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Bendy is an American-Canadian media franchise based on the horror indie video game series developed and published by Kindly Beast as "Joey Drew Studios Inc."

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (March 2020)

Bendy
Logo for the first installment of the series, Bendy and the Ink Machine
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Developer(s)	Kindly Beast
Publisher(s)	Kindly Beast
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows iOS Android PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch
First release	Bendy and the Ink Machine February 10, 2017
Latest release	Boris and the Dark Survival February 10, 2020

Overview

Gameplay

The Bendy games are set at the fictional studio of Joey Drew Studios, where the player navigates through a first-person perspective and have limited physical actions such as running and jumping. Players require to complete certain objectives to proceed, which consist of solving certain puzzles by collecting certain objects and of combating enemies that appear through the games by using certain weapons, such as axe, pipe, tommy gun, plunger, or scythe.

Development

The Bendy franchise was inspired by the BioShock series, as both of them are set in the 20th-century and both of them have an antique style.[1] The idea for the concept of the series came from theMeatly when he thought about a world that could resemble a cartoon sketch.[2]

Games

Timeline

2017	Bendy and the Ink Machine – "Chapter One: Moving Pictures"
	Bendy and the Ink Machine – "Chapter Two: The Old Song"
	Bendy and the Ink Machine – "Chapter Three: Rise and Fall"
2018	Bendy and the Ink Machine – "Chapter Four: Colossal Wonders"
	Bendy in Nightmare Run
	Bendy and the Ink Machine – "Chapter Five: The Last Reel"
2019
2020	Boris and the Dark Survival
2021
2022	Bendy and the Dark Revival

Main series

Bendy and the Ink Machine (2017–2018)

Bendy and the Ink Machine is an episodic first-person puzzle action survival horror video game and the first installment of the series.[3][4] The game consists of five chapters, and developed from February 10, 2017, to October 28, 2018.

Boris and the Dark Survival (2020)

A prequel to Bendy and the Ink Machine was released on February 10, 2020, as part of the original game's third anniversary, on PC and mobile platforms. Players play as Boris the Wolf from an up-top vision as he navigates his way through Joey Drew Studios.

Spin-offs

Bendy in Nightmare Run (2018)

A mobile spin-off, titled Bendy in Nightmare Run, was announced on January 26, 2018, and was released on Android and iOS on August 15, 2018.[5][6] Developed by Karman Interactive and published by Kindly Beast as Joey Drew Studios Inc., the game introduces the cartoon versions of Bendy, Boris and Alice Angel in an endless running-style game, featuring four levels with a different "boss" cartoon monster, as well as collectible items and power-ups, including bacon soup cans that act as currency to buy abilities and upgrades, and possible future updates.

Animated shorts

Videos for a series of animated shorts based on the fictional works of Joey Drew Studios company have been released from creator theMeatly's Joey Drew Studios Inc. YouTube channel, with animation done by animator Timethehobo. The first animated short, "Tombstone Picnic", was released as part of the Chapter Three reveal trailer on August 11, 2017.[7] The second short, "Haunted Hijinx", was uploaded on October 31, 2017, to celebrate Halloween.[8] The third short, "Snow Sillies", was uploaded on December 24, 2017, in celebration of the holiday season. A second Christmas short, "Cookie Cookin", was uploaded on December 24, 2018, a year later after the release of "Snow Sillies". A fifth short, "Tasty Trio Troubles", was uploaded on February 10, 2019, in celebration of the game's second anniversary. "Hellfire Fighters", a short from the game, was uploaded on March 5, 2019. A seventh short, Cheap Seats, was uploaded on December 17, 2019. These shorts largely feature Bendy and Boris, with the Butcher Gang and Alice also appearing in the fifth and seventh shorts respectively.

