Bendy in Nightmare Run
"Lockdown ALL access to the Cyclebreakers!"
"Alice, ooh she doesn't like liars." - Susie Campbell
- This article refers to the mobile game. For other uses, see Bendy (disambiguation).
Bendy in Nightmare Run, also known as Bendy Run and abbreviated as BINR, was a mobile spin-off for the Bendy franchise, and was released on mobile devices for free on Google Play and App Store on August 15, 2018. It was developed by Karman Interactive in partnership with Joey Drew Studios Inc and PhatMojo.
The game is now unplayable, with game servers were taken down due to costs, and the fact that it was already going to be taken down due to non-compliance, and Karman Interactive also went out of business. The game will most likely never be playable again, however according to Mike, Bendy will have more adventures in the future.[1]
Summary
Where there's Bendy, there's always trouble brewing! Dash through lost cartoons recently discovered in the dark vaults of Joey Drew Studios. You'll battle all-new monsters while collecting Bacon Soup and other vintage goodies in this dashing, running, scrambling adventure. The chase is on!
Gameplay
The gameplay itself is similar to other mobile games like Temple Run and Subway Surfers.
Taking place in the Bendy cartoon universe, Nightmare Run features three playable characters; the titular character Bendy, Boris the Wolf, and Alice Angel.
The game includes four playable levels, four boss cartoon monsters (Chester, Gaskette, Canoodle, and Dewey) to beat in their own unique "episodes" (Dewey Decimated, Death and Taxi's, Bendy Walks the Plank and Soup Gone Bad), Bacon Soup for purchasing unlockable costumes and weapons, score ratings, and minor enemies to impede the player's progress in defeating the monsters (Krawls, Stickles and Gwens).
The in-game store is used for buying bulk amounts of Bacon Soup, and official merch, this merchandise consisted of Plushies and the Ink Machine Slime toys, and some posters.
Development
Before its official release, theMeatly sent a Pre-Alpha of this game to YouTubers, like Mairusu and FusionZGamer, to help promote the game.
Reception
Bendy in Nightmare Run received generally positive reviews with a score of 4.6 out of 5 and 4.5 out of 5 from Google Play and App Store, respectively.
Gallery
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
Videos
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
External Links
An Archive of The Games Site, as the official one is long gone.
Twitter
References
- ↑ Mike D. on X: "@Chr0mium42 it was a cool game, unfortunately cost more to keep up than it generated, was poorly made for proper progression, and the merch tie in was a terrible idea. in the end as time went on it was littered with issues on the backend and cost to much to keep the servers up, and it was…" / X (twitter.com)
- Video games
- Discontinued games