah.
positive · AI labelView post →Baroness Von Bon Bon Pops in... just to let you know, she ain't messin' about! From the original #Cuphead game! Sugerland Shimmy! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →At some point in your life a voice in your head will ask you to 300% this game and get every achievement. It is very important that you listen to it. What an experience, truly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cuphead is an indie game that tells a story about two brothers facing the dangers of gambling, made by two brothers who decided to remortgage their family houses to fund the development
neutral · AI labelView post →Cuphead Is Now Playable On Wii U, Thanks To A New Unofficial Port | Time Extension.
neutral · AI labelView post →BTW, while playing Cuphead last night, I had a very odd thing happen and spontaneously uncovered a secret: "Game Djimmi." I've literally never seen this before!
positive · AI labelView post →This is the best indie game ever made and probably one of the greatest games of all time. The amount of fun I had playing this game is unmatched. No other game has managed to entertain me the way Cuphead did. The cartoon art style is the cherry on top, and the gameplay loop is so addictive that you never get bored of it. I've beaten this game countless times on both Regular and Expert difficulty, and I've even completed it deathless, yet I still can't get enough of it. Every boss fight is so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#mugman skates. A figure 8. For the 8th anniversary of the #cuphead game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Despite totally being my type of game, I only JUST NOW started playing CupHead! How have I not played this game until now?!?! It's literally retro-Animation meets Metal Slug like two of my favourite things
positive · AI labelView post →Oh, that's the point! Not only have I never played Cuphead, I've never played ANY boss rush game! This would be UN-condemned torture!
neutral · AI labelView post →This muhfukka frustrated me to no end (Cuphead is my favorite indie game of all time) . . #cuphead #fanart #art #v1tal2 #copics #grimmatchstick
positive · AI labelView post →Cuphead is one of those games that smiles at you… and then punches you directly in the soul. Let me be honest: this game is hard. Not “a bit challenging,” not “you’ll get used to it” — no. This is the kind of difficulty that makes you question your reflexes, your patience, and sometimes your entire existence . You go into a boss fight thinking, “Alright, I got this,” and two seconds later you’re staring at the restart screen like it personally insulted your family. The most frustrating…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's so weird to me how video games like Cuphead or Samurai Pizza Cats will use super authentic styles of animation that film and TV shows just won't like why doesn't the Cuphead TV show look like the Cuphead game, they don't have to make a video game on top of that
neutral · AI labelView post →I decided to start Cuphead as my next game- one I should've played WAY before now! It's been fun so far! You might say it's... My CUP of tea ☕️😏 Also I absolutely suck at it but it's fun so I don't care 😆
positive · AI labelView post →WARNING! The game looks cute, but it's not actually cute at all! It has a great soundtrack and amazing graphics. The developers even drew all the frames by hand! That's freaking amazing! Just remember my words: you won't find this game cute after playing it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made Of Pen And Ink - Ms. Chalice (2018) #Cuphead #MsChalice #CupheadShow #Game #fanart #artSKY
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the games I kept putting off because I thought it'd be too hard. Finally gave it a shot... and I instantly regretted not playing this masterpiece sooner. The DLC? Already buying it without a second thought. Soundtrack — 10/10 Bosses — 10/10 World Design — 10/10 Boss Design — 10/10 Overall — 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All game developers know is Dark Souls, Overwatch and Cuphead, eat hot chip and lie
neutral · AI labelView post →This looks like a baby game, I'm sure it's easy!☺️ 🫖Cuphead NOW! 🔴 www.twitch.tv/yomiquinnley
neutral · AI labelView post →New Cuphead game and new season of Regular Show. Master System fans keep winning
neutral · AI labelView post →I play indie games a bunch, here's my shortlist: * Factorio (factory builder) * Enter the Gungeon (bullethell top down shooter) * Slay the spire (rougelike deckbuilder) * Subnautica (underwater exploration/survival/base building) - nr 2 is in early access, publisher deal with Krafton so good for the devs they fucked up trying to get out) * Megabonk (rougelike auto-shooting, 3d vampire survivors type) * Outer Wilds (space mystery exploration) * Chants of Senaar (language decoding) *…
neutral · AI labelView post →Flower runs, from the original #Cuphead game! :) #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →to preface my review, i would say i am a "cosy gamer" - i love to play sandbox games, the sims, visual novels and some old-school platformers. my boyfriend has been wanting me to play cuphead for the longest time, and i've always been quite apprehensive to do so. he, on the contrary, thrives in brutal, difficult games like spelunky, don't starve together and of course, cuphead. while he loves a challenge, i use games to unwind! i eventually (hence the low game time on my account) completed a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cuphead DLC Fanart I did for a video game gallery back in 2023 🎮🎨 #niknakdoodles #Cuphead #deliciouslastcourse #mschalice #mugman
neutral · AI labelView post →It took me 7 different failed attempts to get into this game since I bought it 9 years ago. It's now finally clicked for me and after almost 12 crazy hours, I have successfully beat every single level and boss in this game. So, here’s my review. Never have I played a game so gorgeous in visuals, so smooth in animations, so pleasantly unique and welcoming in its whimsical art direction, and yet so rage inducing in its frustrating mechanics and unfair boss design. Never have I played a game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →King Dice 🎲 from Cuphead Game Theme: #dice @pixeldailies.bsky.social #Pixel_Dailies PD #184
neutral · AI labelView post →Grunt Run N' Turn from Forest Follies in the original #Cuphead game! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →Lobber Attacks! From the Run and Gun Level "Forest Follies" in the orignal #Cuphead game! #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →I play in short 15 minute sessions to keep the game fun. The bosses are hard to defeat. Art and sound are excellent!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cuphead and the DLC are fin! For such a cute looking game that sure was stressful.
positive · AI labelView post →My pitch bible for a possible indie game inspired by Cuphead called LIL' RED FIGHTING HOOF! 🐑🐐 (1/5) #lilredfightinghoof #indiegame #digitalart #pitchbible
neutral · AI labelView post →
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