One of Rooster Teeth's channels, ScrewAttack, pitted Bendy against Cuphead, the titular protagonist of the run and gun platformer Cuphead, in an animated fight on their web series, DBX, with Bendy emerging victorious.[9]

Bendy shorts

No.	Title	Animation by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Tombstone Picnic"	TimetheHobo and WendyLiZard	theMeatly and Bookpast	August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
2	"Haunted Hijinx"	TimetheHobo and WendyLiZard	theMeatly and Bookpast	October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
3	"Snow Sillies"	TimetheHobo and WendyLiZard	theMeatly	December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)
4	"Cookie Cookin"	TimetheHobo and WendyLiZard	theMeatly and Bookpast	December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
5	"Tasty Trio Troubles"	TimetheHobo, WendyLiZard and Connor Grail	theMeatly and Bookpast	February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)
6	"Hellfire Fighter"	TimetheHobo, WendyLiZard and Connor Grail	N/A	March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)
7	"Cheap Seats"	Punkett	theMeatly	December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)

Crossover with Cuphead

Title	Animation by	Written by	Original release date
Bendy Vs Cuphead	Javier Ulloa, Shelbie Copas and Chris Rudolph	Luis Cruz	December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)

Books

Novels

Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come to Life

Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come to Life is a novel written by Adrienne Kress published by Scholastic on September 3, 2019.[10] The novel centers on Daniel "Buddy" Lewek, a Jewish teenager who is hired by Joey Drew to intern at his studio. He begins to suspect that something is wrong when he encounters the ink. The book serves as a prequel to Bendy and the Ink Machine and Boris and the Dark Survival, with the revelation being that Buddy becomes the Boris seen at the end of Chapter 2.

Bendy and the Ink Machine: Sent From Above

The second novel, titled Sent From Above, was originally scheduled to be released on August 1, 2020, but it was removed from the schedule as Kress focused on another Bendy book, The Illusion of Living. It is yet to be confirmed a release date, but will be published by Scholastic.[11]

Bendy: The Illusion Of Living

Bendy: The Illusion Of Living is the second novel in the Bendy franchise written by Adrienne Kress. The novel is based on the in-game memoir of the character, Joey Drew, the founder of Joey Drew Studios. The book is told in the first-person by Joey Drew as he explains in detail about his life, his philosophy for creating animations, his techniques and the creation of his animation studio & mascot, Bendy. The book was published by Scholastic on February 2, 2021.[12]

Bendy and the Ink Machine: The Lost Ones

Bendy and the Ink Machine: The Lost Ones is the 4th novel in the Bendy franchise. This is the fourth Bendy novel to be written by Adrienne Kress and is listed as a sequel to the first novel, "Dreams Come to Life". The novel is set in Atlantic City in 1946. The plot revolves around three new characters named Bill, Constance and Brant. The novel was published by Scholastic and was released on December 7, 2021.[13]

Guides

Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook is a guide book written by Cala Spinner published by Scholastic on July 30, 2019.[10]

Comics

A compilation book of vintage-style Bendy comic strips, Crack-Up Comic Collection, is written by Vannotes and Mady Giuliani and were published by Scholastic on September 1, 2020.[14]

Cultural impact

Crossovers

A Halloween crossover mod, Hello Bendy, was released for the game on October 27, 2017, for a limited time, featuring the Hello Neighbor antagonist, who takes the role as Bendy in all previous three chapters and Sammy Lawrence for Chapter 2.[15] The mod's menu features the advertisement of pre-ordering the game Hello Neighbor. The mod expired by the end of October that year.

Co-creator Mike Mood has talked about wanting to do a crossover with Cuphead, which also was popular at around the same time and also uses rubber hose animation.[16]

Merchandise

Joey Drew Studios Inc. will be updating merchandise (licensed)in approx. 2022/2023 - www.joeydrewstudios.com does not have merchandise for sale at this time. Please be aware of Counterfeits, Brand Abuse and Imposters for now.

Upcoming projects

Bendy and the Dark Revival (TBA)

Another game, Bendy and the Dark Revival, was announced on April 14, 2019.[17] However, Mike Mood stated on February 13, 2019, that it would not serve as Bendy and the Ink Machine 2.[18] A gameplay trailer was released on June 24, 2019, announcing the game's release for Fall 2019.[19] However, in December 2019, a new trailer was released to say that the game was being delayed and will release sometime in 2020.[20] Another trailer was released on June 1, 2020, revealing that the game would be released in its entirety with all five chapters included, unlike the first game which was released episodically. The trailer also suggested the game would come out in the latter half of 2020.[21][22] However, on November 30, 2020, the developers announced that the game would be releasing in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The developers also cited that the game will be ten times bigger than the original game and that they didn't want to rush the game.[23][24] However, the game was delayed yet again without even being announced, but the developers said on October 31, 2021, that the game is almost done.

Television adaptation

On 2020, Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick franchise, stated that he has interest in making a television adaptation based on the Bendy and the Ink Machine game.[25][26]

References

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