Bendy: The Cage

***"On the plus side, I got a new character I think people are going to love."***
- Henry Stein
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***"This is top secret, apparently Mr. Drew has another large project in mind now, and it ain't gonna be cheap."*** - Grant Cohen
Keep on a look out. This article refers a content for the upcoming project of the **Bendy** franchise.

## Information

### Platform(s)

PC
PlayStation 5 (Possibly)
PlayStation 4 (Possibly)

### Genre

Action Horror

**"***BENDY: THE CAGE*™ is a first person psychological horror game that takes place during the events of *Bendy and the Dark Revival*®. The shadows are closing in. Fight the madness before it's too late.***"***
— **The summary of *Bendy: The Cage*.**

***Bendy: The Cage*** (Abbreviated as ***B:TC***) is an upcoming installment in the Bendy series and a sidestory to *Bendy and the Dark Revival,* now currently in development. It was first teased on October 31st, 2023, and is set to release during 2024.

## Summary

Although it is unclear on what the game will contain, it will involve Henry along with his trusty Axe escaping The Pit and going to help out Audrey, with new characters and enemies, a darker tone, better combat, and some familiar faces. It is planned to be much different from the mainline games as well.

## Characters

### Returning

* Henry Stein (cycle)
* Keepers
* Audrey Drew (Presumably)
* Sammy Lawrence
* Ink Demon (Presumably)
* Lost Ones

## Gameplay

It is currently unknown what the gameplay of *Bendy: The Cage* will be like. It will still be first person, and it will contain new and different mechanics and features, according to TheMeatly. It will also be more of a psychological horror experience. It will still contain combat, as confirmed by Mike Desjardins, and it will be made better, with new high-level combat mechanics such as blocking.

## Development

*This section will be sent to a blogpost once the game is released, with the main pieces of development still remaining. Anything without evidence to back it up will be removed.*

Development officially started on October 31st, 2023, with the release of the first teaser. It showed the name of the game, Henry Stein, and the Axe.

The developers confirmed a lot of things after the first teaser, giving info about the game. Here's all the information the developers have said about *Bendy: The Cage* from October to December of 2023:

* Visually, mechanically, and thematically it will be a lot different from the mainline Bendy games.
* It is (of course) canon to the Bendy lore.
* It has been made *very* clear that it will have a darker theme.
* It will still have combat, and it will be better than in *Bendy and the Dark Revival*.
	+ It will apparently have more "sprongus".
		- This is a reference to a video made by ChairThatSpins on Youtube, where he states that he hopes the game's combat will have more "sprongus".
	+ There will also be a blocking ability during combat.
* It is not apart of the mainline series, but it's also not a small spinoff either.
* It will have more mechanics and features.
* Henry will move faster than in *Bendy and the Ink Machine*.
* If the fans like it on release, then some elements of *Bendy: The Cage* will be added to the third mainline Bendy game.
* It will lack respawning after death.

On December 2nd, 2023, Mike Bambridge (also known as "SuperHorrorBro") was given a leak of *Bendy: The Cage*, showing off a skeleton-like ink entity, covered in blood. It also shows an area, possibly the tunnel that the train goes through in *Bendy and the Dark Revival*, or a sewers area. We also get to see the Axe again.

Later, the official Bendy Twitter account officially released the teaser. However, something was slightly different than the one SuperHorrorBro had. If one brightens the teaser image, on the bottom near the Lost Skeleton's right leg is text that reads "THE COMPOSER RETURNS" hinting that Sammy will return in the game.

On January 1st, 2024, the Steam page for *Bendy: The Cage* was put up. It confirmed Sammy Lawrence's return, as well as the Lost Ones'. It confirmed that the game will most likely come out in 2024.

Here is all the information given about *Bendy: The Cage* from January 2023 to the present day:

* Sammy will be restored to his "Chapter 2" creepy glory.
* There are other mechanics besides blocking during combat.
* The game will not reuse environments from *Bendy and the Dark Revival*.
* It will contain:
	+ Blood
	+ Increased body horror
	+ Increased violence
	+ More adult themes than any other Bendy game to date

* Bacon Soup might make a return.

* When dying, the player has to load to a previous save file.
* The game will be less expensive than *Bendy and the Dark Revival*.
* The game will likely come to PS4 and PS5.
* There might be a hardcore mode where the player gets one life and will lose their save if they die.
* There will be a feature that players will love and hate.
* The two developers working on this game have a list of enemies to add.

On January 23rd, 2024, theMeatly uploaded an image showing an eye surrounded by some sort of red meat, with three sharp objects (presumably teeth) appearing in front of the eye.

