Reminiscent of the 1930s aesthetics and Jazz Age, the game is noted for its animation and soundtrack: all in-game assets used hand-drawn animation with deliberate human imperfections, and the soundtrack was written for and recorded with a full jazz ensemble.Ĭuphead was announced in 2013, had a preview at E3 2014, and was released in 2017 as a timed-exclusive for Microsoft's Windows and Xbox One, with ports to other systems subsequently added.

Cartoons, MGM Cartoon Studio and Walter Lantz Productions. The game's creators, brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, took inspiration from the rubber hose style of the golden age of American animation and the surrealist qualities of works of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Fleischer Studios, Warner Bros. Players, however, can only equip a limited number of these abilities at a given time. As the game progresses, the protagonist acquires more power and abilities, eventually threatening the Devil himself. In the game, up to two players control Cuphead and/or his brother Mugman to fight through several levels and boss fights the game does not have a rigid narrative structure.

The game follows Cuphead, a small, anthropomorphic cup who, in a deal with the Devil after losing a game at the Devil's casino, is sent on a quest to repossess the souls of runaway debtors as payment for Cuphead's loss. Cuphead is a video game developed and published by Studio MDHR.

Cuphead online demo