An animated series based on the game, entitled The Cuphead Show!, is on Netflix. It was both a critical and commercial success, winning several awards and selling over four million copies by July 2019. The game was praised for its art style and noted for its challenging difficulty.
The game was inspired by the rubber hose style of animation used in cartoons of the 1930s, such as the work of studios Fleischer and Walt Disney Animation, and seeks to emulate their subversive and surrealist qualities.Ĭuphead features one or two players taking control of animated characters Cuphead and his brother Mugman to fight through several levels that culminate in boss fights as to repay their debt to The Devil.
First announced in 2013, the game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One in September 29th, 2017, for macOS in October 19th, 2018, for Nintendo Switch in April 18th, 2019, and for PlayStation 4 in July 28th, 2020. Cuphead is a run and gun indie video game developed and published by StudioMDHR.
