Cuphead — Steam Gift

Cuphead: a hand-drawn 1930s nightmare that will both charm and crush you

Cuphead is the kind of game that makes you rub your eyes: every frame looks like a real cartoon from the golden age of animation, inked by hand and brought to life over frantic big-band jazz. StudioMDHR went all in on the rubber-hose character style of the late 1920s and early 1930s, and absolutely nailed it. But behind the charming wrapper hides one of the most demanding run-and-guns in years — here almost everything is a boss fight, and each one tests your reflexes, memory and patience.

What's the story

Cuphead and his brother Mugman live on the Inkwell Isles and one day foolishly lose a bet to the Devil himself in his casino. To save their porcelain heads, the pair agree to collect soul contracts from the other island residents. That's the hook: you go from boss to boss, forcing debtors to sign, and slowly close in on settling up with the casino's owner. The story is light and funny, but it sets the rhythm of the whole game — a parade of vivid, wildly different battles.

Why Cuphead is so hard to put down

The heart of Cuphead is its bosses. These aren't filler enemies between levels but full multi-phase performances: a boxing frog turns into a slot machine, a flower becomes a furious monster, a biplane pilot shifts through several forms in mid-air. Every phase changes the attacks and forces you to adapt on the fly. Between fights there are classic run-and-gun stages with platforming and waves of enemies, where you grab coins to upgrade your arsenal. And it's honest old-school difficulty: if you die, it's because you haven't learned the pattern yet, not because the game cheated.

• Spectacle bosses: dozens of unique fights, each with its own personality and phases.
• Two-player co-op: play side by side on one screen — more fun and more chaos.
• Arsenal and charms: different shot types, super arts and charms that reshape how you play.
• Hand-drawn art and jazz: everything animated frame by frame, with a soundtrack recorded by a live band.

What The Delicious Last Course adds

The “Cuphead + The Delicious Last Course” bundle is the base game together with the DLC that launched on June 30, 2022, almost five years after the original. The expansion adds a new Inkwell Isle, a set of fresh bosses in the same wild visual style, new weapons and charms, and most importantly a third playable character, Ms. Chalice. She feels completely different: a new moveset, a double jump, a dodge roll, and you can play as her not only in the new levels but across the entire original campaign. One thing to note — the DLC on its own requires the base game, so if you want everything at once, go for the bundle, which already includes both Cuphead and The Delicious Last Course.

How the two gift options differ

There are two options on this page. The first is plain Cuphead: the full original 2017 game with all its bosses and co-op, without the DLC. The second is Cuphead + The Delicious Last Course: the same base game plus the expansion at once, on one account, with nothing extra to buy. If you're new to the game and not sure you'll take on the DLC too, start with the base. If you want the complete roster of bosses and Ms. Chalice from day one, grab the bundle.

How we deliver Cuphead

We send the game as a Steam gift, not a key. You provide your Steam friend invite link and your account region, and our bot adds itself as your friend, sends the gift, and removes itself after delivery. You don't need to accept the friend request, and Steam Guard isn't required either. Delivery usually takes just a couple of minutes, but we don't promise a stopwatch — there can be queues. To make it go smoothly, keep two conditions in mind: your Steam account region must match the gift region, and you must not already own the game — otherwise Steam simply won't let you accept the gift.

What it runs on

Cuphead runs great on PC and doesn't need powerful hardware — it's a 2D game, even with all that heavy hand-drawn animation. It plays beautifully on the Steam Deck and is generally undemanding. A gamepad is preferable to a keyboard here: precise jumps and parries are easier with a stick and buttons, though it comes down to habit.

If you love the style and the challenge

If you enjoy beautiful indies with personality and aren't scared of tough fights, take a look at Hollow Knight with its moody hand-drawn world and dozens of bosses, the vibrant metroidvania Ori and the Will of the Wisps, or the merciless Blasphemous. Like Cuphead, all of them lean on strong visuals and honest, hard-earned difficulty.

The short version

Cuphead is one of those rare cases where style, music and gameplay line up perfectly. Take the base game if you want to test the waters, or the bundle with The Delicious Last Course if you're ready for the full set of bosses and Ms. Chalice. We handle the gift delivery — all that's left for you is to accept it in Steam and dive into the Inkwell Isles.