# Games like Budget Cuts

> The closest matches to Budget Cuts: Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency, Half-Life: Alyx, Raw Data, SUPERHOT VR, and Job Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency](https://imho.run/games/1092430/budget-cuts-2-mission-insolvency) — Shares vr locomotion with Budget Cuts. 376 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092430/)
2. [Half-Life: Alyx](https://imho.run/games/546560/half-life-alyx) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 60,789 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/)
3. [Raw Data](https://imho.run/games/436320/raw-data) — Also Robots and VR, like Budget Cuts. 1,676 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436320/)
4. [SUPERHOT VR](https://imho.run/games/617830/superhot-vr) — A frequent pick in Budget Cuts players' libraries, and another Action. 5,741 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/617830/)
5. [Job Simulator](https://imho.run/games/448280/job-simulator) — Also Robots and VR, like Budget Cuts. 3,027 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/448280/)
6. [Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/238010/deus-ex-human-revolution-director-s-cut) — Also Stealth, like Budget Cuts. 13,248 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238010/)
7. [Arizona Sunshine®](https://imho.run/games/342180/arizona-sunshine) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 5,095 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/342180/)
8. [Propagation: Paradise Hotel](https://imho.run/games/1824960/propagation-paradise-hotel) — Also Stealth and VR, like Budget Cuts. 345 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824960/)
9. [Sairento VR](https://imho.run/games/555880/sairento-vr) — A frequent pick in Budget Cuts players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,188 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555880/)
10. [Vacation Simulator](https://imho.run/games/726830/vacation-simulator) — Also Robots and VR, like Budget Cuts. 706 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726830/)
11. [Syndrome](https://imho.run/games/409320/syndrome) — Also Robots and Stealth, like Budget Cuts. 147 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409320/)
12. [BONEWORKS](https://imho.run/games/823500/boneworks) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 29,446 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/823500/)
13. [Virtual Virtual Reality](https://imho.run/games/889480/virtual-virtual-reality) — A frequent pick in Budget Cuts players' libraries, and another Indie. 543 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/889480/)
14. [Hover Junkers](https://imho.run/games/380220/hover-junkers) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 588 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380220/)
15. [Atomic Heart](https://imho.run/games/668580/atomic-heart) — Also Robots, like Budget Cuts. 12,972 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668580/)
16. [Space Pirate Trainer](https://imho.run/games/418650/space-pirate-trainer) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 2,257 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418650/)
17. [Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes](https://imho.run/games/2482940/little-nightmares-vr-altered-echoes) — Also Stealth and VR, like Budget Cuts. 75 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482940/)
18. [The Lab](https://imho.run/games/450390/the-lab) — A frequent pick in Budget Cuts players' libraries, and another Free To Play. 4,429 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450390/)
19. [DOOM VFR](https://imho.run/games/650000/doom-vfr) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 1,755 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/650000/)
20. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Also Stealth and VR, like Budget Cuts. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
21. [Sir, You Are Being Hunted](https://imho.run/games/242880/sir-you-are-being-hunted) — Also Robots and Stealth, like Budget Cuts. 2,237 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242880/)
22. [The Surge](https://imho.run/games/378540/the-surge) — Also Robots, like Budget Cuts. 4,366 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378540/)
23. [Of Lies and Rain](https://imho.run/games/3141330/of-lies-and-rain) — Also VR, like Budget Cuts. 80 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3141330/)
24. [Hard Reset Redux](https://imho.run/games/407810/hard-reset-redux) — Also Robots, like Budget Cuts. 920 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/407810/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=400940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/400940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Budget Cuts

Budget Cuts is a VR stealth-action-adventure developed by Neat Corporation and published by Neat Corporation and Creature Label, released in 2018 at 14.99 USD. Players navigate office environments using portal-based teleportation and engage enemies with improvised office-supply weapons, blending puzzle objectives with stealth mechanics and VR locomotion. Reviewers and players describe the atmosphere as dark and immersive, with the stealth gameplay feeling genuinely tense, while the portal system reportedly enables creative problem-solving and eliminates VR sickness for some players. The combat is noted for requiring precise timing, and the experience offers dark humor alongside narrative payoff. The game supports solo-only play in a sit-down session format, running at a challenging difficulty across a medium length campaign. It holds an 81 percent positive rating from 1,345 Steam reviews and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 400940
- **Developer:** Neat Corporation
- **Publisher:** Neat Corporation, Creature Label
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, VR Support, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 14, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/400940/budget-cuts)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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