Bendy and the Ink Machine — Achievement Walkthrough

Chapter One asks you to gather a set of objects and place them on the pedestals in the ritual room. The achievement fires when you have collected all of them.

• The items are spread across the studio's opening rooms; sweep every side room and workbench before returning to the pedestals.
• This is required to finish Chapter One, so it is effectively unmissable on a normal playthrough.

A story beat, not a hidden trick — Chapter One ends with the floor giving way. Playing the chapter to its end unlocks this.

Each chapter hides one radio you can switch on. It is an ordinary-looking prop tucked away from the main route in Chapter One.

• Feeds into Gold Record.
• If you sweep every side room as you go you will usually walk into it; otherwise a community guide has the exact spot.

Tape recorders are scattered through Chapter One. Interact with each one and let the tape play all the way to the end — walking out of range early can leave it uncounted.

• Check side rooms and dead ends; several tapes sit off the critical path.
• Feeds into The Voice Collector.
• Chapter select lets you return for any you missed.

Chapter One has a music-based puzzle. Solving it unlocks this; it is part of normal progression.

The first Ink Demon chase. Run the route the game funnels you down; it is scripted and unmissable.

Reached by progressing the chapter where Jack Fain appears.

Tape recorders are scattered through Chapter Two. Interact with each one and let the tape play all the way to the end — walking out of range early can leave it uncounted.

• Check side rooms and dead ends; several tapes sit off the critical path.
• Feeds into The Voice Collector.
• Chapter select lets you return for any you missed.

Collect every gear in the relevant chapter. They are tucked into side rooms rather than the critical path, so search thoroughly before advancing.

Each chapter hides one radio you can switch on. It is an ordinary-looking prop tucked away from the main route in Chapter Two.

• Feeds into Gold Record.
• If you sweep every side room as you go you will usually walk into it; otherwise a community guide has the exact spot.

Swollen Searchers are the oversized ink enemies; kill every one in the relevant chapter.

• Sweep rooms rather than rushing objectives — a missed spawn means a chapter replay.

The chapter contains a set of valve/pressure panel puzzles. Complete all of them, including any optional ones off the main route.

Four cardboard cutouts are placed around Chapter Three; smash each one with a melee weapon.

• Their placements are not on the critical path — explore side rooms as you work through the chapter.

A scripted combat encounter on the main path. Surviving it unlocks the achievement.

A story sequence in the flooded ink areas. Progress through it to unlock.

An optional interaction — find the bell and ring it.

A Chapter Three encounter with the ride-based boss Bertrum. It is a story fight, so it is unmissable on a full playthrough of that chapter.

• Keep moving and use whatever weapon the chapter has given you; there is no difficulty setting to worry about.

A side objective in the carnival area: get the Haunted House attraction powered up.

A story beat — reaching the point where Boris is found unlocks it.

A story-progress achievement — keep advancing the chapter.

Story progress. Unlocks when you open the alternate route the chapter requires.

Finish all five chapters. Nothing here is difficulty-gated; the game is a first-person adventure with light combat, so the only real cost is time.

• If you are going for full completion, do a relaxed first run for the story and a second cleanup run using chapter select for collectibles.

Find the pipe organ and interact with it five times. Repeat interactions on the same organ count.

Tape recorders are scattered through Chapter Four. Interact with each one and let the tape play all the way to the end — walking out of range early can leave it uncounted.

• Check side rooms and dead ends; several tapes sit off the critical path.
• Feeds into The Voice Collector.
• Chapter select lets you return for any you missed.

A branching choice late in the game. Picking the Bendy side awards this; picking Alice awards The Path of the Angel instead.

• Both are obtainable — replay the relevant section via chapter select and take the other option.

Stand back and let an ally or the environment resolve something for you instead of doing it yourself. Exact trigger not verified — see a community guide if it does not pop.

One of the per-chapter theMeatly cameos. Hiding spots are obscure by design — a screenshot guide is the fastest way to find each one.

The counterpart to The Path of the Demon. Take the Alice option at the branching choice, then replay via chapter select to get the other.

Each chapter hides one radio you can switch on. It is an ordinary-looking prop tucked away from the main route in Chapter Three.

• Feeds into Gold Record.
• If you sweep every side room as you go you will usually walk into it; otherwise a community guide has the exact spot.

Tape recorders are scattered through Chapter Five. Interact with each one and let the tape play all the way to the end — walking out of range early can leave it uncounted.

• Check side rooms and dead ends; several tapes sit off the critical path.
• Feeds into The Voice Collector.
• Chapter select lets you return for any you missed.

An optional puzzle where you need every Bendy figure placed on the stage.

• Trigger details are not something I can confirm from the achievement text alone — if the last one will not place, a community guide will pin down the missing piece.

One of the carnival-style minigames. You need a perfect score, so expect several attempts.

• The minigame can be retried, so this is patience rather than difficulty.

Find the bone and bring it to the dog. The pairing is a small optional interaction off the main path.

Each chapter hides one radio you can switch on. It is an ordinary-looking prop tucked away from the main route in Chapter Four.

• Feeds into Gold Record.
• If you sweep every side room as you go you will usually walk into it; otherwise a community guide has the exact spot.

The Projectionist is the searchlight-headed enemy that stalks you in the ink-flooded areas. This achievement is for putting him down.

