Donut County isn't just a game about dropping objects into holes, although admittedly that is a big part of it. You can imagine Donut County in the vein of Katamari Damacy. Each stage sees you start with a rather tiny hole and you must absorb smaller objects to keep growing your hole until you get to the point where you can fit in larger objects. That is all fine and well but the delightful surprise accompanying the gameplay is a hilariously cute story. The dialog between the variety of people and creatures that formerly in habited Donut County is a real delight. So even if helping destroy a small isn't enough to draw you into the little game there may be other delights down this rabbit hole.
Donut County's demise is mostly told through BK, owner of the towns donut shop, and Mira, is his employee. BK has an app on his phone to deliver donuts to residents around town but instead of receiving actual donuts a small hole will appear. As BK sucks the inhabits and all their possessions into these holes he earns experience and with enough experience he'll get the toy of his dreams. In between BK's escapades you presently find yourself with all of Donut County's residents deep underground where Mira is trying to make sense of the damage BK has done. Mira is the one human; Bk is a racoon and all the rest of the population is mostly made up of animals who dress and act like people. Mira is quite upset with Bk but they'll have to make up if they want to get out of this tricky situation.
Each stage in which you deliver a "donut" a small hole plops open. Usually when you start the only things that will fit in your hole is stuff like grass, rocks, and bricks. With each new item you drop in the hole grows larger and larger till you are filling it with people, cars, and even buildings. Sounds simple and it is for the most part seeing as this game is more designed as a silly experience than anything too challenging. That said many of the stages offer little puzzle elements to mix things up a bit. One level may have you absorbing water for birds to gulp down with others have you launching objects out of your hole to activate switches. One of the joys of finishing a stage is reading through the Trash-o-pedia which offers absolutely hilarious descriptions for every object as to why it can be considered trash.
See it is the humor that rests at the core of this experience; the gameplay and dialog all come together to serve that purpose. Just like a kid making a mess of his toys having a hand in destroying the town makes you feel like a mischievous villain. When you look at the events from the perspective of a racoon its no surprise that it appears to BK that no harm has been done. Watching Mira try to convince BK that he actually did something wrong is incredibly amusing. This is especially the case as you hear from each of the town folks and the different situations you find them in right before they got sucked down below. The dialog is great but the whole game is brought to life with vibrant colorful visuals. Even with the minimal graphic style the character design is especially a treat as they all pop with personality.
I knew I'd enjoy dropping this town into holes in ground but I was pleasantly surprised how well the rest of experience came together. BK and Mira do a great job representing any kind of friendship or relationship from its highs to its lows. It is made all the more funny by BK's complete denial and all of the silly comments from the rest of the cast. Making a bunch of holes may not sound too exciting to everyone but the developers mix it up just enough each time to keep it interesting. If you're open to a short and sweet indie game Donut County will keep you amused for a good three hours or so. I personally can't recommend this enough and I know I'll enjoy watching my friends playthrough it if I can talk them into it.