Budget Cuts

Budget Cuts has the player move around the office building using a portal gun. This device, when activated, shoots a projectile in the direction it is facing and bounces off walls to land on a movable position. Once landed, it creates a small and movable heads-up display which can be used to view the area where the ball landed to scope out the next location. The player can then teleport to the new location if desired.[10][11]

A core mechanic of the game is throwing knives and scissors at enemies. The weapons were made to hit the target with the sharp edge so to always cause harm with an accurate aim by the player.[12]

Budget Cuts is set in a company called "TransCorp," filled with human-like robotic office workers and security guards. There are no other people to be found, except for a voice over the phone, Winta. Winta informs the player that people have been disappearing, and the protagonist is the next target of an unspecified group. The player must escape the office buildings of TransCorp, while hiding from supervisors, walking security guards with guns.

The game was received generally positive reviews, according to Metacritic.[13] IGN writer Mitch Dyer said that it "might be the best, most interesting VR game I’ve played."[15] Jeuxvideo.com criticized it for having a repetitive game pattern,[4] and praised by Rock Paper Shotgun for integrating the locomotion as a gameplay feature.[7]