Cupheadis one of the most successful independent games of recent years. While it was partially backed by Xbox Game Studios, developer and publisher Studio MDHR developed the game over seven years, combining 1930s 2D cel-animation with stages inspired by run-and-gun platformers such asContra. FollowingCuphead’s release in 2017, a DLC expansion calledThe Delicious Last Coursewas announced at E3 2018. While this expansion was planned for 2019, it was later delayed to 2020, and now the DLC has been delayed again to 2021.
Studio MDHR announced the delay via Twitter today, with many fans already expecting the announcement following the studio’s absence from major events including Microsoft’s Xbox Game Showcase in July. The developer said, “In true Studio MDHR fashion, we aren’t content for this final chapter to be anything less than our best work,” citing the COVID-19 pandemic as impacting its development progress.
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Given themethod of hand-drawn animation used to bringCupheadto life, as well as the lack updates from Studio MDHR throughout 2020, it comes as no shock thatThe Delicious Last Coursehas been delayed again. The good news is thanks to the release of a PlayStation 4 port this July, more players than ever will be able to experience the final DLC forCuphead, especially as both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game are backwards compatible on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, respectively.
While the extra wait forThe Delicious Last Courseis bittersweet, given Studio MDHR has been open regarding the DLC being the end of its support for the game, there is stillCupheadcontent coming beyond the release ofThe Delicious Last Course; namelyThe Cuphead Show.TheCupheadanimated series is in production at Netflixwith Chad and Jared Moldenhauer attached as executive producers.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Courseis planned for release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2021.
