Cuphead

2017 video game
VideoGame video_game Q18149495
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Cuphead

Summary

Cuphead is a video game[1]. Cuphead ranks in the top 0.9% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,470 views/month, #174 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cuphead received the Golden Joystick Awards − Best Visual Design[3].
  • Cuphead received the The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[4].
  • Cuphead received the The Game Awards − Best Indie[5].
  • Cuphead received the The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[6].
  • Cuphead received the Steam Award for Best Soundtrack[7].
  • Cuphead received the Steam Award for Even Better Than I Expected[8].
  • Cuphead's instance of is recorded as video game[9].
  • Cuphead's composer is recorded as Kristofer Maddigan[10].
  • Cuphead was published by Studio MDHR[11].
  • Cuphead's genre is platform game[12].
  • Cuphead's genre is run and gun[13].
  • Cuphead's developer is recorded as Studio MDHR[14].
  • Cuphead's Commons category is recorded as Cuphead[15].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as Q13361286[16].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as Q19610114[18].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as macOS[19].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[20].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as two-player video game[21].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[22].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[23].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[24].
  • Cuphead's soundtrack release is recorded as Cuphead - "Don't Deal With The Devil"[25].
  • Cuphead's language of work or name is recorded as English[26].
  • Cuphead's language of work or name is recorded as French[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cuphead was published by Studio MDHR[11].

Publication

Publication dates include September 29, 2017[28], October 19, 2018[29], April 18, 2019[30], and 2020[31]. Languages include English[26], French[27], Italian[32], German[33], Spanish[34], and Japanese[35]. Genres include platform game[12] and run and gun[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[36] and digital download[37].

Reception

Awards received include 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], and Steam Award for Even Better Than I Expected[8]. Reviews include 88/100[38], 91%[39], 92/100[40], and 87/100[41].

Why It Matters

Cuphead ranks in the top 0.9% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,470 views/month, #174 of 19,301).[2] Cuphead has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Cuphead is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . store.steampowered.com. store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . store.steampowered.com. store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [28] . wikidata.org.
  37. [29] . steamcommunity.com. steamcommunity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [30] . wikidata.org.
  39. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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