Bendy and the Ink Machine

I had it on sale, so keep that in mind.

You can tell that the dev team was learning to make a game as they made the chapters. You can see how they learned to add new features. I'm not saying that's bad, but they add very well known mechanics each chapter.

The combat is just... bad/boring

They don't add anything new to the genre, it's not even really scary (and they add jumpscares...)

The story is... there, but

As you progress you can clearly feel a vibe of bioshock 1... between the recordings, soundtrack and the size/set up.

You can still tell that there is love put into it. That being said on sale is kinda worth it, especially to help new devs to make and improve their games.

I have other Bendy games, let's see if they have improved.

First, Boris will always be best boy. Great action/adventure horror game, especially if you're looking for something with less gore. The story constantly unravels throwing a new twist your way pretty often. Light combat. Biggest issue was running and crying making it real hard to do the missions lol And contrary to what you may be thinking, you do not want to join the Butcher Gang...

cool art design and good story so far.

Great game. 10/10. Visually it's nice and appealing. Atmosphere is good. Performance issues are there even for an old game, so I know it's not my PC. It's even there on the mobile version. After encountering the ink demo in chapter 1, and you have to run, there are audio issues during this part that hasn't been addressed. I give it a 10/10, but I wouldn't recommend the game as it has a manual save bug that the devs don't care enough to fix it. I would recommend the second one.

The story was a bit lacking, some areas are quite boring. It has potential but needed to be a bit more linear while focusing on really creating those nightmarish encounters with the ink monsters. The idea of ink monsters was not fully brought out could have had more designs or attacks or just unquire introductions to different monsters.

I would highly recomed this game is maybe consfused at first but when you get to know it it is really fun.

awesome game i still got jumpscared by a lot of the major jumpscares even after watching people play it, and playing it myself more than once

I like this game. from it's visuals and storytelling. I also really like The Ink Demon's design. One Day I Will Check Out BATDS And BATDR And Maybe B3NDY: THE CAGE. But Overall A Great 7 Year Old Classic!

Amazing Game! I Had So Much Fun Playing It And I Am Trying To Collect Every Achievement In The Game.

personaly my fav game of all time i have it in all my platforms like ps4 swivh phone and xbox and now on my pc the art style is goated the antagonists are peak the only thing i dont like is the some of the bosses they are awy too easy or just buggy

10/10 game. The story is good, the graphics are beautiful and the game mechanics are great too.

Ink Demon executed a lot better compared to Dark Revival, noice 8/10

fun story and an icon

Love game, good game no mistake.

Good game.

Very fun game. constantly has another challenge to progress through the game. Would recommend. :)

Honestly, I first playing this game back in 2022... It was sorta mixed. It was BEYOND glitchy. Like, exiting the game could cause you to lose your save data level glitchy. That's why I was sorta worried about returning to it this year. But after seeing the quality of life update, and playing it again it was really fun! I didn't remember the story from my original playthrough really so I got to experience this game and the Ink demon again.

Would recommend

This game is so incredibly well written and the lore goes DEEP. I grew up on this game and only recently was able to play it, and Jesus it is AMAZING. HIGHLY recommend playing it if you never have before.

The game itself is good but the bugs that apparently have been here since 2017 are still here. The state of the game is actually insane, I had to restart the game from scratch 2 times now because of some save bug.

This Game Is Cool And Very Original With Their Characters, Good Game-Play Too! I've Been Only Playing This Game For 2 Days And I Beat It. Also Quick Question, What's The Fastest Time Someone Completed BATIM?

100/10!!! This game is my childhood, and I know this game is mid to some people but you are only a comparer of BATIM to BATDR. Achievements wise, lots of chapter 3 which is annoying but otherwise not super hard.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

Its a fun game with a decent story and original storyline, amazing characters, especially borris my favorite. And good graphics with good puzzles and secrets to solve and find.

This game is an all time classic and has aged like fine wine. WIsh i could replay it without watching a very certian channel that talk about fart jokes so much that the game becomes straight up funny because, my computer is a vegetable. (The games lags like hell)

"If art is a reflection of the artist, what does it mean for art to be dead?"

Though rough in the gameplay department and a little dissonant with the execution of the interesting story idea; the visuals, atmosphere and concept elevate this game to an experience at least worth trying. It may just be my nostalgia speaking, but even the roughest elements of the game can be overlooked in favour of what it gets right in my opinion.

At worst, it's an interesting idea with a weak execution. And if that's what it took to get us the masterpiece that is the sequel, I'm willing to accept it for what it is.

Final verdict: Rough around the edges but charming and interesting, and not too long to get through. Solid 7/10

it took me 8 years to play peak
i mean the gameplay can be a little tedious sometimes but DAMN they were ahead of their time

I used to hate how it was very buggy when i first played it, but now its updated a lot and i'm very impressed on how much it has changed! Worth the $20

The content it provides is very good but I think the game is a too short to be satisfying.
The setting and environments are well-designed, the characters are solid.

The one complaint I do have is that things move a little too fast for my liking in terms of narrative and it left me constantly wanting more.

For what is there, I'd give it a solid 9/10.

I love this game, its wonderful! as a kid i loved watching this game get updated and it was one of those games that i just have always loved y'know? i would def recommend to all who love indie horror!

This game is AMAZING. The sound design is perfect, story, 10/10, experience is a 10/10. I remember watching Jacksepticeye playing it and I wanted to buy it so bad, when I did it did not let down. It's one of the best games I ever played in my entire life! Highly recommend.

While the game still has some bugs here and there, they're pretty minor. The story is really good. I'd definitely recommend it to others.

