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Shares text based storytelling with Cut to the Core.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Cut to the Core
- 15 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Cut to the Core also play
The closest matches to Cut to the Core: The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Downfall, CORPSE FACTORY, Expelled!, and Neverending Nightmares. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Gore and Interactive Fiction, like Cut to the Core.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- 2022
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Expelled!
Why this: Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Cut to the Core.
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Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Blood and Gore, like Cut to the Core.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Cut to the Core
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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Shares text based storytelling with Cut to the Core.
- 93% of 679 reviews
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Also Conversation and Interactive Fiction, like Cut to the Core.
- 87% of 108 reviews
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Plasma Press
- Price: $1.01−66%checked Oct 31
- 94% of 109 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Explores trauma without softening its impact
- Linear story feels like watching a film
- Retro comic book art style stands out
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Dark
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Cut to the Core, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
of the Devil
Why this: Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Cut to the Core.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Why this: Also Conversation and Interactive Fiction, like Cut to the Core.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Shares text based storytelling with Cut to the Core.
Expelled!
Why this: Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Cut to the Core.
Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Blood and Gore, like Cut to the Core.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Why this: Also Gore and Interactive Fiction, like Cut to the Core.
About Cut to the Core
The closest matches to Cut to the Core: The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Downfall, CORPSE FACTORY, Expelled!, and Neverending Nightmares. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cut to the Core is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Downfall and CORPSE FACTORY — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its linear narrative and passive experience. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Cut to the Core: How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Is Cut to the Core worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 109 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $2.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Explores trauma without softening its impact
- Linear story feels like watching a film
- Retro comic book art style stands out
- Sound design amplifies dread
People who play it also play: The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Downfall, CORPSE FACTORY
Frequently asked about Cut to the Core
Can I run it?
How much does Cut to the Core cost?
Cut to the Core is listed on Steam at 1.01 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cut to the Core?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cut to the Core are The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Downfall, CORPSE FACTORY.
Who developed Cut to the Core?
Cut to the Core was developed by Plasma Press and published by AAD Productions.