Best advice for this game is not give up. No matter how much you die, keep playing and you’ll keep getting better

Smoke bomb and get the chaser, you won’t focus on aiming. And if you really have trouble. On the world map spin in a circle until Djimmi the great doubles your hp. (I am not kidding)

For me I played everything on simple mode first after then I went back and did regular and am a lot more confident with everything. The non boss levels can be done with persistence and patience. gl!

Just so everyone that comments knows I’m on switch

Try different approaches at the start, I immediately bought the heart charm and couldn't beat anything, got a weapon and now I'm 300% but that doesn't seem to be the problem, but some recommendations for the three bosses:

Wally Warbles: Hug left wall and bullet are easy to dodge. Phase two just make minor adjustments, don't go out of your way to kill babies, phase three shrink to enter the shield around Willy when it opens and exit as soon as it is half closed, last phase I don't really have a tip, I just got stupid lucky with a glitch in the trash talk move where the velocity was super high so the junk immediately left the screen. Use whatever gun your comfortable with, but I'd recommend using peashot bullets on phase 1-2 and lobber bombs 3-4.

Grim Matchstick: First phase stay high and to the left, keep an eye and ear out for the tail, be careful when dodging the laser attack and wait for the fireball to come close. Second phase move to the high right and listen for a high pitch grunting noise, scan the bottom and jump out of the way. Last phase stay in the same spot, also helps avoid shooting clusterballs and it should be easy. Use lobber the whole time.

On Beppi use lobbed first phase for east damage as he is always on the ground, just jump when he comes. Second phase use spreadshot to deal big damage and use the parryable dogs for a boost to use an EX. Third phase hide under him and use spreadshot unless you want to EX attack him, use lobbed EX and switch back. Last phase set a lobbed trap (shoot multiple lobbed directly up) and get ready. When he comes up unload every spread EX into and pray. When the penguins come out drop in a safe spot and shoot them with lobber. Stay to the left to always (or vey close to) hit him with spread and use EXs when you get them.

Be patient and practice. This game is all about learning the bosses and mastering the controls. I'm really bad at games in general but I practiced a lot and I was able to finish the game on expert and get all achievements. Death in this game is the part of the learning. Good luck!

My biggest tip (cuphead is the first video game i've played) is to not overcorrect with movements. Especially for the bullet hell bosses, I've learned to just barely move to dodge and not overdo it. I've died over 1,600 times and I'm on the devil! It's possible!

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.

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

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.

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

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

Huh? All I see is toast.

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

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 think we all are a fan bud

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

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

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

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.

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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don't ask this subreddit how to get an A+

but in all seriousness, if any of the bosses are hard, do them on simple mode, and if you beat them then after or later you can come back to them and do the boss on regular mode

One boss a week, your sanity will thank you

Do the mausoleums

Learn breathing exercises

For boss fight you should use a weapon that fits, and one that deal tons of damage. At example for beppy the clown (isle 2) you may use the roundabout, that makes the fight easier, and spread, to deal damage and make the fight shorter. "Damaging" weapons are usually spread, charged, and lobber.

Remember, more damage = shorter fight = less hits = S rank. :3