Game entry

Cuphead

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

Cuphead is ranked no. 325 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,753 and 73% of duels won.

World rank

no. 325

ELO score

1,753

Wins

73%

Duels played

459

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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 1,753 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Portal 38% 8 duels played · 139 points behind
against Hotline Miami 29% 7 duels played · 41 points behind
against Portal 2 43% 7 duels played · 240 points behind
against Super Mario Odyssey 40% 5 duels played · 48 points behind
against Super Mario Bros. 40% 5 duels played · 13 points ahead

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25 comments

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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.
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.
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.
Celia_44

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