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Pony Island

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.

Released Jan 4, 2016 Developer Daniel Mullins Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PuzzleIndiePsychological HorrorPixel GraphicsHacking
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.1%positive17,182 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“A bonkers narrative experience of meta nonsense and evil tickling butterflies. Also Louey is the coolest!”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

16playing at last check
1624-hour peak
362all-time peak
0 100 200 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 134 avg · Jan 2016

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.

20achievements
51.2%median completion
7.9%rarest: The Full Truth
90.0% of players 89.1% of players 80.6% of players 78.7% of players 75.1% of players 70.4% of players 68.3% of players 58.8% of players 53.5% of players 51.4% of players 51.2% of players 42.9% of players 40.2% of players 21.7% of players 20.1% of players 13.2% of players 10.8% of players 10.7% of players 9.1% of players 7.9% of players 90.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.0%That's The Ticket! — Found your first ticket.
89.1%No Surrender — Crashed the game.
80.6%There Are Better Options Than These — Unlocked Pony Lasers.
Rarest badges of honor
7.9%The Full Truth — Learned every secret of your past.
9.1%Ticket Master — Found all 24 tickets.
10.7%Glitch City — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 14, 2026
Pony Island 2 | June 2026 Update

Summer is here!Hello everyone,Community manager Secundus here again! June has arrived, and with it comes unbearable heat, long days, sleepless nights... Don't know which one is worse: that or travelli

May 08, 2026
Pony Island 2 | May 2026 Update

Something stirs... about testing!Hello everyone!Community manager Secundus here once again. We hope April didn’t turn your world too upside down… though we can’t promise things are entirely stable jus

Apr 03, 2026
Pony Island 2 | April 2026 Newsletter

The month of madness is here!¡ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ ollǝɥ ollǝHAh, sorry about that! April can turn all of us a little upside down.Community manager Secundus here once again, reporting from a slightly less stable

Mar 13, 2026
Pony Island 2 | March 2026 Newsletter

Spring is approaching... and so is Pony Island 2!Hello everyone!Community manager Secundus here again, reporting for another monthly newsletter! We hope February treated you well! While winter still r

Feb 14, 2026
Pony Island 2 | February 2026 Newsletter

Love is in the air? Nope, it's more Pony Island 2!Hello everyone! Community manager Secundus here again. We hope you all had a wonderful January. Winter is really doing its best to freeze the team sol

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie
Player tagsPuzzle · Indie · Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics · Hacking · Singleplayer · Demons · Horror · Dark · Experimental · Great Soundtrack · Horses (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Danish * , Turkish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Polish * , Dutch * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * *
Achievements20
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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