Pony Island

Daniel Mullins is a genius. I played Inscryption and fell in love. Then I did some research and found this game. I am eager to play anything he puts out. Please let me know if any of you know similar games.

Actually mindnumbingly boring. One of the only times I've felt convinced a dev hired people to inflate the steam rating with positive reviews. I honestly believe this after playing.

This "experience" is trying so hard to be clever, but it ends up losing so much potential fun in the process... while at the same time trying to shove the dev's love for satan/lucifer/baphomet on you (and it's geared towards children too, making it even more disgusting when they show Baphomet with fully erect genitals. I believe that's how many of the people within real cults like to depict it.).

I did not realize how disgusting Daniel Mullins was. At least his other game, Inscryption, was a fun game-loop while it was spreading evil themes. This one is monotonous and gives you a headache. This one just shows makes it seem creator is actually in a cult, likes to spread their evil material to children, and has lost touch with what it means to make a fun game. Having dark/mysterious themes in a game is fine... I loved Silent Hill, The Evil Within, Mortal Kombat... but this one makes it a little too obvious they're mostly trying to hail their goofball friend satan... Sorry Dan, I don't feel like being subliminally led to worship your bs. Just... why?

If you want an actual fun "self-aware" type game, just play Stanley's Parable. This one is boring, pretentious, and evil for no reason.

EDIT: Read some of the other reviews. Notice how most of the positive reviews are just short lazy responses that don't really say ANYTHING about the game? It's almost like most of them barely played it and were leaving a review quickly out of obligation.

"very fun game. had a blast playing through it and getting 100% completion. challenging but not too hard; quick and fun story; highly recommend -Lulucifer"

"A lot of very cool meta-narrative elements combined with succinct game design ideas. The game ends right before it starts to feel stale which I respect. -Zyx"

Starts to feel stale, eh? You don't say.
Yet the game is Overwhelmingly Positive 95% critically acclaimed?
I highly doubt that is a real rating.

A fun game with a thrilling adventure and story. The game has a selection of different puzzles and game modes you'll encounter, however I wouldn't say that any of it is too difficult. It's easy to pick this game up and have a great time no matter who you are; however it may not be for everyone. I myself thought that the theme was cool and had a blast playing the game and unlocking the achievements. Battling Satan never felt so rad. 9/10

don't bother buying this game if you use a trackpad. the point in which this becomes an issue isn't worth the effort required

Simple controls & game, but such a fun way to present it and then break it!

10/10.

Short game with fun puzzles and gameplay that doesn't wear out it's welcome.

Really remarkable game with unique creative features, does not get repetitive in any moment and keeps adding features to the "gameplay" till the end.

A lot of very cool meta-narrative elements combined with succinct game design ideas. The game ends right before it starts to feel stale which I respect.

Its fine I guess, wouldn't probably pay full price due to shortness and the minigames being kind of meh. If you really like the 4th wall breaking thing then maybe (full price I mean)

I would like to have what the creator was having while making this game

I love how the game "breaks through the fourth wall' and communicate directly with the player through the screen.

Incredible game, even after 9 years.

Really neat game for it's time, still holds up pretty well. Looking forward to Panda Circus

very fun game. had a blast playing through it and getting 100% completion. challenging but not too hard; quick and fun story; highly recommend

Finished it in one sitting. Definitely try it out, especially if you loved the whole "meta" vibes of other Daniel Mullins games (*cough* Inscryption *cough*). If you're expecting deep cut dives into lore though, you're at the wrong place. This is Pony Island, and we LOVE jumping over gates.

good but could have been better if it was called Kevin Hart Island and the ponies were just Kevin Harts and The Rock was in the game.

Kinda boring, not gonna lie. I was gonna uninstall it anyway, blue man. For 0.75$ get it if you're curious, I guess, but for me this was forgettable game.

Jogo curto, mas maravilhoso! Não vou detalhar muito pra não estragar a experiência, mas ele vai te surpreender. Jogue sem ver nada sobre, apenas abra e jogue.

Oh, it's been such a long time since I played this game... Many years, in fact. Now that it has been almost a decade I may as well write this review.

This is a delightful game with a slight edge to it. When I first downloaded it all those years ago, I had done it without realizing the genre of the game, but I have been pleasantly surprised with all the stuff thats in it! I like the simplistic yet dynamic visuals with all sorts of saturated colors and pixelated effects... And the story is fun as well. My memories of the details of this game are murky because it has been so long, but I still have an overall positive feeling about this game. I would say, if the trailer and store page allured you, you're certainly going to like this game. It's a delight, and a reasonably priced one, too.

absolutely +1 game to my favorites. love psychorrors and this one has got to be one of my personal best. tbh surprised i found out about this gem 9 years later but oh well ig better late than never.
recommend it. at a full price if u can afford it.

Good game

satan needs more playtesters please play to help satan make better games he needs more souls

Pony Island will always be the OG Daniel Mullins game.
It might occasionally lack in subtlety or complexity compared to his newer projects, but the unique atmosphere contained within remains timelessly foreboding, as the ominous humming of a dusty arcade screen evokes the barely describable feeling of unease that follows disturbing a grave.

