Games like Bendy and the Ink Machine
If Bendy and the Ink Machine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bendy and the Dark Revival, Boris and the Dark Survival and Among Ashes — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Bendy and the Ink Machine is a 2017 first-person puzzle-action horror game from Joey Drew Studios. Players navigate a chapter-based narrative with puzzle-solving, resource management, stealth sequences, and pursuit-avoidance mechanics. The game features a dark, cartoon-inspired world set within a 1930s animation studio, where players must survive encounters with ink-based creatures. Reviewers and players highlight the memorable characters like Alice Angel and the Projectionist, and note how the 1930s animation aesthetic creates an unsettling atmosphere. Players also mention the environmental storytelling and unpredictable pursuit sequences. The game runs as Playable on Steam Deck, costs $19.99, and holds an 88% positive rating from 11,666 Steam reviews.
About Bendy and the Ink Machine: Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Top pick for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Boris and the Dark Survival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Second-strongest match for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
A lone wolf struggles to survive the inky abyss of Joey Drew Studios in this top-down survival horror.
Among Ashes
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Third-strongest match for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Krampus is Home
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Ranked #4 for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Ranked #5 for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Ranked #6 for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Ranked #7 for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Garten of Banban 2
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an unsettling mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Ranked #8 for Bendy and the Ink Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
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Poppy Playtime
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an unsettling mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Bendy and the Dark Revival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
The Backrooms
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.
Baldi's Basics Plus
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.
Finding Frankie
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!
Doors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Doors is a short, atmospheric first person logic game created by a one-man-team. Taking inspiration from Limbo and The Stanley Parable, Doors attempts to bring something new to the puzzle genre.
Floor Plan 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Explore a tower of hilarious escape rooms and solve mind-bending puzzles in this absurd elevator adventure for virtual reality. Step out onto each floor, meet bizarre characters, unravel their secrets, and figure out how everything is connected to find the lost artifacts your boss is looking for.
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Reviewers of Bendy and the Ink Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bendy and the Ink Machine at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Joey Drew Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Joey Drew Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bendy and the Dark Revival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Another title from Joey Drew Studios, the studio behind Bendy and the Ink Machine. Shares Action and Adventure with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Boris and the Dark Survival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Another title from Joey Drew Studios, the studio behind Bendy and the Ink Machine. Shares Action and Strategy with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
A lone wolf struggles to survive the inky abyss of Joey Drew Studios in this top-down survival horror.
Bendy: Lone Wolf
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Another title from Joey Drew Studios, the studio behind Bendy and the Ink Machine. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Bendy: Lone Wolf™ will tests your ability to survive against ever increasing odds. Monsters and obstacles emerge from every direction as you journey into the rubberhose halls of the world's most evil animation studio. Every day is a challenge.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Boris and the Dark Survival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
A lone wolf struggles to survive the inky abyss of Joey Drew Studios in this top-down survival horror.
Among Ashes
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Frequently asked about Bendy and the Ink Machine
- Does Bendy and the Ink Machine run on Steam Deck?
- Bendy and the Ink Machine is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Bendy and the Ink Machine cost?
- Bendy and the Ink Machine is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Bendy and the Ink Machine?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bendy and the Ink Machine are Bendy and the Dark Revival, Boris and the Dark Survival, Among Ashes.
- Who developed Bendy and the Ink Machine?
- Bendy and the Ink Machine was developed by Joey Drew Studios.
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