Bendy and the Ink Machine

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Bendy and the Ink Machine on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

1. Softlocks and broken quests15 of 300 (5%)

   I played decently up until Chapter 3, where I was softlocked at The Abyss (Floor 14).

   Steam review, 22 May 2026 · 16 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

   The game also features plenty of bugs, I managed to get softlocked near the end of a very long chapter, which is apparently a common issue.

   Steam review, 5 August 2026 · 4 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful

2. Performance and stutter14 of 300 (5%)

   Fps was terrible Movement was unbearably slow Boss "fights" were comically boring Horror was nonexistent Story was lackluster What else is there to say?

   Steam review, 14 July 2026 · 4 hours played · 11 readers marked it helpful

   It's absurd that a game released in 2017 still couldn't figure out how to not have it linked to framerate.

   Steam review, 26 June 2026 · 1 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

3. Lost progress or broken saves9 of 300 (3%)

   Would be more positive, but I played five chapters, saved and the next day when I played it the save was gone.

   Steam review, 25 June 2026 · 3 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful

   this game cant even save and i lost my progress

   Steam review, 15 April 2026 · 5 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful

4. Crashes and freezes9 of 300 (3%)

   Including during a boss fight in chapter 4 where it crashed, making it so I had to close the game.

   Steam review, 7 March 2026 · 6 hours played · 13 readers marked it helpful

   I almost beat the game, then it crashed, I restarted and I was back where I was a few hours ago.

   Steam review, 26 December 2025 · 9 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 18 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.