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Pony Island cover art

Pony Island

Daniel Mullins Games · 2016-01-04

SteamGOG

Indie

Modes: Single player

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.

26
playing now
95%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (149 ratings)
3.4h
to beat · rushed 2.5h · completionist 4.3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 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 3% of 18,214 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 452k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,078 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (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

4612026-08-06 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 39 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 39 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.56$0.742016-01-042026-01-052016-01-04 — 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 $0.742026-01-05 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

202412026-05-18 — 58 pageviews2026-05-21 — 50 pageviews2026-05-24 — 68 pageviews2026-05-27 — 55 pageviews2026-05-30 — 60 pageviews2026-06-02 — 56 pageviews2026-06-05 — 75 pageviews2026-06-08 — 66 pageviews2026-06-11 — 65 pageviews2026-06-14 — 70 pageviews2026-06-17 — 60 pageviews2026-06-20 — 71 pageviews2026-06-23 — 77 pageviews2026-06-26 — 77 pageviews2026-06-29 — 76 pageviews2026-07-02 — 66 pageviews2026-07-05 — 64 pageviews2026-07-08 — 84 pageviews2026-07-11 — 55 pageviews2026-07-14 — 72 pageviews2026-07-17 — 45 pageviews2026-07-20 — 80 pageviews2026-07-23 — 96 pageviews2026-07-26 — 66 pageviews2026-07-29 — 57 pageviews2026-08-01 — 46 pageviews2026-08-04 — 54 pageviews2026-08-07 — 94 pageviews2026-08-10 — 105 pageviews2026-08-13 — 50 pageviews2026-08-16 — 83 pageviews2026-08-19 — 41 pageviews2026-08-22 — 69 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.4k02026-08-26 19:15 — 7 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 1,376 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

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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