Games like Cut to the Core
If Cut to the Core is your kind of game, the closest matches are Annie and the AI, To Be With You and Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. 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.
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Players who liked Cut to the Core also play
Steam players who put hours into Cut to the Core also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Annie and the AI
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
Step into the role of Esme, an AI built by Annie but built for what purpose? Evolve and learn by solving visual puzzles accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn artwork. Learn all about Annie's life, befriend her, and grow together.
To Be With You
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
This is a story about the fall of a man. Told in the form of an interactive comic book with sounds and animations, Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man follows the appalling life of Mojse, his fall from a beloved teacher to a bitter and vengeful leader of a sinister cult.
Concealed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cut to the Core.
Ranked #4 for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cut to the Core.
Ranked #5 for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Ghost in the pool
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cut to the Core.
Ranked #6 for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Tidal Therapy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cut to the Core.
Ranked #7 for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.
Wednesdays
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cut to the Core.
Ranked #8 for Cut to the Core fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cut to the Core at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cut to the Core.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cut to the Core.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cut to the Core on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cut to the Core.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cut to the Core.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cut to the Core.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Cut to the Core
- How much does Cut to the Core cost?
- Cut to the Core is listed on Steam at 2.99 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 Annie and the AI, To Be With You, Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man.
- Who developed Cut to the Core?
- Cut to the Core was developed by Plasma Press and published by AAD Productions.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Cut to the Core.
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