Games

Pony Island

Daniel Mullins Games

2016•Puzzle•About 3 hours

Taste attributes: adventurehorrormusic/dancefresh & originalunsavourylinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeInventive and glossy: a morally murky puzzle game, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

156 ratings

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About This Game

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. It is not a game about ponies.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureHorrorMusic/danceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

Shoot 'em upExperimentalLudum dareGame jamEndless runnerSingle-player onlyDeveloped by one personBreaking the fourth wall

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Details

Developer: Daniel Mullins Games
Publisher: Daniel Mullins Games
Released: 4 January 2016
Series: Pony Island
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view, Text
Time to beat: 3h rushed, 3h normally, 4h complete
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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