Bendy: Lone Wolf – Gameplay, Platforms, Price, and Boris’ Lore
Boris Steps Out of the Shadows in Bendy: Lone Wolf
It’s official: Bendy: Lone Wolf has finally launched, and Boris the Wolf is done playing sidekick. For years, Bendy’s universe has thrived on a bizarre cocktail of old-school cartoon charm and unsettling horror – a style that looks like Steamboat Willie took a wrong turn into Silent Hill.
Image: Mmm Classic Bacon Soup | Bendy: Lone Wolf | Joey Drew Studios
Now, for the first time since Boris and the Dark Survival, Boris is back in the driver’s seat, and this time, he’s not just running from the ink. He’s surviving it.
Boris: From Background Pal to Lone Survivor
For anyone who’s new to the franchise, Boris the Wolf is no random mascot – he’s a relic from Joey Drew Studios’ in-universe cartoon days. Friendly, silent, and often wearing that “unbothered” cartoon smile, he’s been a constant reminder that not everything in the Bendy world is trying to kill you…until it is.
Fans first got attached to him in Bendy and the Ink Machine’s Chapter 3, where he served as a companion through the ink-stained nightmare. But there’s a twist to his story: the Bendy mythos has more than one Boris. Some met tragic ends, others…well, let’s just say the Ink Machine doesn’t make many happy endings.
With Boris and the Dark Survival (2020), we got a taste of what life in his shoes feels like. Now, Lone Wolf cranks that survival experience up to eleven – procedural maps, more enemies, more chaos, and way fewer safe corners.
What Makes Bendy: Lone Wolf Different
Bendy: Lone Wolf isn’t just another chapter, it’s a genre twist.
This is a survival-horror roguelike, which means every run is unique, every corridor layout changes, and death is just an invitation to try again (and scream again).
Procedural Halls of Doom: No more memorizing layouts. Every time you dive back into Joey Drew Studios, you’ll get a fresh maze of rooms, secrets, and supply stashes.
Dark Puddles & Ink Demon: The enemy roster is nasty, but nothing tops the Ink Demon. Hear that low, thudding heartbeat? That’s your cue to hide.
Image: Mmm Classic Bacon Soup | Bendy: Lone Wolf | Joey Drew Studios
Fight or Flight: Combat is more dynamic now. Boris can scavenge for weapons, set traps, or use good old-fashioned stealth to slip away.
Scavenger’s Paradise: Survival means grabbing every last scrap you can find. Tools, food, and supplies aren’t just bonuses – they’re lifelines.
And here’s the kicker: the mix of rubber-hose animation and roguelike tension works way better than it has any right to.
Bendy: Lone Wolf Release Details
Release Date: August 15, 2025
Platforms: PC (Steam), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Price: $19.99 USD
Need Help With Bendy: Lone Wolf or Just Want To Watch Gameplay?
Here’s a video below of Youtuber, Ben-Gun, beating Bendy: Lone Wolf on release day like an epic ink-driven madman. If you get stuck somewhere in the game and need some help – just watch his video in all its try-hard glory.
Where This Fits in the Bendy Universe
One thing Bendy games have always nailed is immersion.
Even if you don’t find them “scary” in the jump-scare sense, the worlds they create feel alive (or at least undead in an ink-slicked, cartoon-corpse kind of way). Lone Wolf feels like the natural evolution of that atmosphere.
Boris’ standalone arc gives us a fresh angle on Joey Drew Studios’ horrors. Instead of a first-person “story mode,” we’re living the day-to-day grind of surviving in that cursed place.
And the more you learn about how many Borises (Borisis? Borisii?) have come and gone, the more this feels like a desperate fight to avoid becoming another sad chapter in the ink’s history.
Pure Ink-Soaked Survival Fun
If you’ve been waiting for a new reason to dive back into the Bendy universe, Lone Wolf is it. It’s tense without being exhausting, nostalgic without being stale, and replayable in the way only a roguelike can be.
Sure, it’s not going to melt your graphics card, but that’s the beauty of it – this is a game that could easily thrive on mobile if the developers pull the trigger. For now, though, it’s pure ink-soaked survival fun on every major platform.
Boris might not talk, but Lone Wolf speaks volumes: in Joey Drew Studios, even the “good guys” have to fight tooth and claw to make it out alive.
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