Engaging story and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It was so satisfying to finally dive deep into the lore and learn the truth about the creator behind the madness.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Joey Drew Studios2022Horror · Survival Horror · Action
−90%$19.99$1.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, story-rich Bioshock-flavored Bendy sequel, held back by shallow combat, confusing navigation, cheap jumpscares and bugs. Skip it if you want deep gameplay or smooth performance.
Great for
Bendy fans who value lore, atmosphere and cartoon-horror art over polished gameplay
Main risk
Shallow combat, no map or guidance, and a nagging Ink Demon make it a slog
What changed in the last 30 days
73 recent reviews
Recent negatives complain about shallow combat, backtracking and a broken save; sure only loosely, no clear new patch or cause.
73 recent reviews
What players love
Better than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Bendy & The Dark Revival is a sequel that beats its predecessor in every way possible.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Beautiful art style and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I cannot praise the art design, models and textures enough, so many times throughout my play-through I was stopping to admire the beautiful environments.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Fun abilities, upgrades and boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The combat is definitely a major improvement in this game compared to the first game. I also like how you can upgrade the weapon instead of getting different ones.”
Steam review · 48.4 h played ↗
Good scares and tense atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there is quite a few points in this game that made me genuinely terrified”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Great voice acting and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The sound effects and music are both exceptional.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, clunky combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Combat is painfully shallow. It's just endless left-clicking. No parry, no block, no dodge, no combos, just spam attacks until everything dies.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Confusing maps, no guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It severely lacks in direction, making it impossible at times to understand what you're supposed to do, or where to go.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and broken saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“One happens if you try to load a save in a certain area (3 common places it happens), and one that freezes and crashes if you try and backtrack to earlier parts of the game.”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Annoying Ink Demon and Butcher Gang
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“He is a countdown timer that will kill you if you don't hide in time.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Poor optimization and jittery camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I have a beefy gaming PC and I was getting 6-10 FPS during boss fights which really ruins the moment.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Cheap, repetitive jumpscares
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game relies almost entirely on cheap jump scares”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB VRAM GeForce GTX 1030, AMD RX 550
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics8GB VRAM GeForce RTX 2080, AMD Radeon VII
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB VRAM GeForce GTX 1030, AMD RX 550
Storage15 GB available space
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