- RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED for the SEQUEL to PONY ISLAND! - 25 August 2026
By the time this thing comes out it will be ALMOST 5 YEARS in the making...It will be OVER 11 YEARS since Pony Island was released...If you can believe it, ideas have been stewing in my noggin the whole time.Here's a trailer:Wishlist it?Thank you from the bottom of my pony-sized heart for playing Pony Island! I hope Panda Circus is worth the wait.- Daniel
- PONY ISLAND 2 @ GAMESCOM 2026 & BETA UPDATE - 9 August 2026
We’re excited to share that Daniel Mullins Games will be presenting... something... at Gamescom 2026.That means you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of what we’ve been working on right alongside some incredible titles from across the industry! We just hope that ours is the only one with pandas, crazy clowns, underworld lords, souls, and the guy from G-...yeah I am not finishing that.Where to Watch? stimulationWe will be part of the official Gamescom 2026 online broadcast. We’ll share the exact stream details and timing as soon as they’re confirmed, so you can tune in and watch it live with us. ❓Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Details can be found here. ❓What to Expect? hopefulWe’re preparing something special for this reveal. No long explanations just yet, but if you’ve been following us, you might already have a few ideas... and if not, this will be a good place to start.You can bet it's…
- Pony Island 2 | June 2026 Update - 14 June 2026
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 travelling with a horse days after days in a land full of madness.Over the past month, our Discord beta testers have been diving deeper and deeper into Panda Circus and the Earth Prison. The feedback has been incredible, and we are extremely thankful! The team has been hard at work polishing, fixing, and balancing! There is still progress to be made, but each day helps us to grow Pony Island 2 into something more and more.New teasers!We think it is time to show you a few more things!Here we descend once more into the depths beneath the Earth Prison, though this chamber feels far different from the ones we have seen before. The darkness stretches endlessly ahead, broken only by crimson light and the…
- Pony Island 2 | May 2026 Update - 8 May 2026
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 just yet. Either way, we are BACK FOR MORE!May has arrived, and with it comes something a little different. Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken a step we’ve been quietly preparing for quite some time... We’ve begun beta testing Pony Island 2. Not in theory. Not behind closed doors. But with you. And let’s just say… things have been interesting.Before we dive into that, we have something new to show you.New TeasersI can hear you asking yourself: "What is a monthly update without its teasers?" Well, here are some wonderful teasers to bless the month of May!Ah... Vasilisa. Stories of love and passion are often told in your name. But here, something feels different. A quiet hall, a single artifac…
- Pony Island 2 | April 2026 Newsletter - 3 April 2026
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 reality than usual. But what is a reality if not a fabric that is waiting to be melted into a green slime to be put in a jar? Ahem, we hope March treated you well! As we step into April, things have started to feel... different. Not necessarily wrong, just a little harder to keep track of.Which, now that we think about it, is perfectly on brand.With April Fools just around the corner, we thought it would be the perfect time to embrace a bit of chaos. Not too much, of course. Just enough to keep things interesting.Speaking of which... ːlucif4rːDaniel Mullins Games | Fantasy Island 2 BroadcastWe are excited to announce that we will be hosting a special April Fools live broadcast, where things…
- Pony Island 2 | March 2026 Newsletter - 13 March 2026
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 refuses to loosen its icy grip, something else has started to stir behind the scenes. March is that strange time of year when everything begins to wake up again. Snow melts, the days grow longer, and somewhere deep within the Earth Prison... certain systems appear to be coming back online.Coincidence? Probably. But we thought it might be a good time to show you a few more things we've been quietly working on.Without further ado, let's take another look at what awaits in Pony Island 2.More and more madness from Pony Island 2!If it's getting too crazy to follow what's happening in Pony Island 2, welcome aboard! Behold! A victory worth celebrating... or at least worth inspecting. Our hero seems…
- Pony Island 2 | February 2026 Newsletter - 14 February 2026
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 solid, but there’s no need to worry. If there’s one thing that can heat us up, it’s the loving hands, warm hugs, and intense gaze… of brand-new teasers from Pony Island 2!What, did you think I was going to say something else? Lucifer certainly wouldn’t agree…Speaking of Lucifer, this month's lovely cover art, which showcases Louey's unfortunate attempts to make a certain someone feel the "love" in the air, was drawn by one of the wonderful artists within our community, AnnaStudiio! Lucifer just can't catch a break from all the "love" and whatnot... 🎨Without further ado, let’s add a little heat to our hearts with some new teasers!Behold! The madness continues!Here we see a familiar-looking int…
- Pony Island 2 | January 2026 Update - 16 January 2026
Hello everyone!This is community manager Secundus, reporting for duty! If you have been lurking around our Discord or socials, you will probably recognize me! Besides being your friendly neighbourhood "leaker" and Sado fan, I have been working with our team to create exciting stuff for everyone in our community. I also lurk in our games' forums to see what people think about our games and what they would like to see. One of the most requested things was more updates on Steam! So...We are super excited to share the first update of Pony Island 2 and 2026! Did everyone have a great farewell to 2025? Even if the year is over, the work on our upcoming game never stopped! As the team is pushing the limits of madness further and further for Pony Island 2, we want to give you glimpses of what awaits you next! The plan is to have at least one, if not two, updates each month. As 2026 is a very im…
