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.

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

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!

Can I have some Expert Mode Tips

Always be shooting, most basic tip but also the most useful learn how to move, dodge, dash and parry all while holding down the x button, it’ll save a lot of time and you’ll beat the bosses way faster

Dashing and parrying are the two skills you need to learn the most. If you ever get stuck, it's likely that one of those can save you. Finally, always consider what guns and charm to use in each level

Roundabout and lobber are the best along side with the invisible dash. Your first super is the only good one you get honestly. But that’s my opinion. Also just switch the controls for shoot to right bumper. Original controls make the game 10x more anal

Remember, your monitor loves you for who you are. It is not laughing at you for failing a boss fight. Do not punch a hole through it.

Console fs. PC controls are solid imo. But I play groove coaster on pc so I don’t think any game can annoy me when it comes to fast clicks on a keyboard lol

I haven’t finished the game yet and I’m on world 3, but if you don’t already you should always be shooting, try to use certain weapons for certain bosses (when you get enough coins), try staying calm, and for the first level, don’t freak out too much.It takes patience, and learning the patterns, so once you get the hang of the bosses and what they will do, it’ll be much easier

I would highly recommend getting some sort of controller to plug into your PC. The best charm to get in the beginning is the smoke bomb. Whenever you dash you will be invisible for a moment so you can't get hit. Another tip is to get the round a bout shot. If you aim away from the boss it will act like a boomerang and hit the boss so you can focus on dodging attacks. Another bonus is that the attack is useful in basically every stage you play. You will die a lot so don't worry about it when you do. The only other thing I can say is good luck, the game is hard.

Something that I’ve learned is that Cuphead requires patience. You’re probably not going to beat most levels after your first, fifth, or even tenth try. But that’s okay. Because you can learn about boss patterns or flaws in your setup from each defeat. Also I suggest getting the Smoke Bomb or another weapon first since having two weapons as early as possible is nice.

This game is probably gonna kick your ass with difficulty but it’s fair and not bs like dark souls don’t give up you can do it

Smoke dash and spread shot. Don’t give up, perseverance is key.

Any pink things you can jump on and hit the jump button and it will do something

Get smoke first then either charge or spread those two are easily the best in the game and also on the root pack try not attacking the onion.

Just be patient. You're going to die a lot, so just keep trying, don't be afraid to mix up your equipment and experiment. Get good at parrying, it will pay off. And anything that's pink, parry it, even if it doesn't look like you can.

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

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

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

I think we all are a fan bud

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

Just keep trying, in the Run and Gun levels try to do it patience, they’re all optional and you only need them for the coins.

Buy the Roundabout shot ASAP with those coins and jump to the bosses.

Just for being good in DS and Sekiro doesn’t mean you’re already good here. I played Cuphead first and then took 1 hour to beat Gundyr in DS.

if you don't want to do the run and guns then get past the tutorial and get the coin then talk to apple that will get you four coins and you can use it to buy something personally buy roundabout first

You think you throw the remote at the TV

#1If you’re trying to roll a certain number on the die, crouch under it, and time it right; when the number comes up on the dice double press the jump button asap. #2 If you are good at parrying, when the cards start walking across the screen at the end of the fight, parry each card twice. Go forwards, and back. This lets you get some momentum for when the next card comes. #3 If you aren’t good at parrying, then try your best on the first card part where they walk across the board, and take note of where King Dice’s hand is. If it is on the left side of the board, when the hand comes down to walk the cards, go to the opposite side of the screen. If the first time the cards start walking and his hand is to the right, when they start going again, go to the very edge of the left side of the screen, and then the right next time, and so on. #4 Smoke Bomb is a must. Hope this helps, and good luck!!!

King Dice Tutorial

The Devil Tutorial

The Cuphead wiki has tips for bosses on their respective pages. Otherwise, just practice. It's a hard game and you need to try over and over to get that muscle memory and get into the zone.

Something that helped me was turning the sound off on certain levels. Removing an entire layer of stimulus helped me focus better.

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.