## Trivia

* When the title is revealed in the teaser, it plays sounds from the Keepers, implying their return.
	+ It also plays sounds of a man and a woman screaming.
* It is unknown if Audrey will return, but she most likely will at least be mentioned.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 This New 'Bendy: The Cage' Teaser Looks Sinister... - YouTube
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 theMeatly on X: "It’s clear while I’m working on it that #BendyTHECAGE has much darker tone than the other main #Bendy games. A more psychological horror feel. Some people may love it, others may not. But either way, it will be a unique experience." / X
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mike on X: "Yes I've read a lot of feedback on #BATDR and I agree with a lot of it, especially the combat. The biggest ask, which I don't agree with in Dark Revival, would be the ability to block. But for #BendyTHECAGE 👌" / X
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 theMeatly on X: "With #BendyTHECAGE, we are getting to experiment with new tools and new techniques. Not being one of the mainline games, we get to go crazy with our ideas and push the #BENDY lore into its darkest places.🩸So visually, mechanically, and thematically it will feel quite different…" / X (twitter.com)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 theMeatly on X: "To be clear, #BendyTHECAGE is not a “Bendy 3”, but it definitely is not a “small spinoff” either. :) It is a full #BENDY first person horror game with new and different mechanics and exciting features! … Oh, and some very disturbing content. ;)" / X
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Mike on X: "I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow implementing more sprongus in the combat. I totally agree it was lacking big time in #BATDR 🙃" / X
7. ↑ theMeatly on X: "You asked for dark. You're getting dark. :) #BendyTHECAGE" / X (twitter.com)
8. ↑ EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT BENDY: THE CAGE (NEW #BENDY GAME) #BendyTHECAGE (youtube.com)
9. ↑ theMeatly on X: "YES, Henry WILL move faster in #BendyTHECAGE than he did in #BATIM. :P" / X
10. ↑ Mike on X: "“respawning” after death has run it’s course. time to move on from that 👋" / X (twitter.com)
11. ↑ Mike D. on X: "i thought it was old news cuz i already said it but i guess not lol. no respawning in #BendyTHECAGE in the past it just allowed for exploiting and having zero consequence for death which also ultimately removes horror and survival factor. so yeah. no respawning. better not die." / X (twitter.com)
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mike D. on X: "to clarify, you can obviously save and load your game lol. just no respawning on death." / X (twitter.com)
13. ↑ Bendy: The Cage on Steam (steampowered.com)
14. ↑ theMeatly on X: "SAMMY LAWRENCE will play a more MAJOR role in the story of #BendyTHECAGE. :) I can confirm this for sure. He will be restored to his "Chapter Two" creepy glory. CAN I GET AN AMEN? https://t.co/4svhOIWCNf" / X (twitter.com)
15. ↑ theMeatly on X: "Yes, in #BendyTHECAGE you can BLOCK during combat. Among other things. 🙃" / X (twitter.com)
16. ↑ theMeatly on X: "Just to confirm!🙂#BendyTHECAGE is NOT a DLC for #BATDR. It also does NOT reuse any environments from that game. This is a new game with new assets and its own style. We like to keep the world of #BENDY fresh for fans. 😄 Also I like working too much.. :P" / X (twitter.com)
17. ↑ theMeatly on X: "As a warning, #BendyTHECAGE will feature blood, increased body horror, increased violence, and overall more adult themes than any other #BENDY game to date. This is an experimental project where we will be trying new, strange, and darker things." / X (twitter.com)
18. ↑ theMeatly on X: "Oh… and also probably Bacon Soup. 🙃" / X (twitter.com)
19. ↑ Mike D. on X: "@cwilburr im savvy enough tho, ill find a way 👌" / X (twitter.com)
20. ↑ Mike D. on X: "@Kaikovsk1 @cwilburr better optimized than BATDR because we know better now, so I would safely assume it would be easier to port, if by that time we can still do PS4 👌" / X (twitter.com)
21. ↑ Mike D. on X: "@ForpniteStatus i actually totally want a mode where if you die it deletes your save 😂" / X (twitter.com)
22. ↑ theMeatly on X: "Added something to #BendyTHECAGE today that I know all of you will HATE... in a good way. :P #creepystuff" / X (twitter.com)
23. ↑ Mike D. on X: "meatly: made a new enemy last night that wasnt on the list cuz i felt like it me: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ also me: well now it’s on the list 😈" / X (twitter.com)
24. ↑ theMeatly on X: "New horrors will be unleashed in #BendyTHECAGE. https://t.co/exjMZjR2qe" / X (twitter.com)