Adventure · August 28, 2018
Donut County (2018)
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole. Where Trash is Treasure Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes. You play as BK, a hole-driving raccoon who swallows up his friends and their homes to earn idiotic prizes. When BK falls into one of his own holes, he’s confronted by his best friend Mira and the residents of Donut County , who are all stuck 999 feet underground… and they demand answers! The Hole Keeps Growing • EXPLORE every character’s home, each with their own unique environment. • MOVE the hole to swallow up their stuff, growing bigger each time. • COMBINE objects inside for crazy effects: cook soup, breed bunnies, launch fireworks, and more. • CATAPULT things back out of the hole. You can use it to solve puzzles...or just destroy stuff. • DEVOUR everything. The hole won’t stop until the whole county is all gone. Donut County was created by Ben Esposito, designer on What Remains of Edith Finch and The Unfinished Swan . It is the result of six years of solo development, dozens of donuts (for research), and one fateful encounter with a raccoon.
Adventure releases from 2018
73 Adventure titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Korean volume_up
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
- Polish volume_up
- Spanish - Latin America volume_up
Full audio (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Polish
- Spanish - Latin America
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Casual · 121
- Indie · 117
- Cute · 105
- Funny · 103
- Puzzle · 88
- Physics · 82
- Short · 79
- Adventure · 74
- Great Soundtrack · 63
- Singleplayer · 57
- Family Friendly · 52
- Story Rich · 49
- 3D · 38
- Comedy · 37
- Stylized · 37
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 10.5k Steam reviews | Top 22% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 45% |
| Metacritic | 77/100 | Genre average 77 — top 59% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 80% for session depth among Adventure |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 10.5k reviews
9.7k positive · 844 negative
Metacritic
77/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.4/10
Curator recommendations
10.2k
Press Quotes
“Donut County is a singular experience that transcends its simple, but potent core mechanic thanks to its idiosyncratic humor, clever gameplay twists, and a gleeful sense of what makes swallowing the world into a hole so cathartic.” 10/10 – We Got This Covered “The adorable world inhabited by colorful characters is something we desperately need more of in games. Donut County might not be a long experience, but it’s one that players can’t help but cherish.” 9/10 – Hardcore Gamer…
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
20
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 28, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Ben Esposito |
| Publisher | Annapurna Interactive |
| Base price | $3.89 -70% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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