What games are like Bendy and the Ink Machine?

The best games like Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam right now include Bendy and the Dark Revival, Poppy Playtime, SOMA. They share Bendy and the Ink Machine's genre and gameplay (Horror, First-Person, Puzzle) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Bendy and the Ink Machine, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Bendy and the Ink Machine (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Bendy and the Ink Machine? The closest matches on Steam right now are Bendy and the Dark Revival, Poppy Playtime, SOMA — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Horror, First-Person, Puzzle) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Bendy and the Ink Machine

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Bendy and the Ink Machine
1	Bendy and the Dark Revival	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
2	Poppy Playtime	Action	Atmospheric, Horror, Puzzle, Cartoony
3	SOMA	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
4	MOUSE: P.I. For Hire	Action	Action, Indie, single-player
5	Outer Wilds	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
6	Little Nightmares	Adventure	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
7	Little Nightmares II	Adventure	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
8	Resident Evil 7 Biohazard	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
9	Backrooms	Action	Action, Adventure, Indie, single-player
10	ROUTINE	Action	Action, Adventure, Indie, single-player
11	Dark Deception	Action	Story Rich, Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person
12	Metro Exodus	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Great Soundtrack

Why these are like Bendy and the Ink Machine

1. Bendy and the Dark Revival

From the same studio; both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, horror. Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist.

2. Poppy Playtime

Both are tagged atmospheric, horror, puzzle; both offer single-player. You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure.

3. SOMA

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, horror; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

4. MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Both are action / indie games; both offer single-player. Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I.

5. Outer Wilds

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, horror; both offer single-player. Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

6. Little Nightmares

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, horror; both offer single-player. Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults.

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