Budget Cuts Ultimate
Released Sep 2023
Enter a VR stealth game as the last human amidst robot managers programmed to 'optimize' the workforce. Escape the office alive by sneaking past enemies or unleash a fistful of knives, quivers of arrows, grenades, and coffee mugs onto their unsuspecting circuits!
87% positive · 119 reviews Definitive edition
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Budget Cuts Ultimate is a "definitive edition" style release that launched on September 20, 2023, explicitly bundling all previously released content from Budget Cuts 1 and Budget Cuts 2 into a single package. The store description clearly states it contains "all previously released games and content updates." Shortly after launch, the developer shipped one free major update on October 19, 2023 — Nightmare Mode — adding a new horror-themed game mode and seasonal decorations.
Since that October 2023 update, the developer's communications have shifted entirely to their next game, CROSSINGS. A May 2025 post teased a new game reveal, an October 2025 post announced a playable demo for CROSSINGS, and a February 2026 post confirmed CROSSINGS launched on SteamVR. None of these posts reference any further content for Budget Cuts Ultimate. The developer has clearly moved on to their next project, with no announced updates, DLC, or roadmap for this title. The last update to Budget Cuts Ultimate was October 19, 2023.
Evidence
Free Nightmare Mode update launched, adding a new horror-themed game mode and Halloween seasonal decorations. This is the last known content update to Budget Cuts Ultimate.
Store description explicitly states the game contains 'all previously released games and content updates,' positioning it as a complete collection of the Budget Cuts series.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Neat Corporation
Achievements
52
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Zip, sneak, and stab your way through a heart-pounding dystopia filled with evil robots! What began as a cost-cutting strategy has spiraled out of control, and now it’s up to you to save humanity from being optimized out of existence.
Budget Cuts Ultimate is the essential VR action stealth game, containing all previously released games and content updates.
As your last human co-worker is hauled away, a mysterious briefcase from someone on the outside is delivered to your desk. You need to get to the bottom of what is going on at TransCorp.
Sneak around enemy robots by climbing through air ducts and service tunnels, or embrace violence by unleashing a fistful of knives, quivers of arrows, grenades, and coffee mugs onto their unsuspecting circuits. Once you’ve completed your mission, test your skills in the arcade with multiple modes, difficulty levels, and scoring.
Budget Cuts Ultimate is the essential VR action stealth game, containing all previously released games and content updates.
- Seamlessly play through all 13 levels in the main story of both Budget Cuts 1 and 2, with over 10 hours of stealth stabbing action!
- Mutators allow you to customize your gaming experience with everything from Infinite Stabby Crystals, Locomotion Preferences, Gravity Settings, Bullet Time and “Paltkoma” mode (if you know you know).
- Arcade mode includes a local high score system, 5 replayable levels, 3 difficulty settings, and a “budget calculator” scoring system that will show you how much money your mission has cost, spending less money is better!
- Discover and take advantage of the many weapons throughout the game from knives, bow and arrows, grenades and blunt force coffee cups (among other throwable objects to help you create *distractions* for a quick getaway!)
As your last human co-worker is hauled away, a mysterious briefcase from someone on the outside is delivered to your desk. You need to get to the bottom of what is going on at TransCorp.
Sneak around enemy robots by climbing through air ducts and service tunnels, or embrace violence by unleashing a fistful of knives, quivers of arrows, grenades, and coffee mugs onto their unsuspecting circuits. Once you’ve completed your mission, test your skills in the arcade with multiple modes, difficulty levels, and scoring.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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