Awards

 

  • Entertainment Weekly placed Cuphead fifth on the list of its „Best Games of 2017″, while GamesRadar ranked it ninth on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017“, and Polygon ranked it 14th on their list of the „50 best games of 2017“. In Game Informer‘s Reader’s Choice Best of 2017 Awards, the game won the „Best Microsoft Game“ and „Best Co-op Multiplayer“ categories, while it came in third place for „Best Action Game“. The website also gave it the awards for „Best Microsoft Exclusive“ in their „Best of 2017 Awards“, and for „Best Bosses“ in their 2017 Action Game of the Year Awards. EGMNow ranked the game at #2 on their list of the 25 best games of 2017, while Ben „Yahtzee“ Croshaw of Zero Punctuation ranked it third on his list of the Best Games of 2017.
  • Cuphead was nominated for „Breakout Game of the Year“ in PC Gamer‘s 2017 Game of the Year Awards, and won the award for „Best Xbox One Game“ in Destructoid‘s Game of the Year Awards 2017. It also won the award for „Best Xbox One Game“ and „Best Art Direction“ in IGN’s Best of 2017 Awards, whereas its other nominations were for „Game of the Year“, „Best PC Game“, „Best Platformer“, „Best Original Music“, and „Best Multiplayer“. The game also won the award for „Best Looking Game“ and „Best Style“, in addition to being runner-up for „Best Shopkeeper“ for the character Porkrind, „Best Music“, „Best Debut“, and „Game of the Year“ at Giant Bomb’s Game of the Year 2017 Awards.
  • For more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuphead