Donut County

Playstation LifestyleChandler Wood

9/10

Well, as I look at this blank page, I immediately want to fill the void with hole puns, because I’m the type of person to never do anything halfway. Donut County began as somewhat of a pun, a joke within itself. During the credits it’s revealed that it was born from a Peter Molydeux tweet, the famed Twitter account parodying real-life game designer Peter Molyneux by tweeting out bizarre and unrealistic game ideas. Clearly not too unrealistic, because Donut County’s creator, Ben Esposito, was able to shape that idea into a addictively engaging game. Somehow, Donut County also manages to find a ...

Game SkinnyZee Sheridan

9/10

Destroy civilisation as we know it in this unique heart-warming physics puzzle game.

Worth PlayingCody Medellin

8.5/10

Donut County is a physics adventure where you play as a mysterious hole in the ground.

PC GamerPhilippa Warr

83/100

A tale of raccoon wrongdoing.

DestructoidRay Porreca

8/10

Donut County is as charming and funny as it is inventive and beautiful. It excels at what it sets out to do –there’s never been a better hole simulator in video game history. But underneath its colorful scenery and intuitive gameplay is an experience that feels like its inches away from true greatness.

TechRaptorSamuel Guglielmo

7.5/10

Donut County's initial ideas are fun, and the game is quite hilarious. I just wish it did more with its concepts.

Nintendo World ReportNeal Ronaghan

7/10

Donut County is incredibly endearing, but it ends too soon. While the amusing tale wraps up nicely, I wished I could have had more reason to toy around with putting trash into holes and see concepts limited to a level or two be further expanded. Donut County is worth experiencing for what it is, but it’s disappointing because it could have been so much more.

Impulse GamerHugh Mitchell

Donut County has been one of the most challenging games that I’ve ever had to review. Not because it was tough to beat or I didn’t enjoy it - quite the

TwinfiniteIrwyn Diaz

Out of all of the many whimsical and fantastical creatures and characters you could create in a video game, developer Ben Esposito did a complete 180 and made a playable hole in Donut County. Instead of managing a cast of crazy characters, players are tasked with moving around from area to area, swallowing everything as an ever-expanding chasm. What might sound like a tedious and even boring experience is instead handled in such a way that it makes for an interesting and puzzling adventure.

GameSpewKim Snaith

7/10

It’s something of a dilemma to be left disappointed by a game where your only complaint is that it left you wanting more. But that’s how I feel about Donut County. What it does, it does very well. But there just isn’t enough of it. The fantastic art style and wonderfully unique and silly gameplay is captivating in a way that only truly special games are. But it’s all over far too fast, ultimately leaving players feeling rather underwhelmed. Still, enter Donut County expecting a very short experience, and you’ll enjoy every minute. Just prepare to want more of its sugar-coated goodness when you...

WayTooManyGamesJan Bigas

5.5/10

When the words “Damacy-like” are uttered, you can bet your sweet sticky star maker I’m going to be paying attention. Twitter was a flutter with gorgeous clips from Ben Esposito’s next indie darling. Months of anticipation and, in equal right, controversy filled my feeds. Once Donut County dropped on Switch, I plunged into that raccoon-hole with eyes closed. I had dreamed of falling through beautiful visuals and multiple zany levels of intuitive and creative gameplay that showed us wha...

MonsterVineDiego Escala

And I find it hard to even call Donut County a puzzle game when you’re basically given the solution to the puzzles and told to simply finish it. Maybe this sort of game just isn’t for me, and that’s fine, but if that’s the case then don’t call your game a “physics based puzzle game” where you’re so heavily railroaded to the solution that you don’t even realize you’re doing a puzzle until after the fact. It also doesn’t help that the game is an hour to an hour and a half tops and is lacking entirely in any sort of replay value. Each level can be completed pretty immediately, especially when you...