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Bendy: Secrets of the Machine

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

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Quick resume

Some things are better left forgotten.

Global score

83/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Free to play
    • Rich lore and story teasers
    • Frequent updates with new secrets
    • Atmospheric and immersive
    • Community puzzle solving

    Cons

    • Short gameplay length
    • Confusing and cryptic puzzles
    • Lack of clear objectives
    • Some bugs and performance issues
    • Limited gameplay depth

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players express desire to replay or continue exploring secrets despite the game's short length."

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    • Cooperation

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      "While primarily a single-player experience, many players enjoy discussing puzzles and sharing hints with friends or community."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "The game offers a dark, atmospheric, and mysterious world that players use to escape reality and immerse themselves in a psychological horror story."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and fandom, with no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players frequently try new actions, test game limits, and explore unpredictable interactions and outcomes."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game features a dark fantasy world with supernatural elements, monsters, and a surreal art style."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Community sharing, multiplayer modes, and collaborative puzzle solving foster a sense of belonging."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; typical sedentary gameplay."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and explore; not designed for background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social interactions are limited to casual community engagement; no close personal relationships formed in-game."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; players act independently."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression is narrative-based with some puzzle completion; no item or upgrade accumulation."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Tense atmosphere with jump scares; some players find it stressful rather than relaxing."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation, Value.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026