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Pony Island
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Добрая игра про пони. Совершенно не сложная, но занимательная. Любителям игр с высоким уровнем интерактивности и фурри понравится. 88 душ обречены на вечные муки. Dobro”
“I like the puzzles and concept, but playing as the actual pony was too hard for me. I wish there were difficulty settings.”
“I generally enjoy games of this genre. I played Inscryption first and liked it enough to buy this game. Pony Island gives a similar feel, but it's an earlier work and it shows. The puzzles are pretty good, the fourth…”
33 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover” perfectly describes this game, because it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. It has an excellent story and varied, engaging gameplay. Honestly, some moments genuinely…”
“i'm recommending this game, but my opinion is more mixed-positive in reality: on one hand, as an undertale fan, i really really love what this game tries to do, and it's really nice seeing how it was inspired by toby's…”
“A fourth-wall shattering puzzle adventure with a distinct art style. The clear path is quite easy (except for that one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ puzzle, you'll know it when you see it), but gets trickier if you want to find all the…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“i'm recommending this game, but my opinion is more mixed-positive in reality: on one hand, as an undertale fan, i really really love what this game tries to do, and it's really nice seeing how it was inspired by toby's…”
“A fourth-wall shattering puzzle adventure with a distinct art style. The clear path is quite easy (except for that one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ puzzle, you'll know it when you see it), but gets trickier if you want to find all the…”
“I picked up this game on a whim while it was on sale as it has two of my favourite tags, Indie and Psychological Horror. It has been sitting in my backlog for a while before I decided to actually start it and I enjoyed…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pony Island is a great game. It may not be the longest or anything, but it is still a great time to play through, especially if you're willing to go for 100%. If you've already seen everything this game has to offer, I…”
“Необычная игра, весело даже по несколько раз проходить.”
“I freaking love the mind of Daniel Mullins Games. Inscryption was amazing, so I decided to check this one out, and although I beat the core game in a couple of hours, it was 100% worth the 5 dollars I paid, and I have…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Добрая игра про пони. Совершенно не сложная, но занимательная. Любителям игр с высоким уровнем интерактивности и фурри понравится. 88 душ обречены на вечные муки. Dobro”
“I Seemed to really enjoy how this game made me think, pretty easy puzzels, and i would recommend, 10/10”
“A fourth-wall shattering puzzle adventure with a distinct art style. The clear path is quite easy (except for that one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ puzzle, you'll know it when you see it), but gets trickier if you want to find all the…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I find the reviews quite overrated. It gets boring very quickly and feels repetitive. I gave up after 3 hours…”
“I can see this game as being something really cool for the me from 5 years ago, but currently the 4th wall break just seems rudimentary and somewhat surface level, and the mechanics follow suit. I appreciate Mullins'…”
“I generally enjoy games of this genre. I played Inscryption first and liked it enough to buy this game. Pony Island gives a similar feel, but it's an earlier work and it shows. The puzzles are pretty good, the fourth…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I can see this game as being something really cool for the me from 5 years ago, but currently the 4th wall break just seems rudimentary and somewhat surface level, and the mechanics follow suit. I appreciate Mullins'…”
“it was probably good back in 2016 but ten years later its just a bunch of cliche 4th wall breaks and repetitive gameplay”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I should've somewhat knew what to expect considering I played Inscryption but I didn't expect this to be as in depth as it is. I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed Inscryption, but that's to be expected, this came out way prior and seems pretty impressive for it's time. I will…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“came after playing inscryption (my fav game ever!!) and i have to say that i am a fan of this developer! this game was immersive with the right touch of puzzles and horror whimsy. very repetitive at times though. will be trying the hex next.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A bonkers narrative experience of meta nonsense and evil tickling butterflies. Also Louey is the coolest!”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Indie · Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics · Hacking · Singleplayer · Demons · Horror · Dark · Experimental · Great Soundtrack · Horses (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Danish * , Turkish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Polish * , Dutch * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.pony-island.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 400 MB available space