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Donut County cover art

Donut County

Ben Esposito · Annapurna Interactive · 2018-08-28

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AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

37
playing now
92%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (216 ratings)
2.1h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 2.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.24
steam price (US)

37 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 37 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 7% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 302k–724k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,064 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.49-76%
IndieGala$2.59-80%
Gamesplanet$3.09-76%
Humble Store$3.24-75%
Steam$3.24-75%
GameBillet$3.25-75%
GamersGate$3.25-75%
GOG$3.89-70%

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 113 of 139 observed days · $0.16 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

61102026-08-07 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 33 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 61 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 47 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 52 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 35 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 37 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$2.292018-08-282026-08-302018-08-28 — best price $11.692019-03-05 — best price $12.992019-10-05 — best price $12.992020-03-18 — best price $6.492020-11-25 — best price $5.192021-07-05 — best price $3.892021-11-30 — best price $12.992022-01-28 — best price $9.952022-03-20 — best price $3.902022-04-26 — best price $3.682022-06-07 — best price $2.942022-08-02 — best price $11.222022-10-01 — best price $2.432022-12-03 — best price $10.282023-02-02 — best price $3.892023-03-27 — best price $2.782023-05-12 — best price $12.992023-07-17 — best price $3.142023-09-07 — best price $9.942023-11-02 — best price $3.242024-01-02 — best price $12.992024-02-12 — best price $9.892024-03-21 — best price $12.992024-05-03 — best price $3.892024-06-10 — best price $9.352024-08-02 — best price $9.952024-10-11 — best price $10.282025-01-09 — best price $9.952025-02-23 — best price $9.952025-04-14 — best price $2.892025-06-09 — best price $12.992025-08-22 — best price $9.952025-09-30 — best price $2.932025-12-12 — best price $3.892026-02-20 — best price $2.952026-04-16 — best price $12.992026-06-01 — best price $10.142026-07-22 — best price $12.992026-08-27 — best price $2.592026-08-30 — best price $2.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

234412026-05-30 — 70 pageviews2026-06-02 — 99 pageviews2026-06-05 — 73 pageviews2026-06-08 — 102 pageviews2026-06-11 — 82 pageviews2026-06-14 — 75 pageviews2026-06-17 — 71 pageviews2026-06-20 — 56 pageviews2026-06-23 — 58 pageviews2026-06-26 — 74 pageviews2026-06-29 — 77 pageviews2026-07-02 — 73 pageviews2026-07-05 — 73 pageviews2026-07-08 — 53 pageviews2026-07-11 — 70 pageviews2026-07-14 — 76 pageviews2026-07-17 — 74 pageviews2026-07-20 — 68 pageviews2026-07-23 — 64 pageviews2026-07-26 — 59 pageviews2026-07-29 — 59 pageviews2026-08-01 — 76 pageviews2026-08-04 — 103 pageviews2026-08-07 — 86 pageviews2026-08-10 — 41 pageviews2026-08-13 — 68 pageviews2026-08-16 — 234 pageviews2026-08-19 — 61 pageviews2026-08-22 — 77 pageviews2026-08-25 — 62 pageviews2026-08-27 — 59 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

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.

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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