Return to the cartoon studio from Bendy and the Ink Machine™. See the ink-soaked kingdom of Bendy™ like never before through the eyes of Audrey, an animator with mysterious abilities. Deeper, darker, and with more horror-stoked action, the Dark Revival will keep you on the edge.
Plot
On June 18th, 1973, Audrey is an animator who works at Archgate Pictures and spends her night working overtime on animations. She gets up after a grueling shift of redrawing old frames from Joey Drew’s Bendy cartoons to get coffee, and encounters Wilson, the janitor. Wilson and Audrey enter the cycle, where Wilson begins to solidify his position as the new ruler of the cycle.
Wilson claims to have vanquished the Ink Demon 211 days before, and Audrey finds herself in an inky form in the world of the ink machine. Now Audrey must navigate the studio and ally with iconic cartoon characters such as a hardened Alice, a tough Boris and even a ‘perfect’ Bendy, surviving the horrors of the studio and avoiding the nightmarish creatures such as the dreaded Butcher Gang, the tormented Lost Ones and the vile Searchers, in her journey to escape the realm she is trapped in.
Gameplay
- First-person survival horror and the much anticipated sequel to Bendy and the Ink Machine™.
- Wander the vintage cartoon studio using agility, stealth and strategy to combat ink-tainted enemies.
- Earn powerful new abilities to help you in your escape.
- Solve environmental puzzles, ally with beloved cartoon characters, and elude the horror of the Ink Demon.
- Discover the terrifying secrets of the creepy ‘rubber hose’ cartoon world of Joey Drew Studios.
- New weapon abilities revamp combat.
- Enhanced graphics add to the experience of the studio.
Chapters
Chapter 1: Drawn to Darkness
The chapter just after Audrey meets Alice. Audrey heads upwards towards Animation Alley. “Alice” tells Audrey to find a Gent Pipe to break through a jammed lock. Audrey also meets several Lost Ones, who act aggressively when they spot Audrey.
Chapter 3: The Eternal Machine
Audrey finds the elevator, but the Keepers send her to the depths below. After fighting the King Widow, Audrey finds the “memory” of Joey Drew, who confirms the ink world is stuck in a cycle and tells Audrey that the Keepers are preventing the cycle from continuing, “changing the script.”
Chapter 4: Factory of Horrors
Audrey meets Bendy at the Lost City and the two of them search for a way to get into the Gent facility. While exploring the city, Joey drew reveals that Audrey is his daughter, born partly from the Ink Machine, “not quite human.” On the way to the Gent building, large pylons power up, containing Ink Bendy in the form of cartoon Bendy.
Chapter 5: The Dark Revival
Wilson tells Audrey he has a plan to stop the Ink Demon once and for all. He guides Audrey to his abode and introduces her to his assistant Betty, who tricks Audrey into taking a sleeping draught. Audrey wakes up at the mercy of Twisted Alice. After a failed attempt to Banish Alice, Audrey is rescued by Allison Angel and meets Tom.
The Archives
Bendy and the Dark Revival: The Archives (can be shortened to just The Archives, also referred to as Story Boarding in the pause menu) is an extra Bendy and the Dark Revival area, added in a patch on April 11th, 2023. The option to enter it is available on the main menu.
Development
The game’s development has officially begun on February 10, 2019, as announced by the “From the desk of Joey Drew – February 10th, 1931″ video for the series’ second anniversary, shortly after the release of the Tasty Trio Troubles cartoon short and the first Showdown Bandit teaser video. In this video, it features an audio log with a new design, and plays the voice of Joey from February 10, 1931, who was talking about hiring new employees and “bringing dreams to life”. At the end, it displays this message – “Bendy will return“, confirming another Bendy game.
Mike Mood confirmed that the game will not be a sequel or a prequel to Bendy and the Ink Machine, nor it would be called “Bendy and the Ink Machine 2“. However, it does take place in a whole new different setting.[1] The game will also be released on PC, mobile ports, and all home consoles.[2] The Joey Drew Studios development team released a new teaser, to announce that the game is already under early stages of development.[3]