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Game entry

Cuphead

2017 · Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Action-adventure, Arcade · PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One · Studio MDHR

Cuphead carries 1,842 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 90 in the world ranking, with 74% of duels won out of 515 played. Against Portal, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 3 wins to 5 losses in 8 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 5 out of 620 (Platformer).

World rank

no. 90

ELO score

1,842

Wins

74%

Duels played

515

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About Cuphead

Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Players control Cuphead or Mugman in single-player or local co-op, traversing themed worlds, acquiring new weapons, and unlocking super moves. The game includes both boss encounters and side-scrolling platforming stages.

The community says

Portal wins on elegance, this wins on nerve. Different muscles entirely, but if I had to pick one to replay tonight, I'd still grab the mug over the cube any…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,842 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Cuphead sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 87 Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition 1,844
  2. 88 Dungeon Keeper 1,844
  3. 89 Dead Cells 1,843
  4. 90 Cuphead 1,842
  5. 91 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 1,842
  6. 92 RimWorld 1,842
  7. 93 Control 1,840

Released in 2017

The standing

Where Cuphead ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Cuphead stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 5 out of 620 (Platformer).

Where Cuphead ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 90 5,035
Platformer 5 620
2010s 36 2,050
2017 6 223

The community

The debate

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  1. Jed_73

    Portal wins on elegance, this wins on nerve. Different muscles entirely, but if I had to pick one to replay tonight, I'd still grab the mug over the cube any day.

  2. AbdullahKnight

    Every duel it wins by sheer style points, and I get it, the animation is stunning, but I keep thinking the boss gauntlet format ages worse than people admit once the novelty of the visuals wears off a bit.

    GhostByte2

    Il le mérite.

  3. Jacques_85

    Trop dur pour ce que ça raconte, franchement.

    SilentKid2003

    Je trouve pas ça vide comme scénario, mais surtout c'est le style visuel qui justifie sa place, pas l'histoire.

  4. Celia_44

    Lo jugamos en pareja los findes, cada uno con su taza, y aunque cuesta se ríe uno mismo de los fallos.

  5. Moral2003

    Lo jugué durante unas vacaciones tranquilas (con mi pareja mirando y riéndose de mis intentos) y la frustración pesó más que el resto.

    Pagac35

    The frustration is real but that's kind of the point, the challenge gives the wins actual weight.

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