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Bendy and the Ink Machine

Joey Drew Studios · 2017-04-27

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ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Franchise: Bendy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 21, 2018 (iOS), Apr 27, 2017 (Mac), Apr 27, 2017 (Linux), Nov 20, 2018 (PlayStation 4), May 09, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

172
playing now
89%
positive of 37k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (63 ratings)
4.3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

172 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Bendy and the Ink Machine is an episodic survival horror game developed and published by Joey Drew Studios. It was initially released to Game Jolt on February 10, 2017, as the first of five chapters, with a full worldwide release on October 27, 2018. The game was also released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on November 20, 2018, being published by Rooster Teeth Games, for iOS and Android on December 21, 2018, and for PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on May 9, 2025.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 172 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,046 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~756/week).
  • · Review velocity up 189% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 919k–2.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 36,751 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Humble Store (2024-05-03) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 98 of 137 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,015 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 967 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

175602026-08-06 22:00 — 136 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 72 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 122 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 155 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 74 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 126 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 141 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 84 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 151 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 136 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 74 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 135 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 123 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 65 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 126 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 111 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 60 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 118 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 155 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 60 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 102 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 134 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 88 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 141 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 166 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 125 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 112 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 171 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 172 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002017-04-282026-08-302017-04-28 — best price $0.002019-02-04 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $3.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992021-06-24 — best price $9.992022-10-25 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992024-02-12 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $7.992025-04-01 — best price $19.992025-05-15 — best price $19.992025-06-13 — best price $17.892025-07-16 — best price $19.992025-08-14 — best price $7.992025-09-08 — best price $13.942025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-11-10 — best price $19.992025-12-03 — best price $8.002026-01-09 — best price $5.342026-01-31 — best price $13.942026-03-04 — best price $13.942026-03-27 — best price $5.992026-04-22 — best price $19.992026-05-13 — best price $19.992026-06-06 — best price $5.052026-07-01 — best price $15.492026-07-31 — best price $4.052026-08-27 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5082322026-05-29 — 508 pageviews2026-06-01 — 463 pageviews2026-06-04 — 387 pageviews2026-06-07 — 340 pageviews2026-06-10 — 342 pageviews2026-06-13 — 335 pageviews2026-06-16 — 292 pageviews2026-06-19 — 278 pageviews2026-06-22 — 292 pageviews2026-06-25 — 323 pageviews2026-06-28 — 375 pageviews2026-07-01 — 333 pageviews2026-07-04 — 395 pageviews2026-07-07 — 369 pageviews2026-07-10 — 396 pageviews2026-07-13 — 410 pageviews2026-07-16 — 356 pageviews2026-07-19 — 308 pageviews2026-07-22 — 292 pageviews2026-07-25 — 305 pageviews2026-07-28 — 329 pageviews2026-07-31 — 252 pageviews2026-08-03 — 289 pageviews2026-08-06 — 237 pageviews2026-08-09 — 273 pageviews2026-08-12 — 237 pageviews2026-08-15 — 297 pageviews2026-08-18 — 236 pageviews2026-08-21 — 357 pageviews2026-08-24 — 344 pageviews2026-08-26 — 248 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.0k02026-08-26 19:15 — 1,009 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 1,035 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 11 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
66.6%
earned "Picking Up the Pieces"
11.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,8154%61
PS4 (PlayStation)6,9868%26
Xbox One (Xbox)4,2023%25
PS5 (PlayStation)75918%26
Switch (Nintendo)1560%0
Switch (Nintendo)690%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkIndieActionHorrorPuzzleCartoonMysteryCartoonyAdventureStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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