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The Creator lied to us...

Tagline "Fear the Machine."

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Bendy and the Ink Machine is an indie puzzle horror Episodic Game created by Kindly Beast.note owned by theMeatly, formerly theMeatly Games.

Henry Stein, a former traditional animator, gets a strange note from an old friend, Joey Drew, that invites him to their old workplace. While there, Henry discovers the ink machine, which apparently powers the place, and decides to activate it. Nothing is as it seems, however. What happened to his old work buddy? Why does Bendy appear to follow him everywhere he goes? And when did these strange occurrences suddenly start?

There are a total of five chapters for this game. Chapter 1 was released on February 10th, 2017. Chapter 2 was released on April 18th, 2017. Chapter 3 was released on September 28th, 2017. Chapter 4 was released on April 30th, 2018. Chapter 5 was released on October 26th, 2018.

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It was released on consoles in 2018 via a partnership with Rooster Teeth.

Seven official animated shorts were created as well: "Tombstone Picnic" , "Haunted Hijinx" , "Cookie Cookin'" , "Hellfire Fighter" , "Snow Sillies" , "Tasty Trio Troubles" , and "Cheap Seats" .

There's also a spin-off mobile game called Bendy in Nightmare Run, which is an Endless Running Game that was released on August 15, 2018. It's available through app stores, or through the official Bendy website, joeydrewstudios.com. More recently, on February 10, 2019 a new game has been announced. On April 14, 2019, its name was revealed to be Bendy and the Dark Revival. Additionally, a small spin-off survival game was released in February 2020 to tide over fans; entitled Boris And The Dark Survival, it focuses on various "Boris the Wolf" copies attempting to escape the studio, and the wrath of his rival Bendy.

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A compilation of comics written in the style of In-Universe Comic Strips that were published from 1931 to 1946 created by Vannotes and Mady Giuliani called Bendy Crack Up Comics Collection was released in 2020.

The series has also led to multiple literary works. A young adult novel written by Adrienne Kress, Bendy And The Ink Machine Dreams Come To Life, was published on September 3, 2019, with a sequel, Bendy And The Ink Machine Sent From Above, in 2020. A guide book written by Cala Spinner, Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook, was published by Scholastic on July 30, 2019.

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