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Donut County

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.

80 28 August 2018 from $2.48

Donut County is an adventure developed by Ben Esposito, released 28 August 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android. It currently starts at $2.48 at GameBillet. The main story takes about 2.1 hrs to finish.

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What Donut County is

Donut County is an adventure game developed by Ben Esposito and released in 2018. It was published by Annapurna Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Donut County holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 235 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 2.1 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $2.48, that works out to about $1.18 per hour of the main story, or $0.92 per hour if you finish everything.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 2 GB RAM and Radeon HD 3870. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.48 at GameBillet, 81% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Donut County launched on 28 August 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Donut County — frequently asked questions

When did Donut County come out?
Donut County was released on 28 August 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Donut County cost?
The cheapest current price for Donut County is $2.48 at GameBillet, which is 81% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Donut County?
At minimum, Donut County needs Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 2 GB RAM, Radeon HD 3870 graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Donut County?
The main story of Donut County takes around 2.1 hrs, or 2.7 hrs for 100% completion.
Is Donut County worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $2.48, and the main story takes about 2.1 hrs, which works out to $1.18 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Donut County?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "500 MB available space" and the recommended line says "1 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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