Games like Cuphead
If you like Cuphead (action, boss fights and local co-op), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Super Meat Boy
- In common: a challenge and short sessions
- Difference: less co-op
For short bursts with lots of energy: each level lasts seconds and you always want one more.
Enter the Gungeon
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: less co-op
When you want intense action in 30-60 minute doses and feel like discovering ridiculous weapons.
Spelunky 2
- In common: a challenge and short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When you have energy and want short, intense runs: a run can last two minutes or an hour.
Pizza Tower
- In common: short sessions and action
- Difference: less co-op
When you have energy and want to laugh while running at full speed: each level lasts a few minutes.
Roboquest
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: more progression
When you want an intense run of about thirty minutes where every attempt turns out differently.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: less co-op
When you're in the mood to replay a stage over and over until you nail it, with an electronic soundtrack blasting.
BattleBlock Theater
- In common: short sessions and co-op
- Difference: more multiplayer
When you have someone beside you and some free time: levels are short and the laughs constant.
Risk of Rain 2
- In common: action and co-op
- Difference: more progression
If you have an hour and some energy, especially with friends: every run ends in an explosion of items and effects.
Katana ZERO
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: less co-op
When you want stylish, intense action you can finish in one or two sessions.
Castle Crashers
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: easier
When you have friends with you and want instant laughs without explaining anything: it makes sense in seconds.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Cuphead
A boss-fight game in the style of 1930s cartoons, hand-animated frame by frame. Each encounter is a pattern challenge that takes many attempts. It supports local co-op.
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