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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 a puzzle, indie and psychological horror game developed and published by Daniel Mullins Games.
Released on January 04th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Dutch, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 17,182 reviews of which 16,339 were positive and 843 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.43€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Pony Island into these genres:

Puzzle Indie Psychological Horror Pixel Graphics Hacking Singleplayer Demons Horror Dark Experimental Great Soundtrack Horses 2D Story Rich Funny Short Atmospheric Cute Memes Gore

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 400 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.7
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 400 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 400 MB available space

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Feb. 2025
Every video game enthusiast should know of and try Daniel Mullins' games. This one's his first and shortest, and already includes many clever tricks and surprises that only this medium and a creative genius can propose.
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Oct. 2024
Well I thought Satan was a level designer at Fromsoftware but apparently he's an upcoming solo indie developer too. Jokes aside, like every other game of Daniel Mullins, it was an experience. I really enjoyed it thoroughly, the developer really knows how to make simple but good games. Nowadays, big studios think the experience or the enjoyment itself derives from great graphics; insane budgets spent on good looking but not fun to play games. This is one fun little game that proves them wrong. It should be FUN first, and this is fun. By the way, huge props to DM Games who released all their games in Turkish. For that very reason, I'll never have a problem paying the full price for their work.
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Sept. 2024
A Game Near Impossible to Describe This review is from the perspective of someone who 100%s games on Steam This review will break many of my usual review conventions. Why? Because Pony Island is a game that’s difficult to describe without spoiling it. It’s a game about a game, and saying much more would rob you of the experience. For this review, I’ll keep each section brief and touch on the gameplay, story, and completion experience of Pony Island. As a quick TLDR though, I do recommend playing this game—it’s a 2-3 hour experience that I think is worth your time. Story This section will be brief. Pony Island is not a game about ponies. The story and the mystery behind the world of Pony Island are some of the best parts of the game. While I have mixed feelings about the conclusion, the journey is definitely worth it. Gameplay The game’s mechanics are fairly simple. There are puzzle sections, gameplay similar to the dinosaur browser game, and some segments where you’re trying to figure out where to go. That last part is vague because, again, it’s hard to review this game without giving too much away. Completion Perspective You’ll likely need a guide and two playthroughs to fully complete Pony Island. It’s a relatively short game that I was able to 100% in about five hours. There’s a chapter select option after finishing the game, which helps with finding all the collectibles. Overall, it’s not too difficult to complete. Final Thoughts I recommend Pony Island to anyone looking for a game that breaks conventional gaming norms. If you’ve played another one of Daniel Mullins’ games, like Inscryption, you’ll know what to expect. P.S. Feel free to friend request me on Steam if you want to keep up with my completionist journey!
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Sept. 2024
Daniel Mullins, I wasn't familiar with your game. An utterly bonkers, dark and twisted puzzle adventure that is meta af. For my money, one of the best indies I've ever played and I haven't even finished it yet. I'd be sure to check out Mullins' other two games ASAP after this. Bravo.
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July 2024
More or less the archetypical example of the genre this dev in particular excels at, where a game presents itself as one thing with one tone before construing itself later into an existential narrative where the game *being* a game is a diegetic tool in whatever plot is being conveyed. I'd argue 'Inscryption' from the same developer accomplishes this to much greater effect and with considerably more demanding and engaging gameplay, but you can see a lot of similar concepts solidifying here that get carried on to later works. Obviously the 'Overwhelming Positive' review score on the store page is there for a reason, alongside the sequel in development currently. Ultimately it's a short and simple experience you can get through in a single sitting, possibly even before hitting Steam's time limit for refunds - But with how polished the entirety of it is, the unexpected amount of depth and secrets crammed into it for how quickly you can get through the surface-level content of the game, and how the already meager price tag of $5 can easily dip down to under a dollar during sales, I wouldn't remotely suggest trying to speedrun then refund. It's worth the full price for the amount of effort alone.
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Pony Island is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Pony Island is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Pony Island received 16,339 positive votes out of a total of 17,182 achieving an impressive rating of 9.27.
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Pony Island was developed and published by Daniel Mullins Games.

Pony Island is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Pony Island is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Pony Island is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Pony Island is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Pony Island. Explore additional content available for Pony Island on Steam.

Pony Island does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Pony Island does not support Steam Remote Play.

Pony Island is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Pony Island
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Release 04 Jan 2016
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