Hey! Fellow switch player here! Here are some tips I used to help beat the main game!

1. It will be harder than you think. But don't give up! Take breaks if needed of course, but don't be discouraged if you can't beat a boss. It takes A LOT of practice.
2. You can press multiple buttons with the same finger, I use the tip of my thumb to press Y to shoot, and the bottom of it to press B to jump. I also use my thumb to stop shooting so I can press X to dash really fast.
3. You use the top left trigger to switch weapons on the switch. It tells you at the start of every fight where you have two new weapons equipped, but still figured I should mention just in case you don't see that.
4. If you also bought the DLC, enter it just to unlock Chalice if you want to beat the main game before you beat the DLC. Chalice helped me SOO much with some bosses. (Optional! Only if you bought the DLC!)
5. When fighting a plane boss, instead of dashing when pressing X, you instead shrink. This is helpful when dodging attacks.
6. Play Run&Gun levels, they give you coins that you can use to buy things from Porkrind.
7. Talking to certain NPC's and doing certain things for them can also give you coins! There are also hidden coins all over the map! These will help you to achieve that perfect 100%
8. Chalice has different abilities compared to Cuphead or Mugman, so you'll want to do the tutorial in Inkwell Isle IV. (Optional! Only if you bought the DLC!)

Hope these help! Cuphead is an awesome game and you'll have a blast!!

Master parrying.

Don't die.

Nuke quadratus (or however tf you spell his name)

Heya fellow Switch player! Here are my tips:

First Change Your Controls: Jump B Shoot ZR Ex Shoot A Switch Weapon X Lock ZL Dash Y

Practice Make Perfect Cuphead bosses on the one-side are each uniquely fun and adds news to the table but on the other hand goes from 0-10 as you progress.

I'd suggest practice parrying, it may seem simple but it's mandatory for the later(like King Dice.)

Weapons and Supers

Weapons are the items you buy from Porkrind.

During Inkwell Isle 1-2, Charge/Spread/Roundabout and even Peashooter are your best friends.

If you want to buy Heart early, then go for it. For Inkwell-IV buy the other items.

Super 1:This is the MVP for %80 of the bosses. This guarantees you an easy 6/6 Parry score, as long as you use when the boss is vulnerable.

Super 2:2 is invincibility, so se it for the Run-And-Gun. During my first run I didn't think about this one but I regret. Post game, w/Chalice Super 2 helped me get P ranks.

You ever played Undertale where you could go the Pacifist route by making friends/not battling them? Well, that's what P-Ranks are. They are a pain the ass so worry about them once you've unlocked Chalice and heated the DLC.

Super 3:It's useful. The only downside is as it moves around you too as well, leaving you wide-open to attacks. Just use it wisely and you should be good.

Fun Fact:By the time you're finished with Cuphead you'll have all the Weapons, Charms and Supers.

Don't Worry About Ranks(Yet)

Listen, listen I know ranks in games are fun to test your skills but for Cuphead it's stressful enough beating bosses like Dr. Kahl's Robot and Wally Werbles.

Focus on beating the boss and the DLC, then go for the Expert Mode and Acheivements.

At the end of the day you choose :).

COLLECT DEM COINS

Oh boy. After I beated Cuphead I realized that I was missing 1 coin to buy the last item and had to replay a run-and-gun to get the coin.

During your run look out for coins and hints. And definitely collect the coins in run-and-guns

Hope my guy helps😁!

Try not to get too frustrated when you die, easier said than done I know, but it will happen a lot. The key is just getting used to each boss's movement/attack patterns. Just keep at it and you'll soon notice yourself getting better and further.

I was where you were once, I think it's safe bet to say that most everyone here was. But, like all of us, through time and perseverance you'll get there.

If you ever need help beating any specific boss there's plenty of tips on here already. If you can't find what you need then just ask. Though try to be specific in regards to what you're struggling with, such as which part of the R&G or phase of the boss fight you're dropping health on.

Use Roundabout. That should get you through 99% of the game.

I don't actually have the game, but I do have some tips from watching other people play!

• Talk to the apple guy to get three coins. Use them to buy smoke bomb.
• Equip it and go to a run 'n' gun level. It's a lot easier to get coins with smoke-bomb! (To me it is, anyways. I've played a run 'n' gun with a friend before.)
• try to get enough coins for round-a-bout. This will help you on most bosses.
• The root pack is a great tutorial on shooting and aiming. Goopy is a great ducking and dashing tutorial. I'd advise you play those two until you've got those controls down.

Hopefully that helps!

Use smoke bomb

Unless you’ve beaten every boss and seen the credits roll, don’t worry too much about rank.
You can’t actually get an S rank until you have unlocked Expert Mode though finishing the game. But even getting A rank doesn’t give you anything extra to help out.
Just focus on getting through all the fights alive, getting your coins on run ‘n’ gun levels and talk to everyone on the map for extra stuff.
Don’t forget to equip stuff you buy and try out new weapons and supers.
Even if they seem ineffective, make sure you understand how they work, because I guarantee you’ll find yourself in situations where switching weapons will help a ton.
Once you’ve cleared every fight, if you want more, you can go back and try to A Rank them, or clear them in Expert Mode, or S Rank them in Expert Mode.
Whatever challenge you want to set yourself next :).
Have fun!

