Inkwell Isle One is the first overworld featured in Cuphead. It is a slightly rural area, with meadows and forests. It also contains an observatory.
Next Overworld: Inkwell Isle Two and Inkwell Isle Four (DLC)
| Level Name | Preview | Description |
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| Tutorials | ||
| The Tutorial | 
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A tutorial level describing how to play Cuphead. |
| Aeroplane Tutorial | 
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A tutorial level detailing how to use the Aeroplanes. |
| Boss levels | ||
| Botanic Panic! | 
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A boss level where The Root Pack is fought. One of the three levels initially available. Unlocks Clip Joint Calamity upon defeat. |
| Ruse Of An Ooze | 
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A boss level where Goopy Le Grande is fought. One of the three levels initially available. Unlocks Threatenin' Zeppelin upon defeat. |
| Threatenin' Zeppelin | 
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A boss level where Hilda Berg is fought. Unlocked after beating Ruse Of An Ooze. Unlocks Treetop Trouble and Floral Fury upon defeat. |
| Clip Joint Calamity | 
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A boss level where Ribby and Croaks are fought. Unlocked after beating Botanic Panic! Unlocks Mausoleum I & Inkwell Isle Four upon defeat. |
| Floral Fury | 
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A boss level where Cagney Carnation is fought. Unlocked after beating Threatenin' Zeppelin. Unlocks the Die House upon defeat. |
| Run 'n Gun levels | ||
| Forest Follies | 
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Inkwell Isle One's first Run 'n Gun level. One of the three levels initially available. Unlocks Mausoleum I & Inkwell Isle Four upon defeat. |
| Treetop Trouble | 
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Inkwell Isle One's second Run 'n Gun level. Unlocked after beating Threatenin' Zeppelin. Unlocks a shortcut upon defeat. |
| Unused levels | ||
| Woodland Walk | The first unused Run 'n Gun level of the game. | |
| Tricky Thicket | 
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A unused level taking place at night. |
| Forest Frolic | The third unused level. | |
| Backwoods Crusade | The fourth unused level. | |
This map's secret coin can be found on the trees behind Chip. However, every boss must be defeated first so he can move away, allowing the player to collect it.
| Version | Soundtrack |
| Beta soundtrack | 
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| Original soundtrack | 
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| Piano soundtrack | 
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Trivia[]
- This and Inkwell Isle Four are the only Overworlds to only have one plane level. All the other overworld’s have two.
- The old maps seen in alpha and beta builds for Inkwell Isle 1 were much simpler, with the scope of the isle usually being much smaller or having a bunch of bosses clumped into the isle. These old isle variants also did not have any distinct theme, being a simple grassland.
Inspirations and similarities[]
- According to an interview, Inkwell Isle One was originally more based on the art of kindergarten (like the art of turkey or macaroni) than on the forest.
- The music used in Inkwell Isle One is based on the instrumental version of Scott Joplin's Sun Flower Slow Drag.