- Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
- Release Date: Aug 28, 2018
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, Switch, Xbox One
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Sep 18, 2018Donut County is short. It has little to no replay value. It feels like it squanders a great deal of its potential. And yet, Donut County is still one of the best games I’ve played this year. You may only get a few hours out of Donut County, but they’re a few great hours.
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Sep 4, 2018Laser-focused and brimming with charm, Donut County is one of the year’s best experiences. While brief, its laugh-out-loud sense of humor and laid-back, tactile gameplay combine precisely to create a game like no other. You’ll come for its physics based puzzle-solving, but you’ll stay for its quirky cast of characters and world. This is not a game to be missed.
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Aug 27, 2018It built a hilarious narrative around that silly concept and used that concept as a vessel for its heartwarming story and incredible humor that comes out in its writing and irreverent gameplay. For a game about garbage, its wholesomeness and “holesomeness” make it the very opposite of trash.
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Aug 30, 2018If you’re looking for something that will challenge you and twist your brain into knots, this game isn’t it. There’s no real skill curve, and most of the puzzles are simple enough that you can more or less accidentally stumble on the solutions, with a few rare exceptions. But I assure you that from the first moment you tip something into that hole and see it grow, you’ll be hooked.
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Aug 27, 2018Donut County is a little short and peaks prematurely and I don’t care. I’ve never played a game where I control a hungry hole, think like a trash raccoon, or talk to friendly animals at the bottom of a cave.
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Aug 27, 2018I wished the story was longer and the game had more things to do besides capturing things in a hole. But the story was lighthearted and the gameplay was fun. If you don’t have high expectations, I think you’ll find Donut County is a nice diversion.
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Sep 17, 2018A light-hearted adventure, short but full of charisma. If you want something unique and charming, give this a try.
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Sep 14, 2018Donut County is a wholly enjoyable romp that can be powered through in an afternoon, but it’s worth going back to try and find some of it’s hidden or not so hidden secrets, even if there are only a few of them to begin with.
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Sep 13, 2018Donut County's gameplay doesn't offer much of a challenge, but the mechanics work as an engaging core for a game that delivers so many charming characters and genuine laughs.
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Sep 12, 2018People will call Donut County an indie darling, and those people will be right.
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Sep 6, 2018Though short in duration and hardly taxing, Donut County wins you over with buckets of charm and some of the most relaxed gameplay money can buy. As such, Donut County is a compelling, nigh essential stop on the gaming journey for any self-respecting PS4 owner.
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Aug 27, 2018Donut County is a charming and straightforward example of how video games don’t need to be overly complex or contain multiple mechanics and systems to make for a good time.
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Aug 27, 2018Donut County is an excellent concept executed with pizzazz, personality, and an unexpectedly salient message at its core. While the end came abruptly and left me wanting more, like an endless mode or bigger levels to swallow things in, I can't deny the great time I had with what's there.
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Games Master UKSep 6, 2018A fun way to spend two hours - but don't expect to remember it next month. [Oct 2018, p.68]
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Aug 31, 2018Short and simple, Donut County is absolutely sublime. [Recommended]
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Aug 27, 2018The world is your playground in Donut County, and yet it’s the most wholesome way to see everything come crashing down. Despite some serious setbacks, the characters remain optimistic and retain a healthy sense of resolve. Listening to each of them tell their stories feels like hanging with a big group of friends. If a hole destroyed my town today, I think I’d be okay with it. It’s not the hole’s fault.
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Aug 30, 2018Donut County, a charming little puzzle game with a dorky sense of humor, is a short but sweet little jaunt.
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Aug 30, 2018Donut County takes a whole bunch of simple things, and one central game mechanic (around… that hole) and spins an inventive, creative, satisfying game out of them. The result is a pleasure to play and a really admirable piece of game design.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 62
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Mixed: 22 out of 62
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Negative: 8 out of 62
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May 11, 2020Charming and funny, but too short (under two hours for a single playthrough).
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Sep 15, 2019Good, simple and relaxing game, the dialogue is pretty funny as well and the platinum is easy to obtain.
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Jun 9, 2023Fun little indie game with a goofy story and silly gameplay that does not overstay its welcome.