Bendy and the Ink Machine

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Steam Deck Playable

Joey Drew Studios · Horror · Apr 27, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

89%
Very Positive
37k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 37k player reviews · updated 5 hours ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The puzzles are also really easy, to the point that most of them are fetch quests or *spot the glowing interactive objects* more than they are things that make you think.
160 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals and sound design are distinct and solid, and some sections of the game are actually pretty fun!
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The visuals and sound design are distinct and solid, and some sections of the game are actually pretty fun!
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The game was a bit too easy and the story isn't deep but that makes it very welcoming for how unique and creative this horror game is.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters160 reviews
Graphics69 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay87 reviews
78%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat33 reviews
67%
Bugs33 reviews
67%
Interface14 reviews
57%
Performance12 reviews
42%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
61
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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