<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
designer	O
Ben	O
Esposito	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
originated	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
that	O
used	O
video	O
game	O
pitches	O
from	O
a	O
Twitter	O
account	O
parody	O
of	O
game	O
designer	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
added	O
a	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
while	O
versions	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
,	O
the	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
hole	O
across	O
several	O
different	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
self	O
contained	O
but	O
has	O
several	O
areas	O
that	O
open	O
up	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Mira	O
works	O
for	O
her	O
friend	O
BK	O
,	O
a	O
raccoon	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
local	O
donut	O
shop	O
in	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
finds	O
BK	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
trying	O
to	O
earn	O
enough	O
points	O
for	O
a	O
quadcopter	O
drone	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
does	O
by	O
scheduling	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
donuts	O
to	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BK	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
return	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indie	O
game	O
developer	O
Ben	O
Esposito	O
worked	O
on	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
in	O
his	O
free	O
time	O
while	O
developing	O
The	B-Application
Unfinished	I-Application
Swan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
grew	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
reverse	O
Katamari	O
"	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
ball	O
that	O
expands	O
upon	O
touching	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
hole	O
expands	O
upon	O
swallowing	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Kachina	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Native	O
American	O
"	O
spirit	O
beings	O
that	O
personify	O
nature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
also	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
indie	O
game	O
Windosill	B-Operating_System
art	O
style	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
's	O
high	O
density	O
of	O
doughnut	O
shops	O
,	O
and	O
locations	O
from	O
Bruce	O
Springsteen	O
songs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Asbury	O
Park	O
and	O
the	O
New	O
Jersey	O
Turnpike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
app	I-Application
store	I-Application
"	O
iPhone	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
for	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2015	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
2017	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
2018	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Mobile	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Best	O
Mobile	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Best	O
Debut	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Indie	O
Game	O
2019	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Off	O
Broadway	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Guild	O
of	O
Music	O
Supervisors	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Music	O
Supervision	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
22nd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
hyper-casual	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
company	O
Voodoo	O
released	O
Hole.io	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hole.io	B-Application
features	O
many	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Voodoo	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
clone	O
"	O
of	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factors	O
in	O
io	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
were	O
called	O
into	O
question	O
when	O
Hole.io	B-Application
hit	O
#1	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Polygon	O
directly	O
calling	O
Hole.io	B-Application
a	O
"	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
lookalike	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
creator	O
Ben	O
Esposito	O
directly	O
called	O
Hole.io	B-Application
a	O
"	O
cheap	O
clone	O
"	O
via	O
Twitter	O
saying	O
that	O
io	O
's	O
"	O
core	O
mechanic	O
"	O
being	O
stolen	O
from	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
CBC	O
,	O
Voodoo	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
our	O
developers	O
,	O
whether	O
internal	O
or	O
external	O
...	O
freely	O
interpret	O
existing	O
gameplays	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
custom	O
throughout	O
the	O
profession	O
where	O
all	O
developers	O
feed	O
off	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
creations	O
...	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
and	O
Hole.io	B-Application
are	O
two	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
but	O
with	O
different	O
interpretations	O
that	O
each	O
bring	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
also	O
criticized	O
Voodoo	O
for	O
its	O
surplus	O
of	O
"	O
free	O
mobile	O
game(s )	O
that	O
ape	O
the	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
a	O
beloved	O
indie	O
"	O
,	O
Hole.io	B-Application
included	O
.	O
</s>
