Action · September 29, 2017
Cuphead (2017)
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!
Action releases from 2017
180 Action titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 186.8k Steam reviews | Top 3% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 88/100 | Genre average 77 — top 9% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 2.1k players | Top 7% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 49 h average | Top 8% for session depth among Action |
Peer Action titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Difficult · 2.4k
- Cartoon · 1.7k
- Co-op · 1.6k
- Platformer · 1.6k
- Great Soundtrack · 1.5k
- Local Co-Op · 1.4k
- 2D · 1.4k
- Multiplayer · 1.3k
- Hand-drawn · 1.3k
- Indie · 1.3k
- Cartoony · 1.0k
- Retro · 1.0k
- Bullet Hell · 1.0k
- Action · 924
- Shoot 'Em Up · 827
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 186.8k reviews
179.4k positive · 7.5k negative
Metacritic
88/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.3/10
Curator recommendations
178.8k
Peak concurrent players
2.1k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
49h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
42
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 29, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. |
| Base price | $13.99 -30% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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