Donut County vs Ghost Castle Adventure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donut County
Control an ever-growing hole in the ground to swallow objects and characters in this story-based physics puzzle game. Explore unique environments, combine items for wild effects, and solve puzzles by manipulating what you consume.
- Story-based gameplay
- Physics puzzles
- Growing hole mechanic
- Explore unique environments
- Combine objects for effects
- Catapult items
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Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole. WHERE TRASH IS TREASURE Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes. You play as BK, a hole-driving raccoon who swallows up his friends and their homes to earn idiotic prizes. When BK falls into one of his own holes, he’s confronted by his best friend Mira and the residents of Donut County, who are all stuck 999 feet underground… and they demand answers! THE HOLE KEEPS GROWING • EXPLORE every character’s home, each with their own unique environment. • MOVE the hole to swallow up their stuff, growing bigger each time. • COMBINE objects inside for crazy effects: cook soup, breed bunnies, launch fireworks, and more. • CATAPULT things back out of the hole. You can use it to solve puzzles...or just destroy stuff. • DEVOUR everything. The hole won’t stop until the whole county is all gone. Donut County was created by Ben Esposito, designer on What Remains of Edith Finch and The Unfinished Swan. It is the result of six years of solo development, dozens of donuts (for research), and one fateful encounter with a raccoon.
Ghost Castle Adventure
Embark on a thrilling adventure through a haunted castle. Solve intricate puzzles and utilize a variety of interactive methods to unlock doors and progress through increasingly challenging levels. Discover new items and enjoy stunning visuals and immersive sound.
- Gorgeous graphics and sound
- Balanced difficulty levels
- Solve puzzles to unlock doors
- Multiple unlock methods (drag, shake, tilt, etc.)
- Variety of items available
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- Gorgeous graphics and Sound - Balanced difficult level from very easy to very hard -Solve the puzzle and unlock the current door to get the next level - Use any possible way to unlock: Drag, Shake, Touch the floor, Swipe, Tap,Tilt ,Push Buttons and so on - Many different items available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ghost Castle Adventure at Free against Donut County's $4.99. Ghost Castle Adventure also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). Donut County's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Ghost Castle Adventure is free to download; Donut County costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Donut County holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Donut County has 2.8K ratings behind it against 407, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Donut County's written reviews are positive against 55% of Ghost Castle Adventure's.
Donut County ships an update every 3 weeks, Ghost Castle Adventure every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Donut County | Ghost Castle Adventure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2.8K ratings) — better | 3.6 (407 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews — better | 54.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 407 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 336 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Annapurna Games, LLC | Jacob Duffy |
Customer experience
Donut County
Ghost Castle Adventure
User reviews
Donut County
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Charming characters and story
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music
- 🕹️ Innovative and unique concept
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Short gameplay duration
- 💰 Overpriced for the content
- 🧠 Lack of challenge or difficulty
- 📜 Too much dialogue, not enough gameplay
Ghost Castle Adventure
From 407 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🎨 Good graphics
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive ads
- 🤔 Confusing gameplay
- 🤯 Lack of instructions/hints
Bugs and requests
Donut County
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or performance issues on some devices
- Compatibility problems with certain controllers
Requested features
4 requests- Longer campaign or additional levels
- Sandbox/free-roam mode
- More puzzles and challenges
- Ability to skip dialogue
Ghost Castle Adventure
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on certain levels
- Save progress not working properly
Requested features
3 requests- Add a hint system
- Improve save/resume functionality
- Reduce ad frequency
In-app purchases
Donut County
No in-app purchases
Ghost Castle Adventure
No in-app purchases
Questions
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