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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
71 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A very interesting and, in my opinion, unique project. The game is designed like a retro cartoon from the last century, and features the same music, which creates a unique atmosphere. There's a storyline and a variety…”
“Easily a nice and enjoyable game, some Bosses are tedious but is part of the fun, great music and animation made with the heart. Recomended also to play with friends to lose your mind together.”
“Cuphead, in my opinion, is the third best game that has been developed in the twenty first century (with Final Fantasy X and X-2 occupying first and second spots). It combines Disney/Looney Tunes artistic influence with…”
48 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A very interesting and, in my opinion, unique project. The game is designed like a retro cartoon from the last century, and features the same music, which creates a unique atmosphere. There's a storyline and a variety…”
“[h2] WARNING! [/h2] 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…”
“Cuphead, in my opinion, is the third best game that has been developed in the twenty first century (with Final Fantasy X and X-2 occupying first and second spots). It combines Disney/Looney Tunes artistic influence with…”
39 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A very interesting and, in my opinion, unique project. The game is designed like a retro cartoon from the last century, and features the same music, which creates a unique atmosphere. There's a storyline and a variety…”
“its pretty good! but it gets difficult after a few levels in the game, but still i recommend it for people who like a nice challenge.”
“Cuphead is honestly one of the best platformers I’ve ever played. The art style is absolutely amazing. The gameplay is challenging, but in a fun and rewarding way. Every boss feels unique, and beating a difficult level…”
24 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A very interesting and, in my opinion, unique project. The game is designed like a retro cartoon from the last century, and features the same music, which creates a unique atmosphere. There's a storyline and a variety…”
“[h2] WARNING! [/h2] 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…”
“Easily a nice and enjoyable game, some Bosses are tedious but is part of the fun, great music and animation made with the heart. Recomended also to play with friends to lose your mind together.”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“You can tell every second that you play this game how much thought and deliberation went into nearly everything. The presentation, music, gameplay, this game checks all the boxes. The only thing I can critique is that…”
“Cuphead is a game where it is hard no matter what I have played cuphead for about 3000 hours or something on switch and I rebought it on steamdeck since my switch broke. This game is truly fantastic. The first time you…”
“The visuals and music are great, just beautiful. I being a platformer and boss rush is a great combination. I have beaten the game full 300% and is great although really difficult in some bosses. Plus the DLC adds great…”
24 of the 102 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.
“Easily a nice and enjoyable game, some Bosses are tedious but is part of the fun, great music and animation made with the heart. Recomended also to play with friends to lose your mind together.”
“Best boss fighting game out there, even with the extreme difficulty. 10/10 second time 100%”
“it is just amazing and a little frustrating but i suggest you try it it is a lot of fun until expert mode.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“...Okay... I hated and loved this game at the same time, I really like the art style the music that's -1 for them I enjoyed the boss fights but some is annoying and not fun... ♥♥♥♥ this game. but hey I only add positive…”
“You can tell every second that you play this game how much thought and deliberation went into nearly everything. The presentation, music, gameplay, this game checks all the boxes. The only thing I can critique is that…”
“i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate this game. i wish most bosses die and rot. i hate this game and i dont wanna full complete it. 10/10 will reccomend”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“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. [b] This is the kind of difficulty that makes you question your reflexes, your patience,…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“(100% Achievements Unlocked on Expert Mode & DLC) Cuphead is a masterpiece. I know everyone says that, but it’s true—this is easily in my top 100 games of all time. I enjoyed it just as much as Hollow Knight, which is high praise.While Expert Mode was incredibly frustrating at…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played“Cuphead is an awesome game with beautiful aesthetics. It’s an old-school shooter with an even older art style that lived up to the hype and delivered what it promised. If you’re a fan of run-and-gunners you'll love the challenge this offers you.”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Swap Your Title Screen…with patch 1.3.4!!
Hi there pals! Just a quick update for everyone this time — we’ve now pushed live a small quality of life patch that sneaks in a few additional fixes for our Delicious Last Course expansion. Foremost
Improve your DLC…with Patch 1.3.3 !!
Salutations folks!! It has been a little over 2 weeks since the launch of our Cuphead expansion The Delicious Last Course, and we come bearing the tastiest treat of them all…bug fixes!! In seriousness
Prepare for Cuphead DLC with Cupdate 1.3.2!
Well hello there! It’s surreal to be able to say this, but the time is here at last…The Delicious Last Course expansion launches tomorrow. We cannot wait for the wonderful Cuphead community on Steam t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Difficult · Cartoon · Co-op · Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Local Co-Op · 2D · Multiplayer · Hand-drawn · Indie · Cartoony · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.cupheadgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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