Studio MDHR made an look at Summer time Recreation Fest 2026 with two large recreation reveals: Mighty Cuphead Journey and a brand new hand-animated Cuphead recreation.
Host Geoff Keighley launched the brand new titles earlier than handing the stage to the unbiased recreation developer. In typical MDHR trend, it used a puppet present for the grand reveal, displaying off gameplay footage for its pixelated Mighty Cuphead Journey recreation, whereas promising {that a} hand-drawn Cuphead follow-up can also be in early growth.
The hand-animated Cuphead recreation sounds nearly like a correct sequel to Studio MDHR’s tough-as-nails authentic platformer from 2017, although the workforce is not fairly prepared to point out what it seems like but. Mighty Cuphead Journey, nonetheless, appears to be additional alongside, and you’ll see first gameplay for it beneath.
The place the unique Cuphead sucked in gamers with its dedication to visuals impressed by old-school cartoons, Mighty Cuphead Journey seems like a extra retro-inspired expertise. In its first trailer, we will see each Cuphead and Mugman channel the feel and appear of 8-bit arcade-style video video games.
Whereas the subsequent mainline Cuphead recreation appears to be a methods off, MDHR wasn’t fairly able to announce a launch date for its Mighty Cuphead Journey both. Its trailer additionally shunned sharing platforms, solely telling followers to count on assist on “trendy consoles” and “private computer systems.”
Studio MDHR’s two new Cuphead video games helped kick off tonight’s present. For the entire largest highlights from the present, you possibly can see the whole lot introduced at Summer time Recreation Fest 2026.
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