Cuphead Reviews

Cuphead is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9.5 / 10.0
Oct 16, 2017

StudioMDHR Entertainment could not further increase the quality of Cuphead if they resurrected Walt Disney and had him pencil the animations himself, or have Bach compose the OST. The game is that gosh-darn good.

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90 / 100
Oct 16, 2017
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Oct 15, 2017

Cuphead is as tough to play as it is pretty… and boy is it pretty.

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8.3 / 10.0
Oct 15, 2017

Cuphead truly stands out as a unique video game, an audio-visual delight and as an appropriate ode to an era of cinematography long gone.

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Shayan Ziaei
Top Critic
85 / 100
Oct 14, 2017

Cuphead is a masterpiece that surely we won't see anything like it for years to come. But I don't think the difficulties of the gameplay is worth of losing a large part of the community.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 13, 2017

Fun and nerve racking; suffocating yet riveting. If you can hold off on eating your gamepad thanks to the difficulty, you will enjoy this a lot.

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Giant Bomb
Top Critic
Oct 12, 2017

Come for the beautiful art, stay because you smashed all your controllers.

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IGN Middle East
Nick Rego
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 12, 2017

Cuphead looks great visually and musically, and will be a great test of your patience as well as your platform skills. There are some loots you can win if you have the patience to do that, but even without it you can still enjoy your time in the game. It's a game that makes you feel triumphant when you finish a battle for leaders, and it's a game that will punish you hard if you do not watch well what's happening on the screen.

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Joe Apsey
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Oct 12, 2017

Cuphead has long been in development; but, upon its reveal, it stunned people due to its unique art style. After releasing late last month does its style is still as impressive as before. But beneath that, is an addictive platforming and boss rush game that pummels you with challenges whilst simultaneously rewarding you with said challenges.

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8 / 10
Oct 12, 2017

Cuphead is a hot news of the indie scene. Atypical animated graphics attract many players, but it has a catch. It is directly extraterrestrial hardcore. More than Dark Souls? Hardly, yet it bothers you enough. However, if you overcome the difficulty, you will get exactly what you bought: a trip to a completely unique game.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 11, 2017

Cuphead is a throwback in almost every sense of the word. Visually it hearkens back to an old art style that remains fascinating today. Beyond its incredible visuals however, Cuphead is a tough-as-nails action platformer that reminded me of my classic platforming days where memorizing boss patterns and learning the lay of the land were essential for victory.

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100 / 100
Oct 11, 2017

Every once in awhile a game comes along that inevitably inspires a new generation of gamers, artists, and designers, an inflection point that imprints itself on the genetics of the medium and help up as a gold standard for years to come. Cuphead is one such game, a quirky assemblage of novelties that comes together in a breathtaking fashion, with a charming exterior that belies one of the most challenging games of this generation.

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4.5 / 5.0
Oct 11, 2017

Cuphead is a thrilling test of skill and reflex that plays as wonderfully as it looks.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 11, 2017
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9 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2017

Beneath its cartoony aesthetic lies a game that is brutally difficult and incredibly rewarding

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Oct 10, 2017

Cuphead is not only a charming love letter to Cartoons from the 30s, but also an exciting boss rush marathon that is sure to get your heart pumping without ever getting into territory of "too hard" or "unfair". Even if there might be a lack of content and variation over time, it was never enough to hinder the sheer amount of fun I had in fighting all these giants dragons, robots, sunflowers and vegetables.

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8.7 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2017

Reagan received a digital copy of Cuphead from Microsoft for review.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2017

Cuphead faced real risk of being stuck in development limbo, but after seven years it emerged as one of the most visually impressive and addictive boss battle platformers. Extremely good and captivating gameplay wrapped up in gorgeous 30's cartoons-styled visuals – you just can't resist this combo.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2017

Cuphead is that rare new game that introduces a whole new IP that boasts not just excellent mechanics but also a gorgeous art style that's taken straight out of the early Golden Age of cartoons. Unfortunately, its main antagonist is not the in-game devil but a horrible bug that literally wiped out hours upon hours of my hard-earned progress. I still love the game despite that. But not as unconditionally as I used to.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 9, 2017

We've been waiting years for Cuphead, and it's been totally worth it. Some issues with the run and gun levels do dampen the overall experience, but not to any significant degree. Cuphead is challenging, exciting and most importantly, enjoyable.

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