Navigate the treacherous Inkwell Isles with our comprehensive Cuphead walkthrough. Discover strategies for every boss, find hidden Gold Coins, and unlock all secrets to achieve 100% completion.
Welcome to the Neoseeker Cuphead walkthrough and guide. This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of the game, including a complete walkthrough from beginning to end, featuring strategies for all tricky bosses. It also points out the locations of stray Gold Coins and all five Gold Coins in each run and gun level for 100% completion. Video walkthroughs for tough bosses are included to help you learn their patterns.
Cuphead is known as one of the toughest platformers, and our strategies and tips will help you finish the game with 100% completion. Please edit the guide or contact Sokkus on Neoseeker if anything is missing, you have an alternate strategy, or any advice to give.
To use this guide, refer to the Table of Contents on the right-hand side (or the button at the top of the page on mobile). This first page links to all key sections.
What this guide will offer:
- Complete walkthrough from start to finish.
- A list of boss encounters and strategies.
- Gold Coin locations.
- Achievement/trophy guide.
Walkthrough
Cuphead features a campaign spanning four main worlds across the Inkwell Isles. Each area has boss encounters, run and gun levels, and other points of interest. Below are links for walkthroughs to approach and complete each area in order.
- Tutorial
- Inkwell Isles - World One
- Inkwell Isles - World One
- Botanic Panic (The Root Pack)
- Forest Follies
- Ruse of an Ooze (Goopy Le Grand)
- Clip Joint Calamity (Ribby & Croaks)
- Threatenin’ Zeppelin (Hilda Berg)
- Treetop Trouble
- Floral Fury (Cagney Carnation)
- Inkwell Isles - World Two
- Inkwell Isles - World Two
- Sugarland Shimmy (Baroness Von Bon Bon)
- Pyramid Peril (Djimmi the Great)
- Carnival Kerfuffle (Beppi the Clown)
- Funfair Fever
- Aviary Action (Wally Warbles)
- Funhouse Frazzle
- Fiery Frolic (Grim Matchstick)
- Inkwell Isles - World Three
- Inkwell Isles - World Three
- Honeycomb Herald (Rumor Honeybottom)
- Shootin n' Lootin (Captain Brineybeard)
- Rugged Ridge
- Junkyard Jive (Dr Kahl's Robot)
- Murine Corps (Werner Werman)
- Perilous Piers
- High Seas Hi-jinx (Cala Maria)
- Dramatic Fanatic (Sally Stageplay)
- Railroad Wrath (Phantom Express)
- Inkwell Hell
- Inkwell Hell
- All Bets Are Off! (King Dice)
- One Hell of a Time (The Devil)
Useful Items, Gold Coins, Secrets and Unlocks
- Shots, Charms and Super Arts
- Gold Coin Locations
- Secrets and Unlockables
Achievement/Trophy Guide
- Achievement/Trophy Guide
DLC - The Delicious Last Course
- The Delicious Last Course Walkthrough
- Inkwell Isles - World Four
- Gnome Way Out (Glumstone Giant)
- Bootleger Boogie (Moonshine Mob)
- Snow Cult Scuffle (Mortimer Freeze)
- High-Noon Hoopla (Esther Winchester)
- Doggone Dogfight (The Howling Aces)
- A Dish to Die For (Final Boss)
- The King's Leap
- How to Unlock & Defeat the Secret Boss
- DLC Shots, Charms and Super Arts
- DLC Gold Coin Locations
- DLC Secrets and Unlockables
- DLC Achievement/Trophy Guide
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