Henry flees toward an exit, only for the floor to collapse and drop him into the studio's lower levels. Once Henry fixes and starts the machine, he is attacked by the Ink Demon, a monster resembling the studio's mascot Bendy, as the studio begins to fill with ink. He finds a tape recording that suggests Joey engaged in bizarre occult practices while making the machine, as well as a mutilated real-life analogue of Boris the Wolf, one of the studio's characters. Having not worked there for 30 years, Henry finds the place abandoned but discovers an ink machine in the basement, installed after Henry's departure. In 1963, retired animator Henry Stein receives a letter from his former employer, Joey Drew, asking him to return to Drew's studio and see something important. Some of these logs can be missed and require further exploration to uncover the secret areas they often reside in. In addition, players can find numerous audio logs throughout the studio that give more details about the game's story, particularly concerning about the fate of the studio and its employees, similar to the systems used in games such as BioShock. If he takes too much damage, he can escape from the ink that consumes him and respawn at one of the numerous statues of Bendy that act as checkpoints. Henry can retreat inside Little Miracle Stations whenever enemies are nearby in order to recover or remain out of sight. In-game enemies all have different strength levels and resilience to damage, forcing players to be tactical about keeping out of reach and striking when necessary. There are also long-range weapons such as a tommy gun or bacon soup cans. Cans of bacon soup, a reference to the game's creator theMeatly and his partner Mike Mood, can also be collected for achievements and to restore Henry's health if he is injured.Ĭombat is primarily focused around a variety of different melee-based weapons, such as an axe, pipe, plunger, or scythe. Different items can be collected, some of which are required to perform various tasks before proceeding. Players explore through a first-person view and have limited physical actions such as running and jumping. theMeatly was not a programmer and thus Mike Mood joined the production as he saw potential in the game.īendy and the Ink Machine is a survival horror game that features a mixture of puzzle solving, environment exploration and combat to aid Henry on his journey through Joey Drew Studios. When the character finally received a 3D model, the name was chosen from a typo while saving it in a 3D modeling program, Blender. Bendy was created to be that monster, but did not have a name. As he started developing the idea, he realized that it felt "creepy" and needed a monster that inhabited it. The idea for Bendy and the Ink Machine came from theMeatly pondering the idea of a world that resembled a cartoon sketch. Currently, a sequel titled Bendy and the Dark Revival is in development with the first chapter releasing later in 2019. Mike Mood, the game's programmer and co-creator, described the game as an "accidental success". Merchandise, as well as a mobile spin-off, was later introduced to further promote the game. In the months following its release, it quickly gained a massive following from exposure on platforms like YouTube and Twitch, and eventually was approved through Steam Greenlight in mid-2017. The game follows Henry Stein, a retired animator who returns to his old animation studio from the 1930s, after an invitation from his old employer, and discovers a nightmare of cartoon characters seemingly brought to life by the titular Ink Machine.īendy and the Ink Machine was well received upon its initial release, with praise centering on its vintage aesthetic and story. On December 21, 2018, a mobile port was released for iOS and Android. A console port published by Rooster Teeth Games was released on November 20, 2018.
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It was initially released to Game Jolt on February 10, 2017, as the first of five chapters, with a full release on October 27, 2018. Bendy and the Ink Machine (often abbreviated to BATIM or just simply Bendy) is an episodic first-person puzzle action survival horror video game developed and published by Kindly Beast under the name of the game's in-universe animation studio Joey Drew Studios Inc.