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Cuphead

2017 video game
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Summary

Cuphead is a video game[1]. Cuphead ranks in the top 0.9% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,017 views/month, #174 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Joystick Awards − Best Visual Design[3], The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[4], The Game Awards − Best Indie[5], The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[6], Steam Award for Best Soundtrack[7], Steam Award for Even Better Than I Expected[8], British Academy Games Award for Music[9]
  • Composer: Kristofer Maddigan[10]
  • Publisher: Studio MDHR[11]
  • Genre: platform game[12], run and gun[13]
  • Developer: Studio MDHR[14]
  • Software version identifier: 1.3.4[15]
  • Commons category: Cuphead[16]
  • Platform: Xbox One[17], Microsoft Windows[18], Nintendo Switch[19], macOS[20], PlayStation 4[21]
  • Game mode: two-player video game[22], single-player video game[23], multiplayer video game[24], co-op mode[25]
  • Soundtrack release: Cuphead - "Don't Deal With The Devil"[26]
  • Language of work or name: English[27], French[28], Italian[29], German[30], Spanish[31], Japanese[32], Korean[33], Polish[34], Brazilian Portuguese[35], Russian[36], Simplified Chinese[37], Latin American Spanish[38]
  • Software engine: Unity[39]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[40], digital download[41]
  • Review score: 88/100[42], 91%[43], 92/100[44], 87/100[45]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[46], gamepad[47], computer mouse[48]
  • Country of origin: Canada[49]
  • Publication date: September 29, 2017[50], October 19, 2018[51], April 18, 2019[52], 2020[53]
  • Characters: Cuphead[54], Mugman[55]
  • Distributed by: Steam[56], GOG.com[57], Humble Store[58], Nintendo eShop[59], Microsoft Store[60], PlayStation Store[61]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone 10+[62]
  • Official website: https://cupheadgame.com[63]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 7[64]
  • USK rating: USK 6[65]
  • Nominated for: The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[66], The Game Awards − Best Score and Music[67], The Game Awards − Best Indie[68], The Game Awards − Best Action[69], The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[70], Steam Award for Best Soundtrack[71], Steam Award for Even Better Than I Expected[72], British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[73], British Academy Games Award for Debut Game[74], British Academy Games Award for Music[75], British Academy Games Award for New Intellectual Property[76]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[77]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bca6f25c-ecb0-47e7-8d60-d68f6cc203d6[78]

Why It Matters

Cuphead has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[79] Cuphead is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[80]

FAQs

What awards did Cuphead receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Best Visual Design[3], The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[4], The Game Awards − Best Indie[5], and The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[6].

Related Entities

Canada computer keyboard computer mouse Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course gamepad macOS Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Studio MDHR Unity

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [77] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [78] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [79] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [80] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → The Game Awards − Best Art Direction, The Game Awards − Best Score and Music, The Game Awards − Best Indie +9
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56100|batch #56100]]: D.I.C.E. Awards imported from Wikipedia EN"
  2. 4w ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 10723185
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Senscritique work id: 10723185, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134713561|Cuphead (#134713561)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique video ga"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → cuphead
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: cuphead, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  4. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Cuphead
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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