Choose Budget Cuts
Choose Budget Cuts if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,345 Steam reviews back the pick.
Budget Cuts vs Raw Data
Budget Cuts and Raw Data both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Raw Data (2017) is 1 year older than Budget Cuts (2018). Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Budget Cuts: 1,345 reviews, Raw Data: 1,676). 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 Raw Data
Choose Raw Data if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,676 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Budget Cuts and Raw Data sit in Action and Indie 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 80.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Budget Cuts |  Raw Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.7% positive (1,345 reviews) | 80.9% positive (1,676 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Neat Corporation | Survios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Raw Data (2017) is 1 year older than Budget Cuts (2018).
- Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Budget Cuts: 1,345 reviews, Raw Data: 1,676).
- Budget Cuts is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Raw Data (14.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Raw Data has co-op; Budget Cuts does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Budget Cuts vs Raw Data — FAQ
- Which is better, Budget Cuts or Raw Data?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Budget Cuts sits at 80.7% positive (1,345 reviews), Raw Data at 80.9% (1,676). 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 Raw Data first?
- If you want chronology, Raw Data (2017) came out before Budget Cuts (2018). 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 Raw Data similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Does Budget Cuts have multiplayer like Raw Data?
- No. Raw Data supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Budget Cuts is listed as single-player only.