Games like Cuphead
Looking for games like Cuphead? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Cuphead is a action game from 2017; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Just Shapes & Beats with 24,199 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Just Shapes & Beats
2018 · Action
24,199 reviews · 98% positive
Great SoundtrackBullet HellDifficult
Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Bullet Hell. Different: leans more into rhythm.
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Pizza Tower
2023 · Action
66,697 reviews · 98% positive
Great SoundtrackIndieCartoony
Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Indie. Different: leans more into 2d platformer.
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PICO PARK
2021 · Action
23,789 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerCo-opLocal Co-Op
Same: shares Multiplayer and Co-op. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Streets of Rage 4
2020 · Action
17,383 reviews · 92% positive
ActionIndie2D
Same: shares Action and Indie. Different: leans more into beat 'em up.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
2014 · Action
14,258 reviews · 95% positive
PlatformerRetroGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Platformer and Retro. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
608,638 reviews · 93% positive
DifficultGreat Soundtrack2D
Same: shares Difficult and Great Soundtrack. Different: leans more into music.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
507,072 reviews · 97% positive
Souls-likePlatformerGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Souls-like and Platformer. Different: leans more into metroidvania.
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Enter the Gungeon
2016 · Action
79,600 reviews · 95% positive
Bullet HellDifficultIndie
Same: shares Bullet Hell and Difficult. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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BattleBlock Theater®
2014 · Action
55,855 reviews · 97% positive
Co-opPlatformerFunny
Same: shares Co-op and Platformer. Different: leans more into comedy.
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Broforce
2015 · Action
49,603 reviews · 97% positive
ActionCo-op2D
Same: shares Action and Co-op. Different: leans more into america.
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Duck Game
2015 · Action
39,087 reviews · 97% positive
MultiplayerFunnyAction
Same: shares Multiplayer and Funny. Different: leans more into local multiplayer.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
2013 · Action
20,778 reviews · 93% positive
IndiePlatformerAction
Same: shares Indie and Platformer. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Cuphead?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Cuphead by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Just Shapes & Beats (24,199 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Cuphead" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Cuphead, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.