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Pony Island cover art

Pony Island

Daniel Mullins Games · 2016-01-04

SteamGOG

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Jan 04, 2016 (Mac), Jan 04, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 04, 2016 (Linux)

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Pony Island is an Indie game released in 2016, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 18135 reviews).

754
playing now
95%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55
twitch viewers (latest)
9.2
viewers/channel (concentration)
92/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (149 ratings)
85/100
opencritic · mighty · 81% recommend · from 17 critics
3.4h
to beat · rushed 2.5h · completionist 4.3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

754 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Pony Island is a 2016 video game developed and published by Canadian indie developer Daniel Mullins. As a metafictional game, the game has the player interact with what appears to be an old arcade cabinet game called "Pony Island". The player soon discovers the game is corrupted by Lucifer himself, who is trying to claim the player's soul. The player is aided by the soul of a previous player who helps the player access Pony Island's internal programming to get around the traps left by Lucifer and save not only his soul, but the many tormented souls that are trapped within the game's code.

Trailer

Pony Island trailer thumbnail

Pony Island - Official Trailer

≈566,199 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 754 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 512 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~64/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,477 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 476k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,042 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$0.74-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Steam (2023-12-04) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 7 of 9 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39339320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.8k32026-09-14 20:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 14 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 13 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 12 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 17 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 1,789 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 1,613 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 1,881 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 785 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 754 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1340Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2016 — avg 23 · peak 64Aug 2016 — avg 27 · peak 60Dec 2016 — avg 51 · peak 274Apr 2017 — avg 20 · peak 45Aug 2017 — avg 40 · peak 153Dec 2017 — avg 46 · peak 219Apr 2018 — avg 16 · peak 36Aug 2018 — avg 13 · peak 26Dec 2018 — avg 19 · peak 48Apr 2019 — avg 11 · peak 25Aug 2019 — avg 11 · peak 24Dec 2019 — avg 15 · peak 43Apr 2020 — avg 12 · peak 25Aug 2020 — avg 10 · peak 26Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 38Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 20Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2021 — avg 39 · peak 101Apr 2022 — avg 13 · peak 28Aug 2022 — avg 10 · peak 25Dec 2022 — avg 22 · peak 69Apr 2023 — avg 12 · peak 29Aug 2023 — avg 25 · peak 108Dec 2023 — avg 77 · peak 296Apr 2024 — avg 20 · peak 49Aug 2024 — avg 20 · peak 46Dec 2024 — avg 32 · peak 82Apr 2025 — avg 13 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 14 · peak 32Dec 2025 — avg 23 · peak 61Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 60
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.56$0.742016-01-042026-10-142016-01-04 — best price $4.992016-02-09 — best price $4.242016-03-17 — best price $4.742016-04-29 — best price $4.492016-07-20 — best price $4.992016-10-28 — best price $1.642017-03-28 — best price $4.992017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-06-04 — best price $4.992019-01-03 — best price $4.992019-09-12 — best price $4.992020-01-21 — best price $1.642020-04-29 — best price $4.392020-06-24 — best price $4.392020-07-22 — best price $4.992020-08-12 — best price $4.992020-09-10 — best price $4.992020-10-22 — best price $4.392020-11-09 — best price $4.992020-12-11 — best price $4.992021-01-10 — best price $4.392021-02-12 — best price $3.662021-03-02 — best price $4.392021-03-20 — best price $4.392021-04-08 — best price $4.392021-04-26 — best price $4.392021-05-27 — best price $4.392021-06-29 — best price $3.662021-10-11 — best price $4.392021-12-23 — best price $3.662022-05-16 — best price $4.992022-11-04 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $0.992023-07-31 — best price $0.992023-12-11 — best price $4.392024-05-17 — best price $4.392024-10-28 — best price $0.742025-03-13 — best price $0.742025-10-27 — best price $0.742026-10-14 — best price $0.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.4k432026-05-18 — 58 pageviews2026-05-22 — 59 pageviews2026-05-26 — 43 pageviews2026-05-30 — 60 pageviews2026-06-03 — 51 pageviews2026-06-07 — 80 pageviews2026-06-11 — 65 pageviews2026-06-15 — 61 pageviews2026-06-19 — 58 pageviews2026-06-23 — 77 pageviews2026-06-27 — 71 pageviews2026-07-01 — 70 pageviews2026-07-05 — 64 pageviews2026-07-09 — 52 pageviews2026-07-13 — 63 pageviews2026-07-17 — 45 pageviews2026-07-21 — 70 pageviews2026-07-25 — 57 pageviews2026-07-29 — 57 pageviews2026-08-02 — 56 pageviews2026-08-06 — 54 pageviews2026-08-10 — 105 pageviews2026-08-14 — 61 pageviews2026-08-18 — 72 pageviews2026-08-22 — 69 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,364 pageviews2026-08-30 — 134 pageviews2026-09-03 — 122 pageviews2026-09-07 — 98 pageviews2026-09-11 — 68 pageviews2026-09-15 — 80 pageviews2026-09-19 — 84 pageviews2026-09-23 — 69 pageviews2026-09-27 — 73 pageviews2026-10-01 — 51 pageviews2026-10-05 — 70 pageviews2026-10-09 — 1,159 pageviews2026-10-12 — 286 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.0k02026-10-09 05:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 42 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 230 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-13 17:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 55 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
90%
earned "That's The Ticket!"
51.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsStatsFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Dutch, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-01-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)28,94816%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDarkFunnyIndieDemonsHorrorHorsesPuzzleHackingStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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