Bendy and the Ink Machine

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Bendy and the Ink Machine

Developers
	Joey Drew Studios
Engines
	Unity 2018
Release dates
Windows	April 27, 2017
macOS (OS X)	April 27, 2017
Linux	April 27, 2017
Reception
OpenCritic	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	Bendy

Bendy
Bendy and the Ink Machine	2017
Bendy and the Dark Revival	2022
Bendy: Secrets of the Machine	2024
Bendy: Lone Wolf	2025
Bendy: The Cage	2026

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store		Complete Edition.
itch.io		Complete Edition.
Epic Games Store		Game can be launched directly from the executable
GOG.com
Steam		Complete Edition. Game can be played without Steam running but will load Steam if it is installed. Uninstall Steam or rename the steam.exe file to prevent Steam from being loaded.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Joey Drew Studios\Bendy and the Ink Machine\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/622650/pfx/

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Joey Drew Studios\Bendy and the Ink Machine\Saves\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.TheMeatly Games.Bendy and the Ink Machine/Saves/
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/Joey Drew Studios/Bendy and the Ink Machine/Saves/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/622650/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		No native support. Use the Smooth Bendy mod or see Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		No native support. Use the Smooth Bendy mod.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Set custom resolution

Start the game and set all video settings in-game as desired. Set resolution to the largest available resolution available via in-game settings Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Joey Drew Studios\Bendy and the Ink Machine in Regedit Edit the following DWORDS in Decimal Base mode RESOLUTION_CURRENT_h224788829 to 1 higher than its current value RESOLUTION_HEIGHT_h1134085259 and Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771 to your resolution height RESOLUTION_WIDTH_h525689618 and Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802 to your resolution width Game is Hor+. Revisiting the video settings menu will cause the game to reset to a 16:9 resolution.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, and Dialog
Surround sound		No native support. Use the Smooth Bendy mod.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Issues fixed

Stutter / jittery camera movement

Install the Smooth Bendy mod
Download the mod from this link and extract the archive Copy the DLL file within and paste it into your Bendy and the Ink Machine_Data\Managed folder, overwriting existing files On Steam, this is usually found at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Bendy and the Ink Machine\Bendy and the Ink Machine_Data\Managed

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech				Fan translation - #1
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian				Official in-game localization.
Spanish
Russian				1) Fan translation Chapters 3/4 by «ZoG Forum Team» 2) Fan voice-over by «FaN&C» Family’s

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Bendy and the Ink Machine (DX11).

Issues unresolved

Unable to save

Users have reported being unable to save the game at certain points. Some report saves failing after Chapter 3, while others report never being able to save.

The developers do know of this issue, but have no timetable for a potential fix.

Unable to continue game

Attempting to continue the game can result in a black screen. If this happens at every attempt to load a file, the only known way around the issue is to start a new game.

Issues fixed

Unable to access options

For some users, attempting to access the options menu yields a black screen, forcing them to close the game.

Delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Joey Drew Studios\Bendy and the Ink Machine

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible

The game also runs in Windows 7.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.12
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB