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Bendy: Secrets of the Machine

Some things are better left forgotten.

Released Apr 14, 2024 Developer Gent Corporation Publisher Joey Drew Studios Platforms Windows Adventure Indie Horror Casual Puzzle

View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

81.9%positive2,143 reviews

Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“First playthrough review time. Bendy: Secrets of the Machine feels like a small preview of what is coming next in the series. It is a short experience that mainly works as an introduction and gives players a small look at the direction of the upcoming title. Even though it is a…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played

Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“So I mean, it's a playable teaser to what is in store from the devs moving forward. It's functional. I would certainly not have spent money on this, fortunately it is free. So I really can't complain. Play for an hour, then wishlist The Cage.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played

Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Despite the fact that I am a HUGE Bendy lover, even though this game is completely free. I wouldn't waste your time. I found the game very hard and confusing. It does not match the other games for me. Even Boris and the dark survival was better than this (Before Bendy: Lone…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

602all-time peak

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

5achievements

1.4%median completion

0.9%rarest: Event: Nightmare Run

Almost everyone has

1.9%Event: Tomorrow's Today — Hidden achievement

1.4%Event: Back From The Dead — Hidden achievement

1.4%Event: 9th Anniversary — Hidden achievement

Rarest badges of honor

0.9%Event: Nightmare Run — Hidden achievement

1.4%Event: The Believers — Hidden achievement

1.4%Event: 9th Anniversary — Hidden achievement

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

Genres	Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Player tags	Adventure · Indie · Horror · Casual · Puzzle · Cartoony · First-Person · Interactive Fiction · Cartoon · Singleplayer · Walking Simulator · Dark (Steam store community voting)
Features	Single-player · Family Sharing
Languages	English * *
Achievements	5
Official site	https://www.joeydrewstudios.com/

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 | AMD RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space