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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

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.

Cuphead is an Action, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 221,238 reviews).

1,247
playing now
96%
positive of 223k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
142
twitch viewers (latest)
6.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
87/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (909 ratings)
50
Nexus mods (477k downloads)
4.50★
PlayStation Store rating (57,452 ratings)
88/100
opencritic · mighty · 91% recommend · from 215 critics
16h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1,247 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 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
  • · 1,247 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20,436 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,555/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 5.6M–13M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 222,906 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$13.99-30%
GOG$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 19 of 87 observed days · $8.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9.2k9.2k20182026Week 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: 2,358 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,560 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 51 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.7k8612026-09-15 11:00 — 1,298 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 1,810 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,446 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 1,804 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 2,688 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,434 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 969 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 1,910 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 1,832 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 1,691 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 1,727 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1,450 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,246 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 3,215 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 2,896 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 1,888 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,719 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 2,170 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,809 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 2,630 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 3,034 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,775 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,247 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8.0k1Jun 2017Aug 2026Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2017 — avg 470 · peak 15,240Dec 2017 — avg 2,945 · peak 7,251Mar 2018 — avg 908 · peak 1,828Jun 2018 — avg 844 · peak 1,896Sep 2018 — avg 533 · peak 1,042Dec 2018 — avg 681 · peak 1,406Mar 2019 — avg 530 · peak 1,087Jun 2019 — avg 669 · peak 1,055Sep 2019 — avg 514 · peak 902Dec 2019 — avg 1,028 · peak 1,879Mar 2020 — avg 874 · peak 1,527Jun 2020 — avg 913 · peak 1,926Sep 2020 — avg 756 · peak 1,229Dec 2020 — avg 1,159 · peak 2,270Mar 2021 — avg 890 · peak 1,446Jun 2021 — avg 872 · peak 1,724Sep 2021 — avg 801 · peak 1,350Dec 2021 — avg 1,255 · peak 2,625Mar 2022 — avg 2,983 · peak 5,856Jun 2022 — avg 1,704 · peak 16,314Sep 2022 — avg 2,042 · peak 4,005Dec 2022 — avg 1,836 · peak 3,128Mar 2023 — avg 1,482 · peak 3,116Jun 2023 — avg 1,389 · peak 2,595Sep 2023 — avg 1,346 · peak 2,406Dec 2023 — avg 1,642 · peak 3,385Mar 2024 — avg 1,549 · peak 3,165Jun 2024 — avg 2,040 · peak 4,322Sep 2024 — avg 1,528 · peak 2,639Dec 2024 — avg 2,130 · peak 4,232Mar 2025 — avg 1,986 · peak 4,207Jun 2025 — avg 2,213 · peak 4,164Sep 2025 — avg 1,576 · peak 2,873Dec 2025 — avg 2,055 · peak 3,939Mar 2026 — avg 1,929 · peak 4,014Jun 2026 — avg 4,151 · peak 8,732Aug 2026 — avg 2,492 · peak 3,915
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
3323322026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 332 new positive2026-09-21: 21 new negative2026-09-22: 44 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 24 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new negative2026-09-24: 48 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-25: 30 new positive2026-09-25: 4 new negative2026-09-26: 57 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 36 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 42 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new negative2026-09-29: 47 new positive2026-09-30: 28 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 28 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 45 new positive2026-10-03: 8 new negative2026-10-04: 84 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new negative2026-10-05: 71 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative2026-10-06: 81 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 61 new positive2026-10-07: 7 new negative2026-10-08: 133 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new negative2026-10-09: 75 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 73 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new negative2026-10-11: 49 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 57 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-13: 42 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 53 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$12.772017-09-012026-10-142017-09-01 — best price $19.992018-01-15 — best price $16.992018-04-06 — best price $16.992018-05-22 — best price $19.992018-07-06 — best price $19.992018-08-22 — best price $19.992018-11-06 — best price $19.992018-12-18 — best price $14.992019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-06-12 — best price $16.992019-08-14 — best price $19.992019-11-18 — best price $19.382020-01-14 — best price $19.522020-05-16 — best price $17.992020-10-08 — best price $19.992020-12-07 — best price $14.082021-04-16 — best price $19.992021-09-20 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-06-28 — best price $13.992022-11-21 — best price $13.992023-02-13 — best price $13.992023-06-11 — best price $13.992023-10-04 — best price $13.992024-01-03 — best price $13.992024-06-19 — best price $13.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $13.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-04-01 — best price $13.992026-08-14 — best price $13.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-26 — best price $19.992026-10-11 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.7k5242026-05-31 — 643 pageviews2026-06-04 — 687 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,914 pageviews2026-06-12 — 1,323 pageviews2026-06-16 — 955 pageviews2026-06-20 — 813 pageviews2026-06-24 — 864 pageviews2026-06-28 — 771 pageviews2026-07-02 — 727 pageviews2026-07-06 — 757 pageviews2026-07-10 — 720 pageviews2026-07-14 — 661 pageviews2026-07-18 — 694 pageviews2026-07-22 — 611 pageviews2026-07-26 — 720 pageviews2026-07-30 — 647 pageviews2026-08-03 — 712 pageviews2026-08-07 — 597 pageviews2026-08-11 — 629 pageviews2026-08-15 — 637 pageviews2026-08-19 — 622 pageviews2026-08-23 — 620 pageviews2026-08-27 — 632 pageviews2026-08-31 — 684 pageviews2026-09-04 — 602 pageviews2026-09-08 — 655 pageviews2026-09-12 — 642 pageviews2026-09-16 — 577 pageviews2026-09-20 — 689 pageviews2026-09-24 — 621 pageviews2026-09-28 — 675 pageviews2026-10-02 — 723 pageviews2026-10-06 — 567 pageviews2026-10-10 — 585 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

54562026-09-30 21:34 — 199 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 545 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 402 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 240 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 263 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 125 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 192 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 122 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 197 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 377 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 162 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 117 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 148 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 92 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 145 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 273 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 142 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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2017-09-29, latest 2022-07-04 (Steam store data)

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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