Pony Island

Pony Island

Steam Deck Verified

Daniel Mullins Games · Puzzle · Jan 4, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

95%
Very Positive
18k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 18k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
But it doesn’t take long before the player realizes that this is not really a game about ponies—it’s a psychological puzzle, a meta-narrative about control, corruption, and the nature of play itself.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay was really smooth and satisfying, but at times it did start to get repetitive.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is adorable, with multiple changes throughout the game.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is amazing and the sound effects do not pose as annoyingly repetitive.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters68 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty11 reviews
91%
Interface6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.