Pony Island overview

Daniel Mullins Games | Jan 4, 2016 | game

Released

22players observed · 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC

Indie Puzzle Psychological Horror Pixel Graphics Hacking Steam Store

Latest observed players22 · 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak205
Units sold (VGI)557,000
Revenue (VGI)$1,800,000
Review score95% positive

Pony Island dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players22 · 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak205
Units sold (VGI)557,000
Revenue (VGI)$1,800,000
Review score95% positive
Total reviews18,080
Release dateJan 4, 2016
DeveloperDaniel Mullins Games
PublisherDaniel Mullins Games

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Daniel Mullins Games Publisher: Daniel Mullins Games

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Game overview

Overview

Pony Island comes from Daniel Mullins Games and is published by Daniel Mullins Games. It arrived on Steam on Jan 4, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Stats, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Pony Island's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 22 players at 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 205. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 18,080 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Pony Island is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainDanishTurkishPortuguese - PortugalPolishDutchRussianSimplified Chinese languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	2 GB RAM	Not listed	400 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	4 GB RAM	Not listed	400 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS X 10.7	Not listed	2 GB RAM	Not listed	400 MB available space
macOS	Recommended	Mac OS X 10.7+	Not listed	4 GB RAM	Not listed	400 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04	Not listed	2 GB RAM	Not listed	400 MB available space
Linux	Recommended	Ubuntu 12.04+	Not listed	4 GB RAM	Not listed	400 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Pony Island has sold up to 557,000 units and has 14,773 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Pony Island overview details

Pony Island combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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 Kiksen - Dutch Localization Farhad Alyshev - Russian Localization Hex Hanslation Group - Simplified Chinese Localization Video playthrough by LoganicYT!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Pony Island is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Stats, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 22 players at 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 205, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Pony Island
Steam App ID	405640
Type	game
Release date	Jan 4, 2016
Developer	Daniel Mullins Games
Publisher	Daniel Mullins Games
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Stats, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Danish * , Turkish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Polish * , Dutch * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	22 · 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	205
Positive reviews	17,172
Negative reviews	908
Total reviews	18,080
Positive percent	95%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	14,773
Average playtime	249 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 4, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	25 August 2026 - 19:49:24 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC

Overview tags

Puzzle Indie Psychological Horror Pixel Graphics Hacking Singleplayer Demons Horror Dark Experimental Great Soundtrack Horses 2D Story Rich Funny

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
No Surrender	No description
There Are Better Options Than These	No description
Meltdown	No description
Enjoy The Wings	No description
Security Breach	No description
You Killed Louey	No description
Victory?	No description
Escape	No description
Behold...	No description
A Glimpse	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/405640
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/405640/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/405640
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Pony Island

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Pony Island?

Pony Island's latest SteamPulse observation records 22 players at 11 September 2026 - 23:05:34 UTC, with a tracked peak of 205 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 4 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Pony Island growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 14 players; the highest observed daily value is 22 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Pony Island?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (38.2%), Canada (7.3%), Germany (6.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.9%), Canada (6.4%), Germany (6.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43%), Canada (6.2%), Germany (6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.6%), China (6.5%), Germany (6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Pony Island?

Pony Island currently sits at 95% positive across 18,080 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 17,172 positive reviews and 908 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Pony Island have?

Pony Island currently has about 19K tracked Steam followers as of 1 August 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Pony Island?

Pony Island is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 14,773, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

95% positive, 17,172 positive, 908 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Stats, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 4 January 2016
Xbox 21 October 2014

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Inscryption: Beginner's DeckBundle #22859 - 20% off$18.37

Pony Island - SoundtrackThe soundtrack of Pony Island.music #428010$1.99

Pony IslandBuy Pony Island #79724$4.99 Pony Island - Commercial LicenseBuy Pony Island #1156648$4.99 Pony Island + SoundtrackBuy Pony Island #90016$5.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 400 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Memory: 4 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 400 MB available space

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