Donut County Review: Do You Want To Be a Hole?

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Donut County
Donut County is short, and a bit weird, but you will love it.

Platforms - PC/Mac/Mobile/Nintendo Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox
How Long To Beat

Let’s not overthink it.

Donut County is a game about being a hole in the ground.

You slide around, swallowing up everything you can, and somehow, somehow, it works.

It sounds like a dumb mobile game you'd delete after 10 minutes. 

But instead, what you get is one of the most satisfying, creative little games that you will play.

The Gameplay Loop: Eat the World

So, in Dount County, you control a hole. 

A literal hole.  You start small, taking in things like mugs, bricks, traffic cones, and as you eat, the hole grows.

Eventually, you’re swallowing houses, cars, entire city blocks.

It’s simple, stupid, and strangely addictive. But it’s not a totally brain-dead game either. 

  • Fire can be used to burn things

  • Water adds weight and needs to be expelled

  • Some levels include puzzles or sequencing

  • You launch objects back out of the hole to solve objectives

It’s clever, but never complicated.

This isn’t Elden Ring. You’re not here to suffer.

You’re here to relax, zone out, and casually destroy civilization.

Why This Game Is Perfect for Burned-Out Adults

If you’re 30+ with a job, a backlog of 42 unplayed games, and attention span issues, Donut County is exactly what you need.

There’s no grinding.

No side quests.

No overdesigned skill trees.

No 90-minute prologue or required YouTube lore recaps.

You can finish it in 2–3 hours.

You could beat it in a single evening, or across two lunch breaks. 

And you’d walk away satisfied, not drained.

Donut Country gameplay still
Donut County is all about the weirdness.

The Story Is Absurd In a Good Way

There is a story. Barely. But it doesn’t matter.

You’re in a town where raccoons have taken over using an app that literally opens holes in the ground and sends everything to a trash cave.

It’s weird, self-aware, and completely unserious. 

Don’t expect some emotional arc. The dialogue is snappy, millennial-tier ironic, and often hilarious in that “this is so dumb I love it” kind of way.

And the soundtrack is excellent, too.

Weird banjo loops, lo-fi beats, and random junk percussion.

It’s the kind of music you’d hear in a coffee shop that lets raccoons run the place.

You won’t be humming the tunes later, but it adds serious atmosphere while you zone out and swallow everything in sight.

The Humor Actually Lands

This could’ve gone full try-hard. 

Thankfully, it doesn’t.

Instead, you get:

  • Dry sarcasm

  • Weird one-liners

  • Idiot raccoons acting like tech bros

  • Humans acting jaded and confused

It reads like a Discord chat between sleep-deprived millennials. 

And if you’ve ever worked retail, hated your phone, or wanted to disappear into a hole, you will love it.

There’s no fail state.

You can’t die.

You won’t get stuck.

You just chill and enjoy the weirdness. And sometimes, that’s exactly what you need.

Short and Ever So Good

Pros:

  • Short and satisfying – You can beat it in one sitting and feel good about it

  • Original gameplay – "Control a hole" shouldn't work this well, but it does

  • No stress – No timers, deaths, or grindy mechanics

  • Actually funny – The writing's sharp, weird, and fun

  • Perfect for short sessions – Ideal for busy adults or burnt-out gamers

  • Looks and sounds great – Chill art and soundtrack match the tone perfectly

Cons:

  • Not challenging – Very easy, almost zero difficulty spike

  • No replay value – Once you finish, that’s basically it

Donut County Is What Gaming Needs More Of

It's short, strange, and satisfying.

You’re not going to come away feeling like you just played the next masterpiece.

But you will feel better after playing it.

You’ll laugh. You’ll relax. You’ll eat a city with a hole.

That’s more joy per minute than half the AAA nonsense out there right now.

Buy it. 

Play it. 

Finish it.

Then move on, smiling a little more than before.

And because I am nice, here's a gameplay video from YouTube. (Not my video)


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