BK is not particularly likeable, and his friendship with Mira-his human best friend, who encourages him to face up to what he has done-feels one-sided. The flippancy of the script is charming at times, but it also means that Donut County is difficult to get truly invested in. The plot goes in some strange directions as it casually works through and untangles its own strange internal logic, and the script is full of irreverent 'Internet' speak-the term 'lol' pops up frequently in the dialog, which is very casual throughout. Most levels play out as flashbacks, with cutscenes showing the people BK has swallowed up reminiscing about what has happened to them while gathered around a fire in their new underground home (the earth, as it turns out, is hollow). The in-game explanation for these holes is that BK, a raccoon who works in the county's donut shop, is controlling them via an app.
Donut County is not as deep as the holes it contains. But while controlling a malevolent hole that sucks in objects, people, and eventually buildings and structures is satisfying, there's not a whole lot to the game beyond these mild pleasures. When you're finding the tipping point of an object-seeking the moment at which it'll teeter over and tumble sideways through the hole, or when you're trying to make an object fall over so you can nab the items sitting atop it-Donut County can be a lot of fun. It's focused on the simple pleasures of manipulating in-game physics and the inherent fun of making objects and living beings fall into holes. The control scheme is extremely simple, and the game's laidback attitude is reflected in its pleasantly chunky art style and folksy soundtrack. You start small, grabbing rocks, pieces of fruit, and inconsequential detritus, but the hole grows as you gather more items into it, letting you nab bigger objects and eventually, swallow everything in the level.ĭonut County is, for the most part, a lackadaisical and gentle game.
You drag the hole across the ground in each of the game's 22 short levels, swallowing up any items that will fit. Much like that PlayStation 2 classic, it's all about absorbing increasingly large items, although in this case you're sucking them into a hole rather than rolling them into a ball. Donut County must be inspired by Katamari Damacy, one of the most important 'weird' games of the last 15 years.
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