• Exact method is situational — if you are unsure how the encounter is meant to be won at your point in the story, check a community guide rather than fighting blind.

A combat-volume achievement — keep fighting rather than avoiding enemies. The exact threshold is not stated in the description.

The other perfect-score minigame achievement. Retry until every throw lands.

Find the stand-behind photo cutout board and interact with it to take the picture.

An optional hidden interaction with an intentionally cryptic description. Trigger not verified — a community guide is the reliable route here.

Another per-chapter theMeatly cameo. Same approach: search off the main path, or use a screenshot guide.

Find and fire the Tommy Gun. It is a weapon pickup rather than a story item, so you may have to look for it.

Bacon Soup cans are the game's main collectible — shelved, stacked in corners and hidden in rooms off the critical path throughout Chapter One.

• Search exhaustively before triggering anything that seals a section behind you.
• Feeds into Master of Bacon.
• Chapter select makes cleanup easy if you finish the chapter short.

A further theMeatly cameo in its own chapter. Feeds into Grand Puppeteer.

An optional hidden area. Trigger not verified from the achievement text — see a community guide for the exact location if you cannot find it.

Cumulative — interact with 25 of the little Bendy dolls scattered around the studio. They are plentiful, so this usually completes naturally if you touch every one you see.

• Interactions are counted across the game, so you can top it up in any chapter.

Ride one of the studio's rides/vehicles for its full duration rather than hopping off.

Bacon Soup cans are the game's main collectible — shelved, stacked in corners and hidden in rooms off the critical path throughout Chapter Two.

• Search exhaustively before triggering anything that seals a section behind you.
• Feeds into Master of Bacon.
• Chapter select makes cleanup easy if you finish the chapter short.

Each chapter hides one radio you can switch on. It is an ordinary-looking prop tucked away from the main route in Chapter Five.

• Feeds into Gold Record.
• If you sweep every side room as you go you will usually walk into it; otherwise a community guide has the exact spot.

Tape recorders are scattered through Chapter Three. Interact with each one and let the tape play all the way to the end — walking out of range early can leave it uncounted.

• Check side rooms and dead ends; several tapes sit off the critical path.
• Feeds into The Voice Collector.
• Chapter select lets you return for any you missed.

A theMeatly cameo interaction. Feeds into Grand Puppeteer.

This is the umbrella for the five per-chapter audio-log achievements (The Past Speaks, Old Problems, Hearing Voices, Still Listening, Now Hear This!). Once all five are done, this unlocks.

• Audio logs are the tape recorders scattered through each chapter. You must let each tape play to the end — walking away early can leave it uncounted.
• Chapter select lets you mop up any chapter you missed.

A self-imposed weapon restriction: get through all of Chapter Four using only the Plunger. The plunger is a weak melee option, so combat encounters take far longer and leave less room for error.

• Play the chapter normally first so you know the route and enemy placements, then replay it via chapter select for the restricted run.
• Whether picking up another weapon voids the run is not something I can verify from the achievement text — to be safe, do not swap at all.

Covers the per-chapter radio achievements (Crooner Tuner, Coast to Coast, Turn It Up, Finger Waggin, Toe Tappin). Switch on the hidden radio in each of the five chapters and this unlocks.

• The radios are interactable props tucked away off the main path — check side rooms and corners rather than the critical route.

Bacon Soup cans are the game's main collectible — shelved, stacked in corners and hidden in rooms off the critical path throughout Chapter Three.

• Search exhaustively before triggering anything that seals a section behind you.
• Feeds into Master of Bacon.
• Chapter select makes cleanup easy if you finish the chapter short.

A deliberately vague optional discovery. I cannot confirm the exact trigger from the achievement description — check a community guide rather than guessing.

Bacon Soup cans are the game's main collectible — shelved, stacked in corners and hidden in rooms off the critical path throughout Chapter Five.

• Search exhaustively before triggering anything that seals a section behind you.
• Feeds into Master of Bacon.
• Chapter select makes cleanup easy if you finish the chapter short.

theMeatly (the developer's cartoon self-insert) is hidden once per chapter. This umbrella unlocks after you have found every chapter's cameo — the individual ones are The Creator, Man Behind the Curtain, Barbecued, Tea Time and the remaining chapter cameo.

• Exact hiding spots vary by chapter and are genuinely obscure; if you are stuck on one, a community guide with screenshots is the fastest route.

Bacon Soup cans are the game's main collectible — shelved, stacked in corners and hidden in rooms off the critical path throughout Chapter Four.

• Search exhaustively before triggering anything that seals a section behind you.
• Feeds into Master of Bacon.
• Chapter select makes cleanup easy if you finish the chapter short.

The umbrella for the five per-chapter Bacon Soup collectible achievements. Bacon Soup cans are the most numerous collectible in the game and are hidden in shelves, side rooms and dark corners throughout every chapter.

• Bring a light source and search exhaustively; several cans sit in rooms you can walk straight past.
• Chapter select makes this cleanup-friendly.

Hints at taking an alternate or extended route rather than the direct one. Exact trigger not verified — see a community guide.

Tied to the game's seasonal Ink Demon's Eve event — visit the Heavenly Toys area while the event is active.

• Because it is event-gated, this may not be obtainable outside the event window. Check current availability before planning around it.