Pony Island
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 3h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 79% of games we track.
- 52% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “No Surrender” (Crashed the game) and “There Are Better Options Than These” (Unlocked Pony Lasers): from 98% to 86% of starters.
- 89% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 19,456 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 21 reviews: 4.5h for positive, 3.9h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (89% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- No Surrender Crashed the game. 98% −2
- There Are Better Options Than These Unlocked Pony Lasers. Most players quit here 86% −12
- Meltdown Destroyed the first Core File. 80% −6
- Enjoy The Wings Unlocked Pony Wings. 71% −8
- Security Breach Destroyed the second Core File. 61% −11
- You Killed Louey Killed Louey. 55% −6
- Victory? Destroyed the third Core File. 52% −2
- Escape Escaped the arcade. 52%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- That's The Ticket! Found your first ticket. 100%
- No Surrender Crashed the game. 98%
- There Are Better Options Than These Unlocked Pony Lasers. 86%
- Ticked Off Found 3 tickets. 84%
- Meltdown Destroyed the first Core File. 80%
- Behold... Learned a secret of your past. 74%
- Enjoy The Wings Unlocked Pony Wings. 71%
- Security Breach Destroyed the second Core File. 61%
- You Killed Louey Killed Louey. 55%
- Victory? Destroyed the third Core File. 52%
- Escape Escaped the arcade. 52%
- A Glimpse Learned another secret of your past. 44%
- Ticket Hunter Found 7 tickets. 42%
- For The Crusade Found an alternate avatar. 23%
- The Truth Learned a third secret of your past. 21%
- Jiminy Ticket Found 14 tickets. 14%
- I Am Error Found the hidden profile screen. 11%
- Glitch City Found Missingno. 11%
- Ticket Master Found all 24 tickets. 9.4%
- The Full Truth Learned every secret of your past. 8.3%