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Donut County

Ben Esposito · Annapurna Interactive · 2018-08-28

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AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 01, 2020 (Android), Aug 28, 2018 (iOS), Aug 28, 2018 (Mac), Dec 18, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 28, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 28, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

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.

Donut County is an Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2018, priced at $3.24, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 12154 reviews).

52
playing now
92%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (216 ratings)
4.39★
PlayStation Store rating (3,232 ratings)
2.1h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 2.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.24
steam price (US)

52 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Donut County is a puzzle video game developed by American designer Ben Esposito and published by Annapurna Interactive in 2018. The player moves a hole to swallow objects, which makes the hole increase in size. The concept originated in a game jam based on pitches from a Twitter account parody of game designer Peter Molyneux and later added a mechanic similar to that of Katamari Damacy. Other inspirations for the game included Hopi figurines—a theme Esposito later relinquished—and locations from Bruce Springsteen songs. Donut County was released in August 2018 for iOS, macOS, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows platforms, while versions for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in December 2018. It was also released for Android in December 2020.

Trailer

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≈425,023 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 52 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 878 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~110/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 304k–729k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,154 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.48-81%
IndieGala$2.49-81%
Fanatical$2.59-80%
Gamesplanet$2.85-78%
WinGameStore$3.24-75%
GamersGate$3.25-75%
GOG$12.99
Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.43 at GameBillet (2022-10-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 126 of 162 observed days · $0.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31331320182026Week of 2018-08-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5792026-09-15 13:00 — 25 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 22 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 15 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 28 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 22 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 16 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 27 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 30 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 31 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 43 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 28 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 51 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 44 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 52 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7910Sep 2018Aug 2026Sep 2018 — avg 79 · peak 333Dec 2018 — avg 45 · peak 228Mar 2019 — avg 17 · peak 57Jun 2019 — avg 15 · peak 48Sep 2019 — avg 10 · peak 21Dec 2019 — avg 22 · peak 59Mar 2020 — avg 28 · peak 82Jun 2020 — avg 20 · peak 89Sep 2020 — avg 36 · peak 422Dec 2020 — avg 27 · peak 94Mar 2021 — avg 14 · peak 32Jun 2021 — avg 25 · peak 86Sep 2021 — avg 27 · peak 101Dec 2021 — avg 24 · peak 64Mar 2022 — avg 13 · peak 33Jun 2022 — avg 22 · peak 57Sep 2022 — avg 24 · peak 90Dec 2022 — avg 27 · peak 75Mar 2023 — avg 22 · peak 52Jun 2023 — avg 30 · peak 292Sep 2023 — avg 27 · peak 96Dec 2023 — avg 24 · peak 67Mar 2024 — avg 26 · peak 72Jun 2024 — avg 33 · peak 210Sep 2024 — avg 16 · peak 37Dec 2024 — avg 33 · peak 62Mar 2025 — avg 28 · peak 84Jun 2025 — avg 32 · peak 74Sep 2025 — avg 22 · peak 59Dec 2025 — avg 27 · peak 56Mar 2026 — avg 26 · peak 61Jun 2026 — avg 25 · peak 80Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 84
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$2.292018-08-282026-10-142018-08-28 — best price $11.692019-04-22 — best price $9.092019-12-11 — best price $6.492020-09-10 — best price $5.202021-07-05 — best price $3.892021-12-09 — best price $3.892022-02-21 — best price $3.382022-04-15 — best price $3.892022-06-07 — best price $2.942022-08-24 — best price $3.902022-11-07 — best price $12.992023-01-13 — best price $10.622023-03-27 — best price $2.782023-05-29 — best price $3.392023-08-08 — best price $12.992023-10-19 — best price $9.952024-01-02 — best price $12.992024-02-19 — best price $2.952024-04-19 — best price $9.952024-05-31 — best price $2.752024-08-02 — best price $9.952024-11-08 — best price $10.282025-01-31 — best price $9.952025-04-03 — best price $12.992025-06-09 — best price $12.992025-09-04 — best price $3.892025-10-29 — best price $10.282026-02-09 — best price $3.892026-04-16 — best price $12.992026-06-18 — best price $10.992026-08-14 — best price $11.042026-09-11 — best price $2.542026-10-06 — best price $3.892026-10-14 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

234412026-05-30 — 70 pageviews2026-06-03 — 127 pageviews2026-06-07 — 112 pageviews2026-06-11 — 82 pageviews2026-06-15 — 78 pageviews2026-06-19 — 64 pageviews2026-06-23 — 58 pageviews2026-06-27 — 98 pageviews2026-07-01 — 69 pageviews2026-07-05 — 73 pageviews2026-07-09 — 75 pageviews2026-07-13 — 74 pageviews2026-07-17 — 74 pageviews2026-07-21 — 69 pageviews2026-07-25 — 57 pageviews2026-07-29 — 59 pageviews2026-08-02 — 75 pageviews2026-08-06 — 71 pageviews2026-08-10 — 41 pageviews2026-08-14 — 67 pageviews2026-08-18 — 77 pageviews2026-08-22 — 77 pageviews2026-08-26 — 82 pageviews2026-08-30 — 81 pageviews2026-09-03 — 69 pageviews2026-09-07 — 85 pageviews2026-09-11 — 85 pageviews2026-09-15 — 68 pageviews2026-09-19 — 81 pageviews2026-09-23 — 119 pageviews2026-09-27 — 89 pageviews2026-10-01 — 72 pageviews2026-10-05 — 72 pageviews2026-10-09 — 73 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
97%
earned "Pup's Odyssey"
32.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-08-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)46,44740%20
Steam (Steam)13,94840%20
PS4 (PlayStation)9,42479%21
PS4 (PlayStation)9,12583%21
Switch (Nintendo)4260%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DCuteFunnyIndieShortCasualComedyPuzzlePhysicsStylized

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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