Bendy and the Ink Machine is a first-person horror puzzle action game developed and published by Joey Drew Studios (originally known as TheMeatly Games). It was first released episodically from 2017 to 2018.
🎮 Overview
- Genre: Survival horror, puzzle
- Perspective: First-person
- Art Style: 1930s cartoon aesthetic (inspired by old-school cartoons like early Disney)
- Engine: Unity
You play as Henry Stein, a retired animator who is invited back to his old animation studio, Joey Drew Studios, by his former boss. Once inside, Henry discovers that the studio is abandoned… or so it seems. Horrors start unfolding as twisted, living ink creatures roam the halls — including the game’s mascot, Bendy, who has become a terrifying, monstrous version of his cartoon self.
The story explores themes of creativity, obsession, and the consequences of unchecked ambition, told through a mysterious and slowly unraveling narrative.