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Cuphead

2017 video game
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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 (1,102 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 software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.4[15].
  • Cuphead's Commons category is recorded as Cuphead[16].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as Q13361286[17].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as Q19610114[19].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as macOS[20].
  • Cuphead's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[21].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as two-player video game[22].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[23].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[24].
  • Cuphead's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[25].
  • Cuphead's soundtrack release is recorded as Cuphead - "Don't Deal With The Devil"[26].
  • Cuphead's language of work or name is recorded as English[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[27], French[32], Italian[33], German[34], Spanish[35], and Japanese[36]. Genres include platform game[12] and run and gun[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[37] and digital download[38].

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[39], 91%[40], 92/100[41], and 87/100[42].

Why It Matters

Cuphead ranks in the top 0.9% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,102 views/month, #174 of 19,301).[2] Cuphead has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Cuphead is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d 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. 22d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 10723185
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10100]]: 10723185, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134713561|Cuphead (#134713561)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique video gam"
  3. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → cuphead
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: cuphead, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  4. 14w 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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