Donut County, a Game About a Hole, Launches in August for PS4, Steam, and iOS
Ben Esposito has been working on a solo project for the past six years and the culmination of all his hard work has led to a game where you literally get to play as an ever-growing hole, this game is called Donut County and it’s coming out in August.
Esposito has worked on other artsy games such as The Unfinished Swan and What Remains of Edith Finch, and you can see his style of design oozing in Donut County – just check out the new trailer below, which reveals the release date for the physics-based puzzle game:
Here’s Ben Esposito’s description of his game, which he talked about on the PS Blog:
“Donut County is a wacky physics puzzle game, but it’s really held together by a story about a raccoon named BK and his best friend Mira. Before the town gets destroyed by holes, BK & Mira work together at a donut shop that turns out to be a front for the trash-stealing Raccoon Company. While Mira turns the other cheek, BK gets sucked into the job of opening up holes to steal his friends’ houses. And that’s just the beginning. The game didn’t always have a story, though. At the start of development, Donut County didn’t even have a main character. It was just about being a hole. How do you make a game about being a hole? How do you relate to a hole? Is a hole a thing? Your guess is as good as mine.”
Donut County launches for PS4, Steam, and even iOS on Aug 28. The game will cost $12.99 on PC and PS4, while the mobile version will only cost $4.99. Pre-ordering Donut County on PS4 will net you a 20% discount and a pretty sweet dynamic theme that has a raccoon sitting on the crapper – it’s super relatable if you ask me.