Embark on a challenging journey through Cuphead with our comprehensive walkthrough. Discover strategies for every boss, find all Gold Coins, and unlock secrets for 100% completion.
Welcome to Neoseeker's comprehensive walkthrough and guide for Cuphead. This guide is designed to cover all aspects of the game, including a complete walkthrough from beginning to end, featuring strategies for all tricky boss encounters. It will also pinpoint the locations of stray Gold Coins and all five Gold Coins in each run and gun level, ensuring you can achieve 100% completion. Video walkthroughs for the most challenging bosses are included to help you learn their complex patterns.
Cuphead is renowned as one of the toughest platformers available, and our strategies and tips are here to assist you in finishing the game with 100% completion. Please feel free to edit the guide or contact Sokkus on Neoseeker if you find anything missing, have an alternative strategy, or wish to offer advice.
To navigate this guide, refer to the Table of Contents on the right-hand side (or the button at the top on mobile devices). This initial page provides links to all key sections of the guide.
This guide offers:
- A complete walkthrough from start to finish.
- A list of boss encounters and strategies.
- Gold Coin locations.
- An Achievement/Trophy guide.
Walkthrough
Cuphead's campaign unfolds across four main worlds on the Inkwell Isles, each containing a series of boss encounters, run and gun levels, and other points of interest. Below are links to walkthroughs for approaching and completing each area in order:
Cuphead Walkthrough
- Tutorial
Inkwell Isles - World One
- Inkwell Isles - World One
- Botanic Panic (The Root Pack)
- Forest Follies
- Ruse of an Ooze (Goopy Le Grand)
- Clip Joint Calamity (Ribby & Croaks)
- Threatenin’ Zeppelin (Hilda Berg)
- Treetop Trouble
- Floral Fury (Cagney Carnation)
Inkwell Isles - World Two
- Inkwell Isles - World Two
- Sugarland Shimmy (Baroness Von Bon Bon)
- Pyramid Peril (Djimmi the Great)
- Carnival Kerfuffle (Beppi the Clown)
- Funfair Fever
- Aviary Action (Wally Warbles)
- Funhouse Frazzle
- Fiery Frolic (Grim Matchstick)
Inkwell Isles - World Three
- Inkwell Isles - World Three
- Honeycomb Herald (Rumor Honeybottom)
- Shootin n' Lootin (Captain Brineybeard)
- Rugged Ridge
- Junkyard Jive (Dr Kahl's Robot)
- Murine Corps (Werner Werman)
- Perilous Piers
- High Seas Hi-jinx (Cala Maria)
- Dramatic Fanatic (Sally Stageplay)
- Railroad Wrath (Phantom Express)
Inkwell Hell
- Inkwell Hell
- All Bets Are Off! (King Dice)
- One Hell of a Time (The Devil)
Useful Items, Gold Coins, Secrets and Unlocks
- Shots, Charms and Super Arts
- Gold Coin Locations
- Secrets and Unlockables
Achievement/Trophy Guide
- Achievement/Trophy Guide
DLC - The Delicious Last Course
- The Delicious Last Course Walkthrough
- Inkwell Isles - World Four
- Gnome Way Out (Glumstone Giant)
- Bootleger Boogie (Moonshine Mob)
- Snow Cult Scuffle (Mortimer Freeze)
- High-Noon Hoopla (Esther Winchester)
- Doggone Dogfight (The Howling Aces)
- A Dish to Die For (Final Boss)
- The King's Leap
- How to Unlock & Defeat the Secret Boss
- DLC Shots, Charms and Super Arts
- DLC Gold Coin Locations
- DLC Secrets and Unlockables
- DLC Achievement/Trophy Guide
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