Cuphead sells 5 million copies, devs celebrate with 20% discount

Cuphead sure is successful for a two year-old.

Studio MDHR's indie darling Cuphead is now two years old, and in that time the game has managed to sell over 5 million copies on Xbox, Switch, and PC. Last we checked the game was at 4 million copies, meaning Cuphead managed to move 1 million units in two months' time, a feat accomplished thanks to the Nintendo Switch port.

To celebrate the milestone, the devs have planned five days of festivities including giveaways, a 20% discount on the game, and more goodies.

The acknowledgement of this kind of indie success is incredibly important. As more and more publishers embrace live games, indies are seen as a bastion of creativity; the Shovel Knights, Celestes, Cupheads and Dead Cells of the market serve as direct inspirations for smaller teams working themselves to death to make their dream games come true.

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Cuphead's next expansion, The Delicious Last Course, is still set for a 2020 launch. A Cuphead TV show is also happening at Netflix with authentic hand-drawn 1930's animation.

There's still no word on a PlayStation 4 launch. Given Microsoft's help with the game, it probably won't ever happen.