Hand-drawn 1930s cartoons brought to life, dishing out a beating with a smile.

On gut feeling, Cuphead sits in the upper middle, ahead of 60% of games. But look at the detail, and the work takes on its full dimension. The art style, absolute peak, first in the ranking, ahead of every other. Connection very high, ahead of 93%, controller feel ahead of 95%, fun ahead of 86%. Then a real surprise: the wish to discover it fresh falls low, ahead of only 17% of games. The soundtrack stays in the middle, ahead of 61%, on few votes. The tension is subtle: a game you love to hold, find gorgeous, but do not fantasize about reliving blind, perhaps because its charm rests as much on challenge as on discovery.

Against other action and platform games, it is the visual identity that crushes everything, the handmade animation, the period jazz, an unapologetic demand.

So, for whom? For you if you love a unique artistic signature and a challenge with bite. Much less if difficulty frustrates you fast or if you want a grand journey to rediscover.