Indie · January 4, 2016
Pony Island (2016)
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. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do. In Pony Island you will... Peer behind the rotting curtain of 'Pony Island' to repair its broken code Be forced to play along with The Devil's demented game of ponies Explore the depths of the cryptic software system that runs His game This game is about as indie as it gets. Daniel Mullins - Creator Simon Jenkins - Consulted Designer Jonah Senzel - Musician @EnzoPiou - French Localization FenixTM - Italian Localization @77pali - German Localization Luis Redin (Fusti) - Spanish Localization Kenneth Mohr - Danish Localization Alan K. Cirino - Portuguese Localization Berke Oğuz Yılmaz - Turkish Localization @TomWojcik1 - Polish Localization Leanne van der Velden - Dutch Localization Farhad Alyshev - Russian Localization Hex Hanslation Group - Simplified Chinese Localization Video playthrough by LoganicYT!
Indie releases from 2016
29 Indie titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Danish volume_up
- Turkish volume_up
- Portuguese - Portugal volume_up
- Polish volume_up
- Dutch volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
Full audio (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Danish
- Turkish
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Polish
- Dutch
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 17.2k Steam reviews | Top 17% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 23% |
| Metacritic | 86/100 | Genre average 77 — top 13% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 92% for session depth among Indie |
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Puzzle · 303
- Indie · 282
- Psychological Horror · 276
- Pixel Graphics · 242
- Hacking · 212
- Singleplayer · 202
- Demons · 182
- Horror · 170
- Dark · 154
- Experimental · 152
- Great Soundtrack · 147
- Horses · 113
- 2D · 98
- Story Rich · 98
- Funny · 95
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 17.2k reviews
16.3k positive · 859 negative
Metacritic
86/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.4/10
Curator recommendations
14.4k
Press Quotes
“It’s a self-aware indie gem with an anarchic sensibility, where anything can happen.” 9/10 – IGN “Pony Island is bloody genius.” 9.5/10 – Jim Sterling “This is a game that had me both laugh out loud, and exclaim to my monitor how smart it was being.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
Achievements
20
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 4, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Daniel Mullins Games |
| Base price | $0.74 -85% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stats
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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Editions & Packages
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