Boris and the Dark Survival

Boris and the Dark Survival

Joey Drew Studios · February 10, 2020 · Action, Adventure, Indie, Horror, Strategy

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About Boris and the Dark Survival

✦ AI summary

Play as Boris the Wolf and survive a nightmarish hunt through an abandoned cartoon studio while evading the terrifying Ink Demon stalking your every move. Scavenge for supplies, manage your stamina, and uncover dark secrets across three major content updates packed with new locations, enemies, and playable characters.

A lone wolf struggles to survive the inky abyss of Joey Drew Studios in this top-down survival horror.

Boris and the Dark Survival — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Boris and the Dark Survival is a nostalgic spin-off for Bendy fans that offers distinctive audio-driven stalker encounters and a satisfying unlock loop, though its core scavenging and stealth mechanics grow repetitive across identical corridors. Players appreciate the atmospheric sound design and lore collectibles, but criticize the shallow gameplay, unavoidable deaths from poor level design, and lack of a meaningful ending, making it best suited for fans seeking a quick Bendy experience rather than those expecting substantial horror or mechanical depth.

Not recommended Aug 4, 2026
It’s a neat little spin-off for Bendy fans, but the endless wandering down identical ink-stained hallways gets old fast. Stealth mechanics feel pretty shallow since you're mostly just running away from Boris's shadow and grabbing random items to progress. Hardcore horror fans might find it too repetitive, though it's decent for a quick nostalgia trip if you're bored.
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Recommended Aug 18, 2026
Recommended. A compact top-down hide-and-scavenge spin-off whose audio-driven stalker roster and steady unlock loop charm despite a transparently thin core, and whose lore rewards outlast its mechanics. Every chaser (Ink Demon, Alice, the Butcher Gang, the Projectionist) announces itself with a distinct sound signature, turning scavenging into cat-and-mouse played by ear, and Alice's distant humming is genuinely unsettling. Collectible tracks unlock new stalkers and characters as days escalate, and Wally Franks' tapes lead audio-log lore that is worth hearing on its own. The supplies objective is a front, dead-end corridors make cornered deaths unavoidable, characters with slower walking or no sprinting are strictly worse, and the fuses unlock a breakout minigame instead of an ending: no credits, just a full collection log. Charming and shallow in equal measure.
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Recommended Sep 14, 2026
May this game live on as Bendy: Lone Wolf. Pretty cool bendy filler game, go play lone wolf as it's pretty much this game but with a story and updated to how bendy has looked in BATDR and it's pretty cool.
Recommended Aug 30, 2026
I love it Great story And great game sad it was removed
Recommended Aug 10, 2026
loved playing this game when it came out, but now we have the updated version So....
Recommended Jul 17, 2026
This game changed my life

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