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The Pony Factory

David Szymanski · 2024-01-18

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 18, 2024 (Linux), Jan 18, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Winston thought he could use heavy machinery and power from the depths of hell to transform sinful men into magic ponies. Winston was wrong.

89%
positive of 862 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.19
steam price (US)

An old school First person shooter from the creator of DUSK, Fingerbones, and The Moon Sliver. Winston thought he could use hell energy to create magical ponies. Winston was wrong.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 116 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,248 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 862 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.19 at Steam (2026-02-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DFPSNoirFunnyActionCombatComedyHorrorHorsesShooter

Census log

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

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