[iOS] The Little Hole That Could (Create and Destroy Friendship)
Note: The game was played on an iOS device.
"Donut County" is a brief and heartwarming story about a girl, a racoon, and a hole.
The game's hook is very straightforward and easy to understand. You start each 'story arc' as a tiny hole and its size gets bigger as the hole continues 'eating' objects littered throughout the stage. The game will occassionaly shift and expand its perspective, while adding new gimmicks of "hole + object = new way to interact" as the story progresses.
The game sometimes feels puzzle-like and you can feel the creator's intent of how to solve each stage. There were a few 'moments' where the game literally felt like trying to put a square object into a round hole, but they were very scant so I think they could be forgiven, thanks to the shortness of each stage.
Speaking of short, I managed to finish the game in two sittings, lasting no more than four to five hours. This may sound short at first, but given the scope of the story and mechanics, $4.99 on the U.S. App Store felt 'just right' for me.
A recommended 'buy' for me if you don't mind dropping some cash for brief entertainment and supporting an adventurous game developer. The game will likely win you over with its charmful story, simple mehanics, and holes. Lots of holes.