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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “distinctive cartoon-inspired art style” (32 of 103 reviews) and “fun puzzles and horror mechanics” (27); the most common complaint is “repetitive fetch quests and clunky combat” (21). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
32 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“my first horror game i ever played by myself. has been stuck with me since chapter 4. liking the art style and the mysterious story”
“Original and interesting horror with an outstanding art style and unique universe. There was too much hype before the release, and a game was hurt by it as pressure affected quality of next chapters.”
“Bendy and the Ink Machine present visually distinctive and atmospheric experience which has not many color variety in-game but its gameplay design often struggles to maintain feeling of immersion with story line. One of…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A solid game that still holds up today if you're a new player there's no doubt you'll have fun playing this game! - Chapter 1 is short but a nice introduction to the style and main antagonist. - Chapter 2 is longer but…”
“Its one of the og indie horror games that blew up via youtube, is it worth the hype, yes. While it lacks replayability it's still fun to come back and play that first chapter for the nostalgia rush. I recommend it for…”
“A Great Example Of Classic Horror Done Well. A Fun, Nostalgic Experience Which Holds Up Incredibly Well. The Love Put Into The Game Is Evident, And It Was A Great And Entertaining Play. -9/10- ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“my first horror game i ever played by myself. has been stuck with me since chapter 4. liking the art style and the mysterious story”
“Original and interesting horror with an outstanding art style and unique universe. There was too much hype before the release, and a game was hurt by it as pressure affected quality of next chapters.”
“Good game, nice artstyle and good story. Gameplay is a bit lacking but I liked the game overall. WISHY Approved!”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A Great Example Of Classic Horror Done Well. A Fun, Nostalgic Experience Which Holds Up Incredibly Well. The Love Put Into The Game Is Evident, And It Was A Great And Entertaining Play. -9/10- ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You…”
“Not much to say (probably))) about BatIM other than it's good. What made me find out about the game was an youtuber years ago (I believe 6 years ago) and the main selling point of it is the "cardboard"/drawing…”
“Literally the game of my childhood. I was obsessed with this game back in the 2017-2018 era. The artstyle, music, ambience and the atmosphere are all great. I was never creeped out from this game as a kid, I just…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I recently finished my 10th run on this game and to be frank, it is still giving me the nostalgia. as a fan of this game since its beta I can clearly say that this is a game which i will never forget and repeatedly…”
“its still an absolute gem after 9 years. and you can even beat it on a crappy laptop like me 1000000/10 will play again and again”
“ive beaten it around like 56 times on consoles and pc and mobile devices included. ive 100%d it on every device. this game is a MASTERPIECE”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Snore fest, bad gameplay and Boris touched me inappropriately I will become back my money...”
“Bendy and the Ink Machine present visually distinctive and atmospheric experience which has not many color variety in-game but its gameplay design often struggles to maintain feeling of immersion with story line. One of…”
“The art style is interesting and of course is what drew me in. The game has some interesting ideas/visuals but most of those are rip-offs from Bioshock. In terms of gameplay, I was actually shocked at how bad and…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Literally the game of my childhood. I was obsessed with this game back in the 2017-2018 era. The artstyle, music, ambience and the atmosphere are all great. I was never creeped out from this game as a kid, I just…”
“A shallow story paired with boring and repetitive gameplay, hard carried by the art department.”
“This game is the most ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass game I've ever played this year. It had good potential at chapter 1, when I found out about it in 2017, but now that I've got past chapter 1, I can confidently say, this game SUCKS. The…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“it's a wondeful game. But for crying out loud the bug with the hearts made me destroyed my entire game and it just ruined it. Selecting a new chapter didn't do anything because it just completely destroyed any progress…”
“I watched people play this game when it first started coming out. I played it on ps4 when I could and now i'm playing this game on PC and i'm going to get 100%. I really like this game a lot. Ever since i played FNAF…”
“Игра прикольная но мне пришлось проходить всю игру от 1 главы до 3 5 раз так как почему-то не сохранялось”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I remember playing through the first two chapters in the game back in the day and it looked like it had a lot of potential. Fast forward some years and I finally managed to play through the whole thing and to be honest…”
“this was my first game into the series i thought it was really cool art style and decided to pick it up when it was on sale, which i don't regret a bit, i thought the gameplay was pretty decent, was a nice way to spend…”
“GREAT GAME, NO WOKE, DEI, LGBT OR POLITICAL AGENDAS AS FAR AS i GOT INTO THE GAME. THE GAME IS FUN, IT IS NOT VERY CHALLENGING BUT IT IS A GAME I CAN SEE MYSELF PLAYING THROUGH.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“it's a wondeful game. But for crying out loud the bug with the hearts made me destroyed my entire game and it just ruined it. Selecting a new chapter didn't do anything because it just completely destroyed any progress…”
“been a fan of this game for 9 years and i somehow managed to bug out the projectionist in my first run, 10/10 game i'd let monster bendy crack me”
“Despite the pretty packaging, it’s just a mediocre horror walking simulator with some lovely trial-and-error sections, completely bugged achievements (For me at least: I couldn’t unlock any of them in-game, but hey,…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is just as great as I remember being a 7-8 year old watching Jacksepticeye, Dawko, and other YouTubers play this, and now being 15, owning the game for myself, playing it was like a dream come true! Thank you Joey Drew Studios for giving us such an amazing game and…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“this next ones gonna get you messy why cause were playing bendy why cause were playing bendy why cause were playing bendy why cause were playing bendy why cause were playing bendy”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“love the cartoonish and nostalgic feeling of art, the story is not that deep compared to dark revival, but it has a special place in my heart. getting all the achievements will take you at least 2 times of replaying all the chapters and guides where are all the collectables lol”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Horror · First-Person · Singleplayer · Puzzle · Cartoony · Survival Horror · Cartoon · Dark · Mystery · Indie · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 61 |
| Official site | http://www.joeydrewstudios.com/batim |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 10 Processor: 64 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 4GB Dedicated DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2 GB available space