This game is more fun than it has a right to be. I wasn't sure what to expect from it exactly, but it was very much worth my time. It's easy to get lost in it and the smallest thing on the screen can end up being the key to progression.

i'm a trophy hunter at heart and w games like this i'll usually play it once then play it again to 100% and ignore any content that doesn't benefit getting that - but the secret ending after getting all the tickets was an actual treat and i'm recc purely for that

I think this is a unique and cleverly constructed adventure.


Although a lot of the components of this game are simple they come together in a very intricate way. For the most part the puzzles and level design are straight forward or fairly decipherable, with a variety of collectibles that are quite satisfying to find. The story is also relatively simple but overall has a creative premise, being fairly well explained within the limited scope of the game itself.

Unfortunately by way of the games own design looking up basically any information about it, even on its own page, is generally a spoiler that detracts from the novelty of coming into it with a completely oblivious perspective. This is also the second game I've encountered that acknowledges in its own description that it is "in disguise" which is contradictory.


The game is not particularly deep or necessarily meaningful in any regard but it offers a novel experience, boasting a solid amount of creativity both as a game and a story.

If you're interested in finding more games that I positively recommend they can be found on my curator page here .

There is much more behind all that simple clicking, puzzles, and madness

Had Pony Island tried to extend its length, none of its primitive gameplay types could have shouldered the burden. But it's short. It's sweet [or given the tone, maybe bitter]. And the wild combination of Flappy-Bird-level primitive platformer, pared down Zachtronics programming, My Little Ponies, and biblical horror sum to a disorienting and memorable couple hours.

includes frolicking and blowing butterflies out of the air, 10/10

Loved Inscryption - Pony Island not so much. No strategy, just a bunch of clicking around combined with goofy humor.

Pretty good and unique horror game👍
4th wall breaks in videogames are always great!

Overstays its welcome and is quite tedious. The meta humor and puzzles are not well done.

I'm really loving these short games as a break from my endless backlog. I've always wanted to try this one since it's the first game by the Inscryption dev (huge fan here, btw). With a sequel announced, I thought why not give it a shot? The gameplay is simple, but they always think outside the box with the story. Can't wait to dive into The Hex and hopefully Pony Island 2 soon!

Sure is a game about ponies on an island.. 10/10

Daniel Mullins never disappoints! This was the second game from him I've played, the first one being Inscryption last year and I see the style in his games are very consistent.

I love how we're being taken on a ride with this game, you never know what to expect in this charming game. Being a self aware game full of twists, packaged neatly into a 3-5 hour experience which was just delightful.

The puzzles were nice, the gameplay was interesting and don't get me started on the music! This is the first game I've ever played in which I vibed with the music so much, I actually considered buying the soundtrack. Do yourself a huge favor and get this game, please!

A bit repetitive in the end, but nevertheless a gem. Enjoyed every bit of it, but it could be a little shorter.

Buen juego, divertido y corto.
Si vas a sacar el secreto de todas las respuestas necesitas buen rng lo cual es un poco molesto pero meh tampoco tardás demasiado.

daniel mullins is a genius.
this game will fuсk with you on levels that games usually don't touch. atmosphere and gameplay is more than enough for this game to be considered as a classic. if you love to explore everything you could, this game is for you.
buy it. 12/10
also, try The Hex and Inscryption. trust me.

I got stuck at some points in the game, but that's my fault. The game is very intuitive and genius, interacting with the player at times. I think that the only way to make this game better would be to make it interact with one's actual PC, just like some other games on this platform. Otherwise, it's really good, and I do recommend it.

Fun and creative game. The overall gameplay was very simple and enjoyable and the story is interesting too. Although I did have to research to get the full context and background of the full story but still cool. Getting all the tickets was definetly worth it and the little easter eggs are fun. Especially after my first playthrough. Overall a good game and I want to apologise to the hopeless soul, who was trapped and suffered on my computer. The end boss thing when collecting all the tickets caught me really of guard.

Not much of a game

Really cool experience. The puzzles were very satisfying to complete.

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.

Good cute game, fairly clever. If you have played Inscryption it's not gonna blow your socks off. If you HAVEN'T played Inscryption, play this game and if you like it then go play Inscryption.

Daniel Mullins understands game design, subverting expectations and creating interesting and thought-provoking works of art.

A developer that I will never hesitate to pre-order from with no worries that his game will not amaze me in some way.

Check out The Hex and Inscryption as well. Just do it and thank me later.

What a great game experience！I am really into it. I am keen on it!

I think I bought this game because it was a few cents and I was bored.
I played it a while ago, but looking back it was actually a pretty fun game. There is something special about the theme and storytelling that the game utilizes. The story alone is stupid, but the whole experience is enjoyable.

My only complaint is that I spent a few hours trying to 100% the game just to find that one of the badges is unobtainable! Yay!!

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☑ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

This game was interesting, but if it was trying to be spooky, (I'm not sure) it didn't work. It was more humorous than anything. One minute into the game it reveals it isn't actually a pony jumping game. Everything that happens is really predictable, which is bad for a spooky meta horror experience. The game wasn't hard, but there is this one butterfly puzzle (The one with a secret exit) that was dumb.

Pros: The game looks good. There is this one clever part in the boss fight before the finale.

Awesome game with basic but funny and concise writing! Reminds me a lot of Portal with how you're breaking a system designed to imprison you by cheating against a cheater lol

SHODAN vibes too from System Shock