Holes keep popping up all over the landscape of Donut County. And as they swallow plants, pets and everything else in this animated version of Los Angeles, they just grow bigger. And bigger.

What a disaster! But by making you the problem (you play a roving sinkhole sliding around the screen), Donut County creator Ben Esposito has unearthed one of indie gaming’s most delicious premises.

You start off humbly at first, gobbling the game logo, some fence posts and then a hapless delivery duck on a scooter (one of many cute locals you’ll encounter). Before long, you’ve graduated to gulping down cars and homes.

Fun new twists soon present themselves. You’ll wolf down sparking fireworks, then aim them towards targets higher up. Once you get a catapult upgrade, you can launch frogs, boxes and other objects from your hole to solve clever puzzles.

Underpinning the goofy gameplay is a funny, quirky story that’ll suck you right in. Let’s just say the residents of Donut County aren’t too pleased with BK, the misguided raccoon summoning the holes you control.

How BK handles their protests (and how he ultimately responds) takes the action in Donut County to surprising and deeply rewarding places.