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Cuphead cover art

Cuphead

Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. · 2017-09-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 18, 2018 (Mac), Jul 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Apr 18, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 29, 2017 (Xbox One), Sep 29, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

2,648
playing now
96%
positive of 220k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
128
twitch viewers (latest)
87/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (909 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

2,648 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

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 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.

Trailer

Cuphead trailer thumbnail

Cuphead Launch Trailer

≈491,517 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,648 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21,562 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,695/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 5.5M–13M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 220,334 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at GreenManGaming (2018-07-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 22 of 49 observed days · $8.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9.2k9.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,639 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 738 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 469 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,826 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,029 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,081 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,231 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,986 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,634 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,273 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,256 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,233 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,379 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,844 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,347 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,513 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,983 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,970 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,502 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,223 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,114 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,150 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,355 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,654 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,129 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,420 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,050 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,345 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2,855 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4,513 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,950 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,823 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,603 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9,231 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,043 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,133 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,951 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,724 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,334 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,540 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,896 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,989 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,623 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,556 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,800 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,839 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,913 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,739 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,614 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,211 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,165 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,508 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,651 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,874 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,533 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,463 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,490 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,988 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,225 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,593 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,427 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,477 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,439 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,383 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,746 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,326 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,710 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3,198 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,193 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,921 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,768 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,600 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,971 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,563 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,300 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,713 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,899 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,068 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,730 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,839 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4,172 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3,652 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2,181 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 138 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.7k1.7k2026-08-06 21:00 — 2,965 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,029 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,782 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,107 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,329 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,901 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3,396 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,517 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,932 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,509 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,891 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,745 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2,843 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,821 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,654 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,637 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,795 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,568 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 3,700 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,906 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,116 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 2,634 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,507 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 2,279 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,479 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,050 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,828 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,588 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,648 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$12.772017-09-012026-08-302017-09-01 — best price $19.992018-01-06 — best price $19.992018-03-20 — best price $16.992018-04-20 — best price $19.992018-05-28 — best price $19.992018-07-06 — best price $19.992018-08-09 — best price $15.992018-10-01 — best price $15.992018-11-22 — best price $15.992018-12-21 — best price $14.992019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-06-06 — best price $16.992019-07-15 — best price $15.992019-09-24 — best price $15.992019-11-26 — best price $14.992020-01-14 — best price $19.522020-04-14 — best price $19.992020-07-11 — best price $19.992020-11-19 — best price $14.992020-12-17 — best price $13.992021-04-16 — best price $19.992021-08-20 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-07 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-11-21 — best price $13.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-03-31 — best price $19.992023-08-01 — best price $19.992023-10-16 — best price $13.992024-01-03 — best price $13.992024-05-22 — best price $19.992024-08-15 — best price $13.992024-12-03 — best price $19.992025-03-21 — best price $19.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-11-25 — best price $13.992026-01-08 — best price $19.992026-06-12 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.7k5932026-05-31 — 643 pageviews2026-06-03 — 701 pageviews2026-06-06 — 4,699 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,608 pageviews2026-06-12 — 1,323 pageviews2026-06-15 — 1,140 pageviews2026-06-18 — 913 pageviews2026-06-21 — 861 pageviews2026-06-24 — 864 pageviews2026-06-27 — 803 pageviews2026-06-30 — 775 pageviews2026-07-03 — 763 pageviews2026-07-06 — 757 pageviews2026-07-09 — 766 pageviews2026-07-12 — 617 pageviews2026-07-15 — 650 pageviews2026-07-18 — 694 pageviews2026-07-21 — 663 pageviews2026-07-24 — 677 pageviews2026-07-27 — 687 pageviews2026-07-30 — 647 pageviews2026-08-02 — 735 pageviews2026-08-05 — 646 pageviews2026-08-08 — 701 pageviews2026-08-11 — 629 pageviews2026-08-14 — 600 pageviews2026-08-17 — 669 pageviews2026-08-20 — 712 pageviews2026-08-23 — 620 pageviews2026-08-26 — 606 pageviews2026-08-28 — 656 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4.8k82026-08-22 02:12 — 3,420 viewers2026-08-22 04:12 — 3,253 viewers2026-08-22 06:12 — 3,825 viewers2026-08-22 09:12 — 1,556 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 116 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 182 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 296 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 196 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 114 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 123 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 237 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 128 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
76.6%
earned "Taking Names"
9.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone3 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)98,3996%43
Steam (Steam)93,6815%42
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)64,0873%42
Switch (Nintendo)4,6050%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieRetroActionCartoonCartoonyDifficultHand-drawnPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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