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Games like Cuphead
20 games, the closest and most played first.
What to consider
Summarized by AICuphead fans tend to want hard 2D action with a strong look and sound, ideally with a friend on the same couch. These five spread out: Rayman Legends and Rocketbirds keep the platforming, Broforce and Spelunky bring chaos and randomness, and Just Shapes & Beats trades running and gunning for dodging to music.
Paintings in a mysterious tent carry Rayman and his friends into a series of mythical worlds. It is a platformer with local co-op and a great soundtrack, so the couch-and-controller side of Cuphead carries over. The action is running, jumping and slapping through those worlds.
Standout features
- Painting-portal worlds
- Run, jump and slap
- Local co-op platforming
Up to four players run and gun as dozens of different bros against opposing forces, so the run-and-gun side of Cuphead gets a bigger crowd. Scores of weapons set off chain reactions of fire and more, and the pixel graphics and platforming make it a much more explosive cousin.
Standout features
- Dozens of different bros
- Chain-reaction explosions
- Four-player run and gun
3. Spelunky
Best for players who like hard platformer runs that never repeat the same layout.
38 votes
Levels are randomized, so each descent underground is different, with monsters, traps and treasure waiting. Difficulty is a shared trait with Cuphead, and so is local co-op. The environments are fully destructible, and the choices come down to staying or fleeing, killing or rescuing.
Standout features
- Randomized levels
- Fully destructible environments
- Tough roguelike runs
4. Just Shapes & Beats
Best for friends who want a music-driven dodging game that rewards repeated attempts.
44 votes
Dodging replaces shooting: you avoid shapes and move to the beat, dying repeatedly along the way. Up to four can play, locally or online, with a Story Mode on offer. The music drives everything, and it keeps Cuphead's difficulty and great soundtrack while swapping platforming for rhythm.
Standout features
- Bullet-hell rhythm dodging
- Up to four players
- Story Mode and soundtrack
5. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Best for duos who want a story-driven shooter-platformer with a silly premise.
18 votes
A cinematic platform adventure with full solo and co-op campaigns, set against a penguin regime in Albatropolis. As Hardboiled Chicken you set out to assassinate the totalitarian leader, using a slew of weapons along the way. The side-scrolling action and a campaign for two will suit Cuphead players who want a story to follow.
Standout features
- Solo and co-op campaigns
- Penguin regime assassination
- Cinematic side-scrolling action
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