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Cuphead

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Cuphead

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 hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

Difficult Cartoon Co-op Platformer Great Soundtrack
Last tracked players
989
All-time peak
3,807
24-hour change
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Steam reviews
96.3% positive
186,835 reviews · via SteamSpy

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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 hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or local co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets while you try to pay your debt back to the devil!

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 3.0GHz or higher
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB or higher
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: OS X 10.11.x
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or higher
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher (requires Metal)
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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    Game details Languages, features & support
    Publisher
    Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
    USK rating
    12
    Brazilian rating
    10
    Achievements
    42
    Controller support
    full
    Metacritic
    88
    Features
    Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
    Languages
    English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
    Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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    Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

    Sources fresh
    Native Steam builds
    Windows: unknown
    macOS: unknown
    Linux: unknown
    Steam Deck
    verified
    Valve compatibility test
    Input
    Controller support: unknown
    Structured language support (12)
    LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
    EnglishYesNoNo
    FrenchYesNoNo
    ItalianYesNoNo
    GermanYesNoNo
    Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
    JapaneseYesNoNo
    KoreanYesNoNo
    PolishYesNoNo
    Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
    RussianYesNoNo
    Simplified ChineseYesNoNo
    Spanish - Latin AmericaYesNoNo
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    Value Score

    Fair Value — 100th percentile.

    Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Premium at $19.99.

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    Genre Benchmarks

    Player Count Top 44%
    Growth Rate Top 50%
    Value Ratio Top 0%

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is Cuphead worth buying right now?
    Wait — $19.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
    When does Cuphead go on sale?
    Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
    Is Cuphead free to play?
    Cuphead costs $19.99 on Steam.
    What genre is Cuphead?
    Cuphead is a Action, Indie game.
    Who developed Cuphead?
    Cuphead was developed by Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. and published by Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc..
    What platforms does Cuphead support?
    Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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