It's certainly got its bugs, but it's a charming little world. You feel clunky the whole time, which is always bothersome, but it's a Bioshock rip- heavy movement is the jam. Totally worth a go.

Great Style, Story and Gameplay.

I was very interested by the game, Chapter 2 is still quite boring and tricky, but that's where my issues end tbh.

A Cherry on top would be cloud saving though, that would make my day.

Amazing, but I got softlocked at the Projectionist's level with 3/5 hearts, AND I HAD TO RESTART FROM CHAPTER 1. WHY CAN'T I SAVE?!

completed this game full through- might replay and try to get all achievements. i love the art style so much, and the story itself is great. it left me scared multiple times and i love the horror element of it. definitely recommend!

Really good game, scares still scare even 8 years later.

This beloved childhood franchise no matter how many times I revisit it never loses its charm. Over the years, I’ve played through BATIM countless times and yet I still manage to discover new details with each play-through. The excitement and thrill of my first experience with the game remain just as fresh every time I return to it.

I love the game for its convoluted lore and unique art style. Every character you meet is memorable and fun. The game has quite an array of enjoyable Easter eggs many of which are tied to achievements. However the ultimate secret of the game is incredibly challenging but trust me the reward is worth the effort which ofc i won’t spoil!

For me and for many others this is undoubtedly one of the Indie horror games of all time.

This Game is very enjoyable game for first time player. When the horror aspects first appeared they totally jumpscared me. I beleive this game has probably some of the best lore in a Indie game. My only Problem really is the replay ability in this game. I tried replaying and it just did not feel the same (The Replay was like a full year later to be able to fully understand the game again and because of "Bendy : THE CAGE" coming out real soon. 9/10

I can’t even play this game.

I bought it to see how bad it actually was. Because I kept hearing it wasn’t fun. And me also hating this game wasted concept wanted to see it for myself rather then watching YouTubers play it.

Besties don’t waste your cash. Don’t play this game watch a video instead.

This game is so bad and glitchy. It’s not even a game. I can’t get thru chapter 3 without having to start over COMPLETELY BECAUSE THE MENU IS BROKEN. Everytime I have to re-remember what my mission was because this game SUCKS at telling you shit. The puzzles? Aka fetch quest is the worst fetch quest I’ve ever played.

So every time I open the menu in chapter 3, the game freezes and I can’t leave unless I exist the WHOLE GAME. THUS HAVING TO RESTART THE PUZZLE AGAIN!! THE ONE I DID AGAIN!!!

This game is so poorly planned mechanic wise. Listen I know how game mechanics works, because I have my own little game I work on. But planning wise this just feels so poor. It feels like it’s so nerfed on purpose for there to be a YouTuber moment. This whole game which isn’t a game honestly. Feels like it’s made purely for reactions. I feel bad for any YouTuber I watched years ago that had to play this.

Chapter 3 shouldn’t be this buggy. And running should feel like I’m actually running especially in a horror game!! It makes you feel the rush!!!

I could go on but I don’t wanna waste my time like I did on this game. I really wanted this story to be cool but what a waste tbh

An amazing game from 2017, literally spot on. Another one of my favorites

The game is interesting enough, but mostly boils down to scavenger hunt after scavenger hunt, which is just not compelling gameplay for me.

Its a good game have replayed so many times I have a funny story on this game where I left it on and when I came back and bendy was right next to me but for some reason I was not dead yet so I managed to get away because I left off by the elevator and could just barely press the button when i did bendy just ran away.

Cool, game it is a bit scary but has a great story!

This was a wonderful experience, I really had a great time with Bendy. The art style, character design, music and story were more than enough to make up for the very simple gameplay. I didn't mind the fetch quests that much I think they were pretty quick and kind of stressful with the ink demon. Overall I would give this game a 8.5/10, I can't wait to play dark revival!

Isn't the scariest horror game but is a fun game to mess around in or speedrun. Wouldn't recommend if you want a scary horror experience.

one of my favourite games! the story is good, gameplay is fun and replayable (even on the tedious chapter 3 i still find it fun). not enough sammy lawrence though. sigh... but for real its great. idk why im writing a review.

good inky game but it definitly has less ink than the second one 10/10

Surprisingly a very good game. Bought it on sale for $15 and honestly? It's worth full price. Very good story, characters, and atmosphere. If you're looking for a new horror franchise to get into, Bendy is a solid place to start. I took a while to play it, but absolutely one of my favorite horror franchises now.

I want to recommend this game, so very badly, but I unfortunately cannot. At least not here on steam. There are way too many bugs around chapter 3 to make this game enjoyable. These bugs mainly involve saving and reopening the game. I now have 2 separate save files because the first bug had to do with collecting the ink hearts. I had 4, died, came back to life with suddenly 5 ink hearts, but the objective won't change. The second bug on my second saved game, I made it through getting the ink hearts without dying and Angel said I could ascend, but I had to leave my home so I saved and exited. Now I'm back in the game and I cannot call the elevator back. I can't get in the elevator at all and that's the whole point of the next scenario.
I can't keep replaying the game over and over again just to find another bug and have to start completely over again.
It's such a beautiful game and I love the story and the details and everything about it.... except these bugs. It hurts I can't get past chapter 3. Waste of money now because I doubt these bugs will be fixed.

This game literally made my childhood, starting with the original Alpha having a smiling blob of ink scream at you, to the Beta with a ps2 looking zombie version having tall crescent moon horns, and then the full game that is playable now, being utterly perfect. Buy this game now it's fucking life changing

it is a fun game. But the only problem is that it ends quick. I recomend it though, the team put a lot of effort into this game.