<s>
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kindly	O
Beast	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
in-universe	O
animation	O
studio	O
Joey	O
Drew	O
Studios	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Rooster	O
Teeth	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
IOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Joey	O
Drew	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
quickly	O
gained	O
a	O
large	O
following	O
from	O
exposure	O
on	O
platforms	O
like	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Twitch	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
was	O
approved	O
through	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
in	O
mid-2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
survival	O
that	O
resembles	O
several	O
cartoons	O
in	O
the	O
1920s	O
to	O
1940s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
find	O
numerous	O
audio	O
logs	O
throughout	O
the	O
studio	O
that	O
give	O
more	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
particularly	O
concerning	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
and	O
its	O
employees	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
systems	O
used	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
ink	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Searchers	O
,	O
Henry	O
finds	O
music	O
director	O
Sammy	O
Lawrence	O
's	O
office	O
and	O
finds	O
a	O
pump	O
switch	B-Application
inside	O
that	O
could	O
drain	O
the	O
ink	O
at	O
the	O
stairs	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
office	O
is	O
blocked	O
by	O
a	O
massive	O
ink	O
leak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
to	O
Henry	O
and	O
directs	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
and	O
the	O
cycle	O
Henry	O
is	O
trapped	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sammy	O
Lawrence	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Aaron	O
Landon	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
and	O
the	O
former	O
music	O
director	O
of	O
Joey	O
Drew	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
started	O
to	O
go	O
insane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
viciously	O
killed	O
by	O
Bendy	O
during	O
a	O
face	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susie	O
Campbell	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Alanna	O
Linayre	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Bendy	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actress	O
for	O
Alice	O
Angel	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
obsessed	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
crazy	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Allison	O
Pendle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ink	O
Bendy	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Bendy	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
a	O
vicious	O
and	O
deformed	O
version	O
of	O
Bendy	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
Bendy	O
cartoons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
came	O
from	O
theMeatly	O
pondering	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
resembled	O
a	O
cartoon	O
sketch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
character	O
finally	O
received	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
chosen	O
from	O
a	O
typo	O
while	O
saving	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
modeling	O
program	O
,	O
Blender	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
titled	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
:	O
Jacksepticeye	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
YouTuber	O
Jacksepticeye	O
before	O
the	O
fifth	O
chapter	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
all	O
five	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
final	O
bundle	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
titled	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
theMeatly	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
ports	O
were	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rooster	O
Teeth	O
Games	O
,	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
release	O
dates	O
were	O
pushed	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
console	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
compared	O
with	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PlayStation	O
LifeStyle	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
an	O
"	O
antique	O
style	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
motives	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
BioShock	B-Application
vibe	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
revelations	O
that	O
are	O
made	O
of	O
Henry	O
's	O
past	O
to	O
the	O
retro	O
aesthetic	O
that	O
clings	O
to	O
every	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dilapidated	O
setting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
considering	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
fusion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
compared	O
with	O
Cuphead	B-Application
and	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
for	O
their	O
homages	O
to	O
"	O
rubber	O
hose	O
"	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
20th-century	O
cartoons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
big	O
contributor	O
for	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
gamers	O
such	O
as	O
Markiplier	O
and	O
Jacksepticeye	O
were	O
seen	O
making	O
"	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
"	O
videos	O
of	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
reached	O
millions	O
of	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
musicians	I-General_Concept
also	O
made	O
fan	O
songs	O
for	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
being	O
DAGames	O
 '	O
"	O
Build	O
Our	O
Machine	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
viewed	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
fan-made	O
songs	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
DAGames	O
 '	O
"	O
Build	O
Our	O
Machine	O
"	O
,	O
Kyle	O
Allen	O
's	O
"	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Song	O
"	O
,	O
Random	O
Encounters	O
 '	O
"	O
Bendy	O
and	O
the	O
Ink	O
Musical	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
JT	O
Music	O
's	O
"	O
Ca	O
n't	O
Be	O
Erased	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
style	O
game	O
involving	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
of	O
either	O
Bendy	O
,	O
Boris	O
,	O
or	O
Alice	O
collecting	O
Bacon	O
Soup	O
while	O
running	O
away	O
from	O
large	O
bosses	O
chasing	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Boris	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Survival	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
on	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machines	I-Application
3-year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Joey	O
Drew	O
Studios	O
posted	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
an	O
image	O
announcing	O
a	O
joke	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Black	O
Ink	O
Possession	O
,	O
parodying	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
parodies	O
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
with	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
characters	O
being	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Halloween	O
crossover	O
mod	O
,	O
Hello	O
Bendy	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Hello	B-Application
Neighbor	I-Application
antagonist	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
as	O
Bendy	O
in	O
all	O
previous	O
three	O
chapters	O
and	O
Sammy	O
Lawrence	O
for	O
Chapter	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
's	O
menu	O
features	O
the	O
advertisement	O
of	O
pre-ordering	O
the	O
game	O
Hello	B-Application
Neighbor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-creator	O
Mike	O
Mood	O
has	O
talked	O
about	O
wanting	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
Cuphead	B-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
was	O
popular	O
at	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
also	O
uses	O
rubber	O
hose	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mike	O
Mood	O
stated	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
serve	O
as	O
Bendy	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ink	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
