<s>
Hole.io	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
arcade	O
physics	O
puzzle	O
game	O
with	O
battle	O
royale	O
mechanics	O
created	O
by	O
French	O
studio	O
Voodoo	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
debuted	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
apps	O
section	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
however	O
,	O
characterized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
independent	O
game	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hole.io	B-Application
combines	O
several	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
years	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
sparking	O
allegations	O
by	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
that	O
Voodoo	O
copied	O
his	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
mechanic	O
of	O
a	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
swallowing	O
objects	O
to	O
grow	O
bigger	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
additionally	O
features	O
a	O
storyline	O
and	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
which	O
Hole.io	B-Application
lacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Hole.io	B-Application
adds	O
a	O
cityscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Variety	O
,	O
io	O
's	O
developer	O
Voodoo	O
's	O
entire	O
range	O
of	O
games	O
consists	O
of	O
clones	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voodoo	O
managed	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
$200	O
million	O
investment	O
from	O
Goldman	O
Sachs	O
shortly	O
after	O
releasing	O
Hole.io	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
August	O
2018	O
interview	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
creator	O
Ben	O
Esposito	O
remarked	O
that	O
developers	O
like	O
Voodoo	O
who	O
clone	O
were	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
making	O
spectrum	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Hole.io	B-Application
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
games	O
section	O
on	O
the	O
Apps	O
Store	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
receiving	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
downloads	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
copying	O
core	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
,	O
others	O
characterized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
oddly	O
satisfying	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