- Localization Fixes (V1.24) - 20 July 2024
Just some inevitable fixes after the Simplified Chinese localization patch: Fixed several font display issues Fix for language option resetting when rebooting the game Fix for there not being enough room to enter iamerror in a certain password field for Simplified Chinese
- Simplified Chinese Update! - 15 July 2024
The Hex Hanslation Group has done it again! After delivering an expert translation for The Hex earlier this year, they have been hard at work on Pony Island. Once again they have outdone themselves - I think some of details of this localization will be a delight for Chinese speaking players. The team includes: YazawaAkiOS, LemonBomb, evilmoth, Lil_Catt, mushr00m, AlerHughes, and 8012white Once again Yazawa Akio has graced us with the beautiful cover art for the patch: Unexpectedly, Yazawa Akio went further this time and even created a Pony Island Binding of Isaac Mod????? The mod was coded by PixelPlz. Thanks once again to everyone who enabled my indie career by playing Pony Island And keep an eye out for Pony Island 2: Panda Circus! The game will be coming to you in ███████████ of 2025̶͕͒6̸͙͑7̸̪̍8̵̧̻̺̯̙̝͑̌̆͑̃̇͛̒̑̓́̌́̄̒͐́̓̾̍̎̆̏͝ͅ5̶̧̛͈̮̟̣̦̿̚6̴̖͛ͅ5̴̢̜͇̪̚6̴̧̭̦̪̌͘͝ͅͅ7̴͍̰͓̙͖̮͐̉̉͠ͅ4̵̘̠͙̜͆̎7̵͆…
- 64-Bit Mac OS Now Supported - 24 January 2024
Sorry it took so long! Also, wishlist Panda Circus :)
- Pony Island 2… it’s happening - 8 December 2023
This is a game I haven’t stopped thinking about since I first released Pony Island almost 8 years ago. Panda Circus has occupied a little corner in the back of my mind as I developed The Hex and Inscryption. It was exciting to look back on all the ideas I had for the game over those years and finally sit down to start working on it. This is also making good on a promise that the original Pony Island ARG made. It wasn’t a joke. If you want to be notified when the game comes out you can wishlist it here on Steam or join the mailing list. Thanks for sticking with me all these years! I can’t wait for you to play it. - Daniel
- INSCRYPTION - 19 October 2021
INSCRYPTION. IS. HERE. Thanks for playing Pony Island and I hope you like this one too! ːstimulationː (Cover art by CarpetCrawler)
- Inscryption Is Coming - 24 September 2021
The demo is here. Oh yeah, The Hex and Pony Island are on sale too!
- Inscryption - Trailer Out Now! - 11 August 2020
This one is... even less about ponies. If you like the trailer, you can... wishlist Inscryption here! Thanks once again for playing Pony Island and for your support over the years. Inscryption is sure to scratch many of the same itches that Pony Island did. So keep an eye or two on it.
- Daniel Mullins Games presents: Inscryption - 8 February 2020
https://i.imgur.com/VUaes6L.png From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex comes the latest mind melting, self-destructing love letter to video games. Inscryption is a narrative focused, card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards.. More here! Coming in 2021... https://i.imgur.com/1MbO1r2.png https://i.imgur.com/w9nvemi.png https://i.imgur.com/XlSnHT4.png
- My next game, The Hex, is out! - 16 October 2018
I started working on my follow up to Pony Island, called The Hex, shortly after Pony Island's release in 2016. It's been a long and intense period of creation, but the game is finally complete! https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a69bb9_f043795061db47f180413976bc23dbcf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_907,h_265,al_c/a69bb9_f043795061db47f180413976bc23dbcf~mv2.png The inciting incident in The Hex is a phone call that the bartender at an old inn receives. Because of a raging storm the connection is shaky; he can hear that there is a murder plot, but not who is planning it. The only possible suspects are the six patrons of the inn, each of them a videogame protagonist with a history of failures and felonies. In sequence, the player takes control of the characters and eventually triggers a memory from their past. This is where it gets interesting. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a69bb9_3be45be3194548a08…
- The Humble Care Package Bundle packs Stardew Valley, Her Story and more - 16 November 2017
It seems IGN’s recent purchase of Humble Bundle hasn’t compromised their ability to put together a pack of awesome games. For the next 5 days, The Humble Care Package Bundle offers 27 games–including Stardew Valley, Darkest Dungeon, and Pony Island–for $30 and all of the money is going to emergency relief charities, which makes this one well worth checking out. (more…)
- Get Devil Daggers, Who's Your Daddy, and Pony Island in the Humble Microjumbo Bundle - 9 August 2017
The Humble Microjumbo Bundle is a little different than most previous Humble Bundles, because two of the games in the package are straight-up free: Just give them your email address and enjoy. But a few bucks more will get you a number of other games, including some we've played in the past that we actually really enjoyed.  DRM-free (that is, non-Steam) versions of Space Pilgrim Episode 1 and Pony Island are yours for the taking, or for a minimum of one penny (although that's kind of a dick move) you can also lay claim to Space Pilgrim Episodes 1-4. For $1, you get Steam keys for all of the above, plus Geometry Dash, Pony Island, and Oh... Sir! The Insult Simulator.  And as usual, there's still more to be had for breaking the average price, which right now is just a hair over three bucks: Who's Your Daddy, Town of Salem, hack_me and hack_me 2, Devil Daggers…
- Have You Played Pony Island? - 2 November 2016
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. I will fight to the death anyone who tries to stop Pony Island entering the RPS Advent Calendar this Christmas. This extraordinary oddity could potentially be misunderstood as a gag, when it is in fact one of the cleverest, most peculiar and splendidly delivered games of the year. …
