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Budget Cuts Ultimate

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!

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September 20, 2023
2 years and 317 days ago
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Very Positive110 reviews88.2%

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About the 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.





  • 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.