Choose Budget Cuts
Choose Budget Cuts if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,345 Steam reviews back the pick.
Budget Cuts vs Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
Budget Cuts and Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Budget Cuts (2018) is 1 year older than Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency (2019). Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Budget Cuts: 1,345 reviews, Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency: 376). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
Choose Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency launched in 2019.
Both Budget Cuts and Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80.7% vs 81.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Budget Cuts |  Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.7% positive (1,345 reviews) | 81.6% positive (376 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Neat Corporation | Neat Corporation, Fast Travel Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Budget Cuts (2018) is 1 year older than Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency (2019).
- Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Budget Cuts: 1,345 reviews, Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency: 376).
- Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Budget Cuts (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Budget Cuts vs Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency — FAQ
- Which is better, Budget Cuts or Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Budget Cuts sits at 80.7% positive (1,345 reviews), Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency at 81.6% (376). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Budget Cuts or Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency first?
- If you want chronology, Budget Cuts (2018) came out before Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Budget Cuts and Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.