The first advice I give to new players is to get used to jumping and shooting at the same time by rolling your thumb instead of picking it up from shoot button, moving to jump button, then back to shoot if that makes sense. Its natural for some people and for others it's a weird thing to get the hang of

Find some coins and buy the i-frame dash ability.

Heres the first tip just relax and remain calm because this game is a rager lol.

From the game itself to the dlc its fantastic but challenging in its on right. There's really no tricks that come to mind just be patient, calm, and strike whenever possible. If a boss feels too hard dont be afraid to watch the walk through of it. I had to for a few of em.

Most of the bosses arent overly extreme outside of mad scientist, or Mr king dice

>HOW DOES ONE BEAT THIS DAMN GAME!!!

Infinite amounts of trial and error, building skills more and more across a period of multiple hours a day, trying new strategies, retrying old strategies,

and a WHOLE lot of dying.

Just git gud mate

Just kidding, the game is all about muscle memory, be cartain that these people that finish the game without taking damage, already died A LOT before being able to do this

I'll have to try several times before you remember "Now the boss will do this, now an enemy will appear here"

It can be really hard lmao, I got it without knowing how hard it was and didn't play for months, honestly it's really hard to beat bosses the first time but you do get the hang of it, the people making it look easy have just been through the rounds

It is formally known as The Great Cuphead War in my house. 300 percent on all 3 saves. About 3 years ago. It is my greatest achievement to this day.

At some point, you just become

I love watching my plat vid for this. I was so locked in at the end I was just jumping around the falling chip perfectly and I love reliving that moment. I have no idea how many hours it took to finally beat him but it was a lot. Congrats 🎉

Don’t say that, it is that hard, u are very good playing and that’s it, I also got it 2 years ago, my 2nd favorite after Dark Souls 1

>Not as hard as the reputation it has.

Totally agree. I think it was the prefect level of difficulty for me.

I expected it to be way harder based on the stories i heard about it on release. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't some rage inducing impossible game either. Just a pleasant challenge

I’ve always wanted to go for it but always found it intimidating. How long did it take you?

Cuphead

This game has 43 trophies: 24 bronze, 12 silver, 6 gold, and a platinum.
They are very hard (8/10) and take 25 - 35 hours to complete.

Price: $19.99
OpenCritic: 88 / 100 (based on 189 reviews)

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Play a boss enough so you understand patterns. After that you can beat any boss with any weapon.

My 100% achievements playtrough took 2800 deaths.

Depends on how you want to play, and what boss you’re fighting. If you like to stay back and shoot from a far, like with ribby and croaks for instance, roundabout would be a good option. If you prefer to do higher dps and enjoy close combat (which can be harder) something like spread would be better. A lot of the fun of the game comes from trying different stuff and seeing what’s the most effective for any particular boss. But if you get bored or feel like you’re struggling with a specific boss, don’t feel bad about looking up the recommendations for that boss. Remember, you gotta have a great plan and then some! Hope you enjoy the journey :)

Definitely think and do research before spending coins cuz you only get so many . Chaser, spread and smoke charm are great

honestly. roundabout and spread or roundabout and crackshot got me thru most of the game

Get the improved dash asap. Also the roundabout shot is insane if you know how to use it

yeah i was basically in the same situation as you (though i started being able to play cuphead for some years now, but at that time i never thought of it since it was too late, like years after it released) i was also always a fan of plataformers and remember watching all sort of content about the game when it came out in 2017. I started playing like 3 weeks ago, i think i just remembered it one day or something, ive been playin hell of a lot games recently so of course i had to try it after so much time of never playing it, i literally beat saltbaker yesterday and i finally leveled up the cursed relic to divine, now the only thing left for me is to defeat every boss in expert mode and get that 300%, i knew it was a great game, and after playing it i was exactly right.

Welcome to your new obsession.

Don’t feel like you aren’t “good”. You will die, over and over and over, especially for a first BLIND play through, but don’t get demotivated or anything, it happens to everyone.

Take a break if it gets frustrating :D

The default controls are a little weird. Make sure you have a good setup for your buttons. I can give you recommendations for a keyboard layout, but most people fare better with their custom controller setup.

Embrace death it’s a necessary evil

Maybe I should go into Super mario community and ask "who's a fan of Mario?"

Jokes aside, glad you enjoy the game and congratulations on S rank with 1 hand

I love the game so much I got a 300% save file and all 42 achievements

One handed?! On the flower boss?! /j

I think we all are a fan bud

Did you just go to the cuphead subreddit and ask who’s a fan of cuphead?