Studio MDHR used Summer Game Fest 2026 to pull back the curtain on two new Cuphead projects, including Mighty Cuphead Adventure and a new hand-animated follow-up that is still in early development. Geoff Keighley introduced the titles before handing the stage over to the studio, which turned the reveal into a puppet show before showing gameplay footage for Mighty Cuphead Adventure.
That is the news fans of cuphead had been waiting for: the franchise is expanding again, and this time it is splitting into two very different paths. Mighty Cuphead Adventure shows Cuphead and Mugman in an 8-bit arcade-style visual style and is planned for modern consoles and personal computers, while the other new game is a hand-drawn Cuphead follow-up that is too early in development to show what it looks like.
The original Cuphead came out in 2017 and built its reputation on tough, run-and-gun platforming wrapped in old-school cartoon visuals. Mighty Cuphead Adventure leans even further into retro inspiration than the first game, making the new title feel less like a repeat and more like a deliberate shift in tone for the series.
That contrast is also what makes the reveal feel incomplete in the best possible way. Mighty Cuphead Adventure already has footage and a clear look, but it does not yet have a release date, and the mainline hand-animated Cuphead game remains far enough away that Studio MDHR would not show its appearance at all. The sequel tease from Summer Game Fest 2026 points to a longer wait for the next major entry, even as fans now have one new game they can actually see and another they will have to imagine for now.
For players who have been waiting since 2017, the immediate takeaway is simple: Cuphead is not standing still. One project is already on the way to modern consoles and PCs, while the other shows that Studio MDHR is still building the next big chapter behind the scenes. The only question left is how long it will take before either one reaches a release date that can be